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Sri Lanka batted cautiously on a lively wet pitch to cancel Pakistan's 50-run lead on the third day of the first cricket Test here on Monday. The hosts took their second innings from the overnight 0-0 to 70-2 by lunch and now lead by 20 runs with eight wickets in hand. Tharanga Paranavitana, top-scorer in Sri Lanka's first innings with 72, once again held the innings together with an unbeaten 42. Rangana Herath, who opened the innings late Sunday as a nightwatchman and played out the lone over from Mohammad Aamer, batted for an hour and 28 minutes to make 15. The start of ... Read Full Story

Tamim Iqbal hit 72, as Bangladesh drew the opening match of their tour of the Caribbean against West Indies-A on Sunday. Tamim struck nine fours from 153 balls in close to 3-1/2 hours, as the tourists, trailing by 53 runs on first innings, reached 233 for five in their second innings when the match drew to a close on the third and final day at Kensington Oval. After suffering a batting collapse in the first innings, Bangladesh used the second innings to gain some valuable practice at the crease ahead of the first Test against West Indies, starting on Thursday at the Arnos Vale ... Read Full Story

Pakistan will begin the defence of their World Twenty20 title in the Caribbean next year against fellow Asian Test nation Bangladesh in St Lucia on May 1, organisers announced on Sunday. Pakistan, who beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in last month's World Twenty20 final at Lord's, will complete its group phase programme at the same venue the following day against Australia. The West Indies will open the event in Guyana on April 30 against one of two qualifiers for the tournament. If the West Indies, also in a group with England, reaches the second rounsd Super Eights, they will then go on to ... Read Full Story

Mohammad Yousuf hit a fluent century on his return to big-time cricket to put Pakistan ahead in the first Test against Sri Lanka here on Sunday. Yousuf made 112 and Misbah-ul Haq chipped in with 56 as Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka's 292, recovered from 80-4 to post 342 in their first innings on the second day at the Galle International Stadium. Sri Lanka, trailing by 50 runs, failed to score from the one over bowled by Mohammad Aamer in their second knock before stumps were drawn for the day. Pakistan's lead left the match evenly poised on a wicket that appeared to have ... Read Full Story

India won the toss and decided to take the field on Sunday in the fourth and final one-day international against West Indies at the Beausejour Cricket Ground. The start of the match has however, been delayed because of early morning rain and has been restricted to 49 overs-a-side, after the start was delayed by an hour. Both sides are unchanged from the previous match two days ago, when India won by six wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis Method to take an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the series. India also won the high-scoring opening ODI by 20 runs two Fridays ago at Sabina Park in Jamaica, ... Read Full Story