Dimuth Karunaratne: “Mickey was very close to the Pakistan team for the last three years, he knows each and everyone closely, even the batters and bowlers, and how the team is going to get prepared”
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has admitted that having Mickey Arthur as head coach will be a “big advantage” for his side during the Test series against Pakistan, which begins on Wednesday in Rawalpindi.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “Initially, most of the senior players were reluctant to travel to Pakistan over the security situation, but after the one-day and T20 series, those players recommended us to travel here after which we decided to travel”
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has admitted that the senior players were initially “reluctant to travel to Pakistan over the security situation”.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “It’s after 10 years that we are playing a Test match in Pakistan and it’s a great pleasure for me to be part of it”
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Sri Lanka Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne has admitted that he is glad and honoured to be playing a part in bringing Test cricket back to Pakistan after 10 years.
Dimuth Karunaratne: “A warm welcome by Pakistan. Thank you”
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Sri Lanka Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne has thanked Pakistan for giving him and the rest of the national team a warm welcome after they touched down in the country.
Dimuth Karunaratne struck six boundaries during his knock of 49 not out
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Only 36.3 overs of play was possible on the first day in Colombo, but Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne starred by scoring an unbeaten 49.
Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates after scoring his ninth Test century
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne led from the front as he struck a magnificent 122 to lead his side to a six-wicket win over New Zealand on the final day of the first Test in Galle.
Dimuth Karunaratne (right) finished on 71 not out, while Lahiru Thirimanne remained unbeaten on 57
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Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne scored an unbeaten 71 and 57 not out respectively to put their side 135 runs away from victory heading into the final day in Galle.
Aaron Finch celebrates after scoring his 14th ODI century
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Australia captain Aaron Finch led by example as he hammered a superb 153 to lead his side to a comfortable 87-run win over Sri Lanka at The Oval.
Matt Henry was named Man of the Match for his figures of 3-29 off seven overs
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New Zealand pace bowler Matt Henry carved through Sri Lanka’s top order with a three-wicket haul to help his side start their World Cup campaign with a 10-wicket win.
Nuwan Pradeep finished with figures of 4-34 off seven overs
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Sri Lanka pace bowler Nuwan Pradeep took a four-wicket haul to lead his side to a 35-run win over Scotland via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in Edinburgh.
