PAKISTAN NAMED THE TEST SERIES BY 1-0 AGAINST SRI LANKA

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka test series was started from October 18, 2011. 1st match of the test series was resulted in draw, at the beginning it was looking to be in Pakistan favor but Sri Lanka did a strong come back in 2nd inning. In 1st inning Junaid Khan picked 5 wickets for the first time in test cricket,in reply Taufeeq Umar scored a double Hindered (235). After facing the lead of 314 runs it was looking to be a resulted match in favor of Pakistan.Sangakara with the help of Pakistani fielders scored 2nd double hundred (211) of the match. In chasing of 94 runs Pakistani openers looked so defensive and scored 21 runs in 10 overs. KC Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) win the man of the match award for his brilliant 211 in 2nd inning which saved the match from loss.

                                

Second test match was started on October 26, once against Pakistani bowlers dominated and thrashed Sri Lanka on 239 runs in 1st inning. Azhar Ali hundred helped Pakistan crossing 400 mark in 1st inning and gave lead of  164 runs. In 2nd inning Sri Lanka batting collapsed and scored only 257 runs. Pakistan had to chase 94 runs target in 2nd inning which they achieved in 24.1 overs while loosing 1 wicket. Saeed Ajmal for his 8 wickets in both innings and 20 runs received the man of the match award.

After the lead of 1-0 in first 2 matches Pakistan host Sri Lanka in Sharjah after long time. 3rd match started on 3rd of November, once again Sri Lanka batted 1st and scored 413 runs in 1st inning. Kumar Sangakara was the top scorer who scored 144 runs in 1st inning total. In reply Pakistan bowled out on 340 runs. Younas Khan scored 122 runs for Pakistan. With the lead of 73 runs, Sri Lanka declared the 2nd inning on 181/6 and gave target of  255 runs to Pakistan. In reply, Pakistan scored 87/4 in 57.0 runs. Match ended with the decision of umpires when they saw bad light effecting the game. The 3rd match ended without any result and with this draw Pakistan win the series by 1-0. Kumar Sangakara didn't received man of the match award only but also man of the series award jointly with Saeed Ajmal. ODI series first match will be started on November 11, 2011