Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Day 5: Sri Lanka won by 7 wkts

Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 2015

Sri Lanka won the 2nd Test match on the fifth day of the match against Pakistan. After 4th day's game, Pakistan gave a target of 153 runs to its opponent, which Sri Lanka team chased in just 26.3 overs with 7 wickets remaining. Dhammika Prasad has been chosen the Man of the Match for his 7 wickets and 35 runs innings. The series yet has 1 Test match left.

With this win, Sri Lanka also records their first win in past 6 years at P Sara Oval, Colombo and they are now equal in the series with 1-1. The captain must be happy with the performance of his team. For Kumar Sangakkara, it was the last match of the series, as the player has already announced his retirement from Test cricket and will be playing last two Test matches in India series.

Sri Lanka team has shown its true colors in the game from the beginning of the first day when they bowled out the whole Pakistan team for just 138. The last day was also not bad as the team played really well to chase the target of 152 runs. They managed to chase down the score in just 26.3 overs with 7 wickets remaining.

SL 2nd Innings Score card

The 3rd and final Test match of the series is scheduled to start from 3rd July, 2015 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele. If Sri Lanka wins this match, it will be their first Test series win since April 2006 at home.

Stay tuned!

World Cup 2015 - India vs Pakistan without Sachin

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is scheduled to start from February 14, 2015. All teams have arrived to Australia and have participated in the opening ceremony on February 12, 2015. The team has has also arrived to Australia along with its 15 men squad. The first match of India will be against Pakistan on February 15, 2015.

You can watch ICC World Cup 2015 Live Score

The match of India Pakistan is going to be the most exciting match of this world cup, at least for Indian and Pakistani viewers. This will be first time when Indian team will be playing a match against Pakistan when Sachin is not in the team. Yes, Sachin has always been there in all matches between India and Pakistan. This proves that Sachin is a crucial factor for India in such matches. But this year, India will be playing without him and this increases the problems for the team.

India - Pakistan Match Stats are as below

Total Matches played - 59(Tests) +126(ODIs)+ 6(T20s)
Won by Pakistan -  12(Tests) +72(ODIs)+ 1(T20s)
Won by India - 9(Tests) +50(ODIs)+ 4(T20s)

It is clear that Pakistan has won more matches than India in the India-Pak rivalry. And this war is going to be tougher due to the absence of Sachin in this World Cup. People are already talking about the unstable situation of Indian team due to its poor performance in recent matches and series. Team India still holds the second rank in the ICC ODI ranking and this is an assuring factor.

The first match will be crucial for both teams if they want to enter the next round of ICC World Cup 2015. The match will also be the most exciting one for the viewers of both countries. I am not going to miss the match. If you are not able to watch the match, you can at least stay tuned with the live score at www.worldcup2015score.com