The Test Updates

Pakistan look like the job was easy when they finished Sri Lanka off with the bat and ball with a crushing 9 wicket win. Meanwhile in Bangladesh, West Indies and the hosts look stalemate in the first dday of the Second Test finishing at 253/5.

Kieran Powell bowled by Suhrawadi Shuvo

Mahela Jayawerdene cleaned up...























Pakistan v Sri Lanka- 2nd Test, Day 4
Pakistan 403 (Azhar 100, Shafiq 59, Younis 55, Dilshan 3-57) and 94 for 1 (Hafeez 59*) beat Sri Lanka 239 (Sangakkara 78, Ajmal 3-45, Gul 3-78) and 257 (Paranavitana 72, Mathews 52*, Ajmal 5-68) by nine wickets


Pakistan trounced through Sri Lanka to a crushing win due to now responses to the wickets Pakistan bowlers took and Sri Lanka will be looking at this as a Test to learn and then forget. It all looked good with the overnight score of 88/1 but the collapse started with the wicket of Sangakkara falling at 95-2. The spinners stole the show with Saeed Ajmal leading the figures with 5-68 with Mohammad Hafeez with 1 wicket and Abdur Rehman with 2 wickets. The struggle with spin finally beaten Sri Lanka as they tried to crack down on this major issue. When Sri Lanka looked to have got a partnership together, it all collapsed and there was no comeback as the spinners, as I say once again, stole the show. Just couldn't get a rhythm as Angelo Matthews looked to be the only hope to provide Pakistan with a feasible target but no one was supporting him and in the end, unfortunately, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 257. With a target of 92, the only thing Pakistan can lose this game if they play like someone coming out of a mental asylum. Taufeeq Umar, centurion and to a zero, was dismissed for 1 being misjudged by a doosra bowled by Rangana Herath. Mohammad Hafeez and Azhar Ali took their time and marched to victory in a big turnover match that brought Pakistan to victory.


Bangladesh v West Indies- 2nd Test, Day 1
West Indies 253 for 5 (Powell 72, Edwards 71*, Nasir 2-31) v Bangladesh


West Indies opening batsmen were showing that the young ones can control the game after Bangladesh launched a massive counter-attack which brought the honours of the first day at a stalemate. At first, Bangladesh space bowlers found out that there was no pace, lack of bounce and swing as well. West Indies were controlling the game with 2 wickets taken for only 160 runs at the tea break. Kraigg Braithwaite (50), Kirk Edwards (71*) and Kieran Powell (72) controlled the game in the first 2 sessions making the most out of the lack of movement and swing the Bangladeshi bowlers could get. But the last 3 wickets were all taken by spinners in which the haunt continues after spin attack by Bnagladesh got them all out for 61 in the final ODI recently. Nasir Hussain took 2-31 while Shakib al Hasan got the remianing wicket to ensure that the next day tomorrow can bring anything for both sides...