Dimuth Karunaratne: “He [is] in the top five rankings in all the formats”
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Dimuth Karunaratne, the Sri Lanka Test captain, admitted that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is always a threat since he is ranked among the top five batsmen in all three formats of the game.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “Everyone knows he [Babar] is a great batsman”
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Dimuth Karunaratne, the Sri Lanka Test captain, said everyone knows that Pakistan skipper Babar Azam “is a great batsman.”
Dimuth Karunaratne (right) and Oshada Fernando gave Sri Lanka a strong start after Zimbabwe were bowled out for 406
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando both scored 44 to give their side a steady start after Zimbabwe amassed a first innings total of 406 on the second day in Harare.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “We were feeling secure and safe here”
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne heaped praise on Pakistan’s security personnel and deemed the country “200 percent” safe.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “Naseem Shah was really mature. His line and length was very accurate so we couldn’t get many runs. He didn’t give us any loose balls. We weren’t expecting a 16-year-old to bowl like that, he was really impressive”
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has admitted that Pakistan pace bowler Naseem Shah was really “mature” and “impressive” during the recently concluded two-Test series.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “Abid Ali was really hungry to score runs because he’s gotten a chance to play Test cricket at 32. We were seeing he wasn’t playing any loose shots, he kept batting and batting and that’s a good sign for Pakistan”
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has admitted that Pakistan opener Abid Ali “was really hungry to score runs” during the recently concluded two-Test series.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “I regret not coming to Pakistan for [the] ODI and T20I series”
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has admitted that he regrets not coming to Pakistan for the limited overs series earlier this year.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “For me, batting first is the right decision because we have two spinners”
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne insists that he made the right decision to bat first, even though his side failed to capitalise on a strong start.
Pakistan seamer Naseem Shah dismissed Oshada Fernando and Angelo Mathews
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Pakistan’s bowlers worked as a cohesive unit to carve through Sri Lanka’s batting line-up on the opening day of the historic first Test in Rawalpindi.
Umar Akmal: “Welcome Sri Lanka team to our country. Wish Dimuth Karunaratne and Azhar Ali [the] very best of luck for the games. Enjoy your stay [in] Pakistan”
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Umar Akmal sent a heartwarming message to Sri Lanka ahead of the two-Test series against Pakistan, which begins in Rawalpindi on Wednesday.
