Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 5: Pakistan chase down highest score to win series

Pakistan celebrate after winning a Test series in Sri Lanka for the first Test  since 2006

Pakistan celebrate after winning a Test series in Sri Lanka for the first Test since 2006

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Pakistan chased down their highest score in Test history with some much-needed help from Younis Khan, who scored 171 not out, and captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who made an unbeaten 59, to beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Pallekele.

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Porterfield slams ICC’s decision to reduce number of teams in 2019 World Cup

"It wouldn't be a World Cup if you just keep reducing teams down to the top few teams that are ranked"

“It wouldn’t be a World Cup if you just keep reducing teams down to the top few teams that are ranked”

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Ireland captain William Porterfield has become the latest cricketer to slam the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to reduce the number of teams from fourteen to ten in the 2019 World Cup.

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