Coming off a socio-economic crisis and the worst turmoil in its country's history, the Sri Lankan cricket team would like to provide the island nation with an emotional catharsis by beating fancied Pakistan in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.
Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler shared a record partnership and James Anderson grabbed three wickets to put England in total control at the close on the second day of the third and final Test against Pakistan on Saturday. Images from Day 2 of the third and final Test.
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Suryakumar Yadav is the third-highest scorer in the T20 World Cup with 239 runs at a strike rate of 189.68.
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Ahead of their departure, the skipper shared a picture on Twitter and captioned it as: "Next stop, New Zealand."
Mohammad Rizwan scored a fluent 88 and Haris Rauf and Mohammed Nawaz took three wickets each as Pakistan edged England by three runs in a rollercoaster finish to the fourth Twenty20 in Karachi.
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'He is a lot calmer now and more confident about what he wants to do, whether it's with the bat or with the ball'
Pakistan showcased resilience with Rizwan contributing a powerful 88 runs
ptain Virat Kohli shed light on why the Indian players took the knee ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
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On Sunday, Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets and none of the Men in Blue bowlers were able to leave an impact as Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan took the bowling to the cleaners.
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Gunathilaka's knock of 57 runs helped Sri Lanka post a score of 165/5 in the allotted twenty overs after being asked to bat first.
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Pakistan beat New Zealand by five wickets in the final of a tri-series in Christchurch on Friday, giving themselves a timely boost ahead of the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
KL Rahul has struggled at the top of the order, managing just 36 runs at a strike rate of 90 in the first two matches against Pakistan and Hong Kong.
Pakistan routed England by nine wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international in Manchester on Wednesday to end their tour on a high.
Many fans had Pakistani flags waving from the windows of their cars.
It was a forgettable outing for the Indians, as right from team selection to the toss to the batting and the bowling, nothing worked for them!
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Suryakumar reached a career-best-equalling second position in the ICC men's T20I Player rankings
The most encouraging takeaway from the India-Pakistan game was Kuldeep Yadav's return to form.
'I think they are the best players of spin in the Sri Lanka squad. And Charith, he showed great character. Special feeling, back to back finals.'
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De Silva brought up his hundred with a boundary off Mohammad Nawaz and got good support from tailender Ramesh Mendis who remained not out on 45.
Bad light stopped play on day three with Karunaratne on 27 and Dhananjaya de Silva on 30.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between Pakistan and Scotland, in Sharjah, on Sunday.
Pakistan will not play its World Cup matches in India unless the BCCI and ICC give written guarantees India will come to Pakistan to play in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
A convincing win over South Africa kept alive Pakistan's chances of reaching the semi-finals with three more matches to go.
Heavy rain is expected on Sunday's match-day and also the reserve day on Monday as a multi-year La Nina weather phenomenon continues to drench much of eastern Australia.
Pakistan have soaked up stories from the landmark 1992 Cricket World Cup final win over England in the lead up to Sunday's Twenty20 decider and hope to share their own tales of triumph in years to come, team mentor Matthew Hayden said on Friday.
Wasim at one stage asked Babar and Misbah whether the players felt the tour should be called off in the given conditions.
In India's last group match, Yadav blasted a 25-ball 61 as he added six points in the weekly rankings update to go 39 points clear of second-placed Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan.
