Recently Sri Lanka thrashes Pakistan by 68 runs in the second Test played between the two sides in the UAE. They square off a 2-0 series win for Sri Lanka had defeated Pakistan by 21 runs. This is the first time that Pakistan has lost a series in the UAE since they started playing their home matches there in 2010. “We are over the moon,” said Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal, “This is a team performance. We all are confidence by that performance and looking forward to the ODI series. They put their heart and soul in the practice sessions.
The win is a welcome one for Sri Lanka as they have been struggling in all three formats of the game. They had crashed to a 3-0 defeat to India at home in a Test series before this. This was followed by them being whitewashed in the ODI and T20I series. “It was a tough series against India but we learn a lot from it,” said Chandimal, “The boys executed the game plan really well in this series. If you look at the guys, they’re really committed. Their attitude and discipline are there and that brings the spirit too.”
Dilruwan Perera and Rangana Herath were instrumental in the win for Sri Lanka. Both took three wickets each in the Pakistan first innings and Perera took a five-wicket in the second. Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed had immovable on for Pakistan in the final session of the penultimate day of the Test.
Pakistan now slips to seventh in the ICC Test rankings, just months after they had claimed the no 1 position. Sri Lanka, who have only seen defeat in recent times, now move above Pakistan in the rankings.
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