PAKISTAN V SRI LANKA 2ND T20I ABUDHABI

Pothas 'proud of' T20 team despite losing series

Sri Lanka coach Nic Pothas is looking at their dismal streak of losing seven straight limited-overs matches in the UAE as "five defeats and two good games". When SriLanka lost a thrilling T20 on Friday night in Abu Dhabi by two wickets, it was their 15th consecutive loss in limited-overs matches, having last won a match in ODIs or T20Is in July against Zimbabwe. They have won Tests since then - one against Zimbabwe and two against Pakistan - but have not been able to carry the form in the other formats.

"I wouldn't say it is seven defeats," Pothas said after the narrow loss on Friday. "I would say five defeats and two good games. In the five ODIs, we didn't compete. When I look at that, I'm most proud to see the way Pakistan celebrated after winning against that bunch of guys; it makes me very proud. I don't see it is as seven, it is definitely five and two split.

"Yeah, you can say this is the best match we have played. It is funny because we arrived here and played two good Test matches. I'm very happy with those but probably we let ourselves down in the five ODIs. Then this game was super and a bitter pill to swallow."

Which is the best Test cricket match played ever?

It didn't take me even 5 seconds to come to a conclusion about your question.
It was Edgbaston 2005 Ashes Test. It can beat any of the close encounters in any format of the game.
Here are some terrific highlights of the game. I was lucky enough to watch the whole Test live on TV.

India v New Zealand

NZ pacer Trent Boult gives full marks to teenage batsman Prithvi Shaw

New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult praised 17-year-old batsman Prithvi Shaw on Tuesday after he scored 66 and played a key role in the 30-run win for the Indian Board President’s XI in a one-day warm-up game here.

Prithvi was pulled out of the India U-19 team, which is due to travel to Malaysia for the Asia Cup, and was asked to open for the Indian Board President’s XI against the Kiwis. The Mumbai youngster raised a 147-run stand with Test opener KL Rahul.

“I heard he was 17, I couldn’t quite believe it. He played very nicely. The ball swung around nicely at the start, and it didn’t seem to trouble him. He has a promising career ahead of him if all things go well. But very impressed with the first look,” said Boult, who claimed 5/38 in the first game on the limited-overs tour.

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Stakes high as Pakistan look to shield proud UAE file

Pakistan hasn't lost a take a look at series within the UAE since creating it they are adopted direct 2010. Six groups have tried antecedently, and 6 groups have unsuccessful, country enclosed. they need to be stonewalled, barricaded, intimidated, yard dog-ed, mud bowl-ed, and have done no matter necessary to take care of their stranglehold. whereas swathes of empty blue and white chairs were certifying, Pakistan was progressing. They were moving slowly, generally painfully slowly, however, they were moving. which progress eventually got them to the highest of the take a look at rankings, albeit shortly. Now, with 2 of their most sure battle commanders gone, associate innocuous and an acquainted enemy has suddenly become overwhelming. The defense is beneath military blockade.

There is most to play for within the second and final take a look at in Dubai. it'll be the primary day-night take a look at that country are a neighborhood of, and that they will commemorate it by attaining a historic series win. The guests in all probability stunned even themselves by what happened in the national capital. on balance their struggles reception against Asian country - plunging to record whitewashes - that semiconductor diode to resignations of their selectors, then losing Angelo Mathews to injury; to come back from all that and beat Pakistan at a venue they need never lost in, it absolutely was unimaginable.

What wasn't shocking, though, was, however, the win was achieved. Rangana Herath unfailingly delivered the products on the ultimate day once more, changing into the primary left-arm spinner to quote four hundred take a look wickets in history. Also, Pakistan terrified within the face of pressure - not for the primary time. Herath's threat will not be dissipating one bit, he'll stay similar. it'll be the Pakistan batting unit which can have to be compelled to realize was that of countering him.

"This may be a young batting line-up clearly attempting to search out their manner," was Pakistan head coach Irishman Arthur's best try at attempting to form the sense of what had transpired on a crazy final day. he is right tho'. it'llbe exhausting to come back to terms with the post-Mis-You era, however, there isn't any manner around it. and there is no higher time to groom their young batsmen than right here, right now. The dig in Dubai should not play an entire ton otherwise than national capital, therefore their square measure runs to be had once more. That said, it'll be attention-grabbing to visualize if country face any difficulties in adapting to the nuances of a day-night take a look at.