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Sri Lanka’s 16-member Test squad touched down in Islamabad ahead of team’s blockbuster Test series against Pakistan starting December 11. The two teams are scheduled to play two Tests in the country with first match to be played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from December 11 while the second will be held at National Stadium in Karachi from December 19.Also Read: ‘3 per cent of $400 million is all right’: Warne in for huge IPL windfallThe Sri Lanka cricket board (SLC) uploaded the images of players being greeted by officials at Islamabad airport and their post read: “Sri Lanka Test Squad led by Dimuth Karunaratne arrives in Islamabad to take part in a two match Test series. #PAKvSL.”📸 Sri Lanka Test Squad led by Dimuth Karunaratne arrives in Islamabad to take part in a two match Test series. #PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/2uD0hio6Lt— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) December 9, 2019 The visitors had earlier annoucned a full … [Read more...] about Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne and Co touch down in Islamabad ahead of Test series

Sri Lanka’s cricket team arrived in Pakistan on Monday to play two-test series that will be the first test in Pakistan in over a decade. Sri Lanka was the last team to play a test match in Pakistan in 2009 before the team came under terrorist attack at Lahore and the doors to international cricket were closed on Pakistan. The test series in Pakistan was made possible after Sri Lanka toured three months ago and played an ODI and a Twenty20 series at Karachi and Lahore without any security trouble. Pakistan’s government has promised top-level security, normally reserved for heads of state. The two test matches will be played at Rawalpindi and Karachi.A security force of over 4,000 security, including policemen from Punjab province and the Pakistan Army, will be deployed around the Pindi Cricket Stadium where the first test starts on Wednesday. Karachi will host the second test from Dec. 19-23. Pakistan Cricket Board’s Director of cricket operations Zakir Khan welcomed … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka arrives for first test in a decade in Pakistan

Colombo: For the first time in Sri Lanka's history, a military officer has been appointed as the chief of the country's top intelligence agency, which was blamed for failing to prevent the devastating Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people in April. Brigadier Suresh Sallay, the former director of the Military Intelligence, has been appointed as the chief of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) - the country's premier spy agency, News First reported. It is the first time in Sri Lankan history that a military officer had been appointed as the SIS chief, it added. His appointment comes three weeks after former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected president promising better security. Rajapaksa is credited with helping end the island nation's three decades long civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during his tenure as the defence secretary. In 2006, he survived an assassination attempt carried out by the LTTE with minor injuries. … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka Appoints Military Officer as Chief of Country’s Top Intelligence Agency

Representing the Paarl Rocks in the Mzansi Super League, Udana was bowling the penultimate over of their group stage match against the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants. Needing 24 runs from the final eight balls for victory, Giants batsman Heino Kuhn cracked a straight drive into his teammate Marco Marais at the nonstriker’s end. Marais fell to the ground in pain as the ball ricocheted towards Udana. Despite having an opportunity to run out the injured batsman, Udana waited for Marias to recover and return to the crease, denying a potential wicket. This is class from Isuru Udana 👏pic.twitter.com/RZX5yutA23— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) December 8, 2019 Spirit of cricket🤝#mslt20 pic.twitter.com/5nA8q9rQ2U— Mzansi Super League 🔥 🇿🇦 🏏 (@MSL_T20) December 8, 2019 Proper sportsmanship by Udana that— Shafiek Mouton (@fiekie7) December 8, 2019 Udana fair play of the year #MSLT20— Alexander Reddy (@Linston7) December 8, 2019 … [Read more...] about Sri Lankan fast bowler’s classy act of sportsmanship during Mzansi Super League

Pakistan hosts its first Tests on home soil since the 2009 militant attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore. IMAGE: Head coach Misbah-ul-Haq speaks to Pakistan's players during their practice session in Rawalpindi. Photograph: Pakistan Cricket Board/Twitter There is a lot more at stake than World Test Championship points for Pakistan when they host Sri Lanka in a two-match series this month as the country hosts its first Tests on home soil since the 2009 militant attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore. That attack left six security personnel and two civilians dead and six players injured, and saw Pakistan spend the next decade in the Test wilderness as teams refused to play there.IMAGE: Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis speaks to the players during their practice session in Rawalpindi. Photograph: Pakistan Cricket Board/Twitter The series, which begins in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, will be as much a test of Pakistan's organisational abilities as its cricketing skills. IMAGE: Sri … [Read more...] about Pakistan set for first real ‘home’ Test in a decade