Younis Khan hit 313 and Kamran Akmal chipped in with an unbeaten century to help Pakistan achieve a record total as the first Test against Sri Lanka ended in a predictable draw on Wednesday. The hosts declared at a mammoth 765 for six on the fifth day before Sri Lanka finished on 144 for five, a lead of 23.
Kamran Akmal scored a magnificent 119, while Misbah-ul Haq was unbeaten on 108 as Pakistan posted 358 for 6 in 104 overs at close on Day 3 of the second Test. They still need another 59 runs to avoid the follow-on.
Pakistan is flying out Sarfraz Ahmed to India as a reinforcement for injured wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal.
Vice captain Younis Khan and all rounder Shahid Afridi have been promoted to the top category.
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'This century was difficult. The pitch was helping the spinners and there was a big crowd too. So there was a lot of pressure on us. But we tried to play positive and keep the runs coming,' Pakistan's wicketkeeper said after scoring 119 on Day 3 of the second Test against India.
Dogged centuries from Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal helped Pakistan stage a resolute fightback on day three of the second Test in Kolkata on Sunday
Pakistan were 108 for 1 at close of play on the fourth day of the second Test, chasing a victory target of 457.
Pakistan were 140 for 4 in reply to South Africa's 357 in the first innings at close of play on day two of the second Test.
Afridi made the announcement of his ill health on Twitter.
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Mohammad Hafeez missed out on his maiden hundred by eight runs and Kamran Akmal scored a blistering 56 to guide Pakistan to a seven-wicket win over West Indies.
Chennai Super Kings fell short by ten runs against Rajasthan Royals in Saturday's IPL match.
Zulqarnain claimed that he was forced to leave his team hotel in Dubai and fly out to London under mysterious circumstances after receiving threatening messages from his then teammate Umar Akmal
He is suffering from a groin injury and would be replaced by 22-year-old Kamran Akmal.
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Akmal hit his second century of the series to lift his team from a perilous 39 for six to 245
"We still have an opportunity to win this series," all-rounder Paul Collingwood said.
Pakistan beat England by 165 runs in the third ODI.
Pakistan beat England by seven wickets in the second ODI.
Bell and Collingwood steered England to 121 for two at the end of day four.
The home side was 446 for 5 in their first innings, a lead of 158, after day 3 in the third Test against England.
England snapped up three late wickets to leave Pakistan 183 for 6 at the close on the fourth day in the second Test, an overall lead of 199 runs.
England's pacemen took four wickets between them to restrict Pakistan to 244 for six at close on the first day of the first Test.
The batsman expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling and vowed to appeal again.
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Pakistan were 242 for five when bad light ended play six overs early on day 1 of the first Test.
The Group B encounter between India and Pakistan at Edgbaston saw quite a few rain breaks, which eventually resulted in the match being a reduced affair.
India went on to maintain its 100 per cent winning rate against Pakistan in the 2011 World Cup after defeating them by 29 runs in the semi-final clash at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
In his quest to make another comeback to the national team, Pakistan's out-of-favour wicketkeeper-batsman, Kamran Akmal is ready to compromise on his batting positing, saying he can even play as an opening batsman.
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