Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka (3rd ODI) Live from Dubai -- Live Score and Probable Squads

DUBAI (Nov. 18) - Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd ODI: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Dubai (DSC), Nov 18, 2011

Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka (3rd ODI) Live from Dubai 

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI

Sri Lanka in Pakistan 2011

Fri, Nov 18 2011, 16:00

Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Five-match ODI series is tied with 1-1 after a great comeback by Lankans in the second match at the same venue. 

Pakistan squad

Misbah-ul-Haq*, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Aizaz Cheema, Asad Shafiq, Imran Farhat, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Younis Khan

Sri Lanka squad

TM Dilshan*, AD Mathews, LD Chandimal†, CRD Fernando, DPMD Jayawardene, S Randiv, FDM Karunaratne, CKB Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BMAJ Mendis, NLTC Perera, S Prasanna, KC Sangakkara†, WU Tharanga, UWMBCA Welegedara

watch live score updates ........... HERE.

Pakistan v Sri Lanka (2nd ODI): Live From Dubai -- Upul Tharanga's 77-run Innings Helped Sri Lanka to Get 235/7

DUBAI (Nov. 14) – First innings of the second One Day International (ODI) between Pakistan and Sri Lanka is finished at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai and Sri Lanka has given a target of 236 runs losing 7 wickets.

Upul Tharanga's gritty half-century guided Sri Lanka's slow progress in the second ODI in Dubai

Quick glimpses of the Sri Lankan batting:

• Upul Tharanga scored slow but steady 77 runs off 120 balls and provided a solid start to his team.

• Mahela Jayawerdene also played a handy knock of 50 runs off 57 balls.

• Jeevan Mendis and Thissara Perera shared a quick firework at the end of the innings collectively scoring 23 runs off 10 balls.

Quick glimpses of the Pakistan bowling:

• Saeed Ajmal picked up three wickets in his 10 overs conceding 61 runs (Avg. 6.1 runs per over)

• Shahid Afridi claimed two wickets in his 10 overs with economy rate of just 3.5 runs per over.

• Aizaz Cheema and Abdur Razzaq shared a piece each with economy rates of 7.0 and 2.57 respectively.

Live Score Updates ........ HERE

Live Commentary ........ HERE

Pakistan v Sri Lanka (2nd ODI): Live From Dubai -- Live Score, Pitch report, Toss Report and Squads

DUBAI (Nov. 14) – The second One Day International (ODI) between pakistan and Sri Lanka is just about to kick off at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

Pakistan v Sri Lanka (2nd ODI): Live From Dubai

According to latest updates from field; Sri Lanka is batting on 8/0 in 1.3 overs after winning the toss and decided to bat first. They had paid huge price of some irresponsible batting in the first ODI getting out off jus 131, batting first as well after winning the toss.

Lankans will definitely try to come back strong and prove a point batting first again today. On the other hand Pakistan will try utmost to strengthen their authority after winning Test series.

Pitch Report: Russel Arnold reckons that 250-260 will be a good score on this wicket. The wicket looks a lot drier and the ball will come onto the bat.

Final squads are given below:

Pakistan team

Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Umar Gul, Aizaz Cheema, Saeed Ajmal

Sri Lanka team

WU Tharanga, TM Dilshan*, KC Sangakkara†, LD Chandimal, DPMD Jayawardene, AD Mathews, BMAJ Mendis, NLTC Perera, S Prasanna, SL Malinga, CRD Fernando

Live Score Updates ........ HERE

Live Commentary ........ HERE

Spot-fixing Saga Continues: Muhammad Asif and Salman Butt to Challenge Their Conviction

Spot-fixing Case Updates: Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif have already shown their intentions to challenge the verdict passed by London superior court.

Tainted Trio and Bookie Mazhar Majeed

"We are considering an appeal against conviction, not sentence," a representative of Asif's legal team was quoted as saying by a cricket website.

The spot-fixing case ended, after 20-day of continuous hearings, on Thursday with former Test captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir being sentenced varying jail terms.



Muhammad Asif was pleaded guilty of bowling a no-ball, on specific time set by bookies in advance, in the Lord's Test against England last year, after taking money from convicted bookie Mazhar Majeed, who was sentenced to 32 months in prison.


Asif refuted the allegations against him and his lawyers maintained that no money was ever recovered from him. Now Asif's lawyers are set to appeal against his conviction in the spot-fixing scam and, if successful, it could lead to his release from prison.

On the other hand, Upset with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s tackling of the spot-fixing case at the end of which led to three of country’s cricketers were sentenced jail terms by the UK court, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has advised PCB to provide all required legal help to the tainted trio.

Interior Minister Rehman Malik said president Zardari, also the patron-in-chief of the PCB, is annoyed with the way the matter was handled with by the Board. Malik said that he had briefed the president on the trial and sentences handed to the three players.


Now only the time will tell how PCB will react to the worsened conditions, after instructions from Zardari, under the newly appointed chairman Zaka Ashraf.

Salman Butt, Muhammad Amir and Muhammad Asif Sentenced 30-month, 6-month and 12-month Jail Terms Today

LONDON (Nov 03) – Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and two of his teammates, pacers Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Amir, were today sentenced jail terms from 6 months to 30 months after being found guilty of spot-fixing, making them the first cricketers ever to be imprisoned for corruption.

Salman Butt (L) and Muhammad Aisf (R) Facing Possible Jail Term after Found Guilty in Spot-fixing Case

Butt was sentenced to two and a half years, Asif was handed a one-year term, while the 19-year-old Amir was sentenced to six months of prison time by the Southwark Crown Court here.


Reported earlier today ....


Three of Pakistani cricketers, involved in the most serious sports’ corruption scandal in more than a decade, will know their fate today (Thursday, Nov. 03) as the court finished hearing yesterday.

Former Pakistani test captain Salman Butt and fast bowlers Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Amir were found guilty of spot fixing during a test match against England in 2010. Aisf and Amir bowled deliberate no-balls during the match on the stipulated timings set by so-called sports’ agent Mazhar Majeed, who pleaded guilty to the charges before the trial along with Muhammad Amir.

Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif have continuously been denying the allegations of spot-fixing, but both were found guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments. Now they are facing possible 7-year jail term.

On Wednesday, Judge Jeremy Cooke spent the day in court listening the final explanatory statements from the lawyers of all three cricketers on behalf of players. Cooke will consider the case overnight before delivering his final verdict about sentences at London's Southwark Crown Court at 10 a.m. local time Thursday.

Salman Butt had not eaten or slept for 24 hours since his guilty verdict was handed down on Tuesday, an hour after his second son was born in Pakistan, said his lawyer Ali Bajwa. In his final statement Butt plead to the judge not to send him to jail because he didn't want his family to suffer any more.  

The apologetic final statement of 19-year-old Muhammad Amir read out by his lawyer Henry Blaxland, in which he said sorry to Pakistani nation and all cricketing fans for damaging the repute of the game due to his own stupidity. According to his statement, he never wanted the money for his act but he was trapped and done the wrongful due to his own silliness.

In the end Muhammad Asif's lawyer, Alexander Milne, said his client was now "a broken man" who was dishonored in his homeland and should have the chance to go back home and set about fixing his humiliated status.

Shahid Afridi Likely to Announce His Return to International Cricket Tomorrow: Waqt News (Video)

According to a private TV channel, Waqt News, former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is set to return to international cricket after the end of the tenure of Ijaz Butt, ex-chief Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

Afridi Sets to Get in, After Butt Gets Out

The TV channel further reported that Shahid Afridi will announce is return to international cricket officially in a press conference tomorrow.

Channel’s correspondent Shoaib Ahmed reported live that Shahid Afridi always wanted to pursue his international career and he had a great pressure from his fans to reverse his retirement decision but the Ijaz Butt factor was a hurdle between Afridi and his decision to get back to international cricket. 

The correspondent further said that Afridi was never comfortable to play under the administration headed by Ijaz Butt and he make it public when he announced his retirement on 30^th May this year.

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Now after Zaka Ashraf has already replaced Ijaz Butt as PCB chief; therefore, doors are open again for Boom Boom Afridi.

Live Streaming: CLT20 Final -- Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

CHENNAI, India – Its just less than two hours to start the final of CLT20 2011 between Mumbai Indian (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.

CLT20 Final 2011: Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Mumbai Indians swept out Somerset yesterday to set a clash against Bangalore who beat New South Wales to reach the final of CLT20 final to be played today (Sunday/Oct. 09).

Royal Challengers Bangalore squad

DL Vettori*, MA Agarwal, S Aravind, KB Arun Karthik, RR Bhatkal, TM Dilshan, CH Gayle, M Kaif, V Kohli, A Mithun, DP Nannes, AUK Pathan, J Syed Mohammad, SS Tiwary, JJ van der Wath

Mumbai Indians squad

Harbhajan Singh*, AN Ahmed, AC Blizzard, YS Chahal, CRD Fernando, JEC Franklin, DJ Jacobs†, S Kanwar, SL Malinga, KA Pollard, AT Rayudu, R Sathish, TL Suman, A Symonds

Live Streaming of CLT20 Final (RCB v MI) available below:

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Live Score Updates of CLT20 Final (RCB v MI) available below:

 

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