http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 and Sri Lanka end the second Test in a draw - Cricket News Roundup – Part 1 – July 05, 2012
The second Test between Pakistan and hosts Sri Lanka ended in a draw on Wednesday, after rains ruined most of the five-day match.
Pakistan, who had batted first, amassed a giant total of 551 runs, and then bowled-out Sri Lanka on a first innings score of 391 runs, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 (192) as the ace batsmen from their team.
Pakistan then batting in their second innings, amassed a 100 runs to give Sri Lanka a target of 261 runs to win the game, but failed to bowl-out their opposition as Sri Lanka amassed 86 runs for the loss of two wickets, at stumps on the final day.
From Pakistan, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 was the best bowler with five wickets to his name, and was awarded the Player of the Match award for his brilliant performance.
“He was bowling well in the last match as well, he is happy with his performance and his rhythm. There wasn't any help in the wicket, the plan was simple, just bowl wicket-to-wicket, and that worked," said Junaid as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 translated his post-match speech.
Board of Control for Cricket in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, who recently got treated for a rare germ cell cancer, and now is training hard to get back in the national team.
The BCCI official wants to see the hard-hitting Indian batsman in the T20 squad for the upcoming http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
"I believe Yuvraj Singh has started his net practice at the NCA [in Bangalore] which is very good news for all of us,” Srikkanth said.
He further added, “The very fact that he has got over this particular thing [cancer] and come out of it and started practising shows the positive approach of that man. We are all hoping and keeping our fingers crossed and, by God's grace, we want Yuvraj back for the T20 World Cup."
Singh last played for Indian in the final of the ICC World Cup 2011, which India won for the second time in their cricketing history.
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