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Pakistan was fined 20 per cent of its match fees for a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka after winning its first One-Day International. Match referee Ali Naqvi imposed the sanction on Thursday after Pakistan was found four overs short of the target on Tuesday after time allowances were considered. Captain Shaheen Shah Afridi pleaded guilty…
The remaining two matches of the ongoing One-Day International series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka were rescheduled on Wednesday in the wake of a bomb blast in Islamabad on Tuesday. A suicide bomber detonated explosives and killed 12 people outside a court in Islamabad, hours before Sri Lanka’s first One-Day International against Pakistan in Rawalpindi….
At least eight Sri Lankan cricketers will return home without playing in their tri-nation white-ball cricket series against Pakistan and Zimbabwe due to security concerns, a Sri Lankan official said on Wednesday. The players have expressed fears for their safety following Tuesday’s suicide bombing in the Pakistani capital, which killed 12 and wounded 27 outside…
Security has been beefed up for the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team following terror attacks in Islamabad and Wana, with the island nation’s High Commissioner also given assurance that the touring players are being treated as “state guests”. The security issue was taken up at a meeting between the Sri Lankan High Commissioner, Admiral (retired)…
