It was fitting that Rangana Herath took the final wicket of Abdur Rauf. After all it was the same bowler who won Sri Lanka a victory that did not seem possible yesterday at Galle. The first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka saw a dramatic finish, but not in favour of the ...

This morning Pakistan took the field with a bowling attack that had played 18 tests between themselves. With all 18 played by Umar Gul. That in itself was a brave move; when put together on Sri Lankan soil against the likes of King Sanga, Jayawardene, Samaraweera, and Dilshan, it looked like ...

Pakistan’s fast bowlers Mohammad Aamer and Abdur Rauf sparkled on debut, but it was Sri Lanka who walked off in the ascendancy at Galle.

Mohammad Aaamer and Abdur Rauf combined to give Pakistan a good start to the series, despite dropped catches

Sri Lanka have never beaten Pakistan in a test series at home. In fact the last time Sri Lanka won a test match against Pakistan at home, many of Pakistan's squad members were in their diapers; while some had not even come into this world. That is an intriguing statistic, considering that Sri ...

Yes Pakistan's bowlers were the best on show at the World Twenty20, but bowling in test matches is a completely different ball game. In almost 128 overs, Pakistan's bowlers managed to pick up only 7 wickets of a Sri Lankan XI ; with all due respect to them they were a second string Sri Lankan ...