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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test Day 2, Live Score Updates: Pakistan Look To Maintain Dominance Over Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Day2, Live Updates:Pakistan will resume the Day 2 of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka from 145/2 at Colombo. Currently,Abdullah Shafique (74*) and Babar Azam (8*) are standing unbeaten at the crease with the visitors trailing by 21 runs. Earlier in the day, Abrar Ahmed takes a four-wicket haul as Pakistan bundled out Sri Lanka for 166 on Day 1 of the second Test. Apart from Abrar, Naseem Shah took three wickets while Shaheen Afridi scalped one. For Sri Lanka, Dhananjaya de Silva scored 57 runs. (Live Scorecard)

Watch: Ben Stokes' 3-Worded Response When Asked About Loss In First Two Tests

Rain played spoilsport in the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia as the entire Day 5 got washed out in Manchester. As a result, the match ended in a draw and the visitors retained the Ashes with a 2-1 lead. The Ben Stokes-led side displayed a dominating performance on the first four days of the match as Australia were five down for 214, trailing by 61 runs after England posted 592 runs in their first innings. Both the teams are yet to play the fifth and final Test of the series but that will not be making any difference to the result as the visitors will be retaining the trophy.

"Pakistan On Top, India At...": Updated WTC Points Table After West Indies Series

The Indian cricket team was denied the opportunity to take full points from the two-match Test series against West Indies after the second game ended in a draw due to a complete washout on Monday. As a result, India was able to get 16 points from the possible 24 which took their PCT (percentage of points won) to 66.67 percent. As a result, they are currently second in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table behind Pakistan who have 100 percent after winning their first Test against Sri Lanka. On the other hand, West Indies are currently fifth in the points table after getting 4 points for the draw which took their PCT to 16.67 percent.

West Indies Recall Rajasthan Royals Star For ODI Series Against India

Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Monday recalled star batter Shimron Hetmyer for their upcoming three-match ODI series against India at home, starting Thursday at Kensington Oval. Hetmyer hasn't featured for the West Indies side in almost a year but earns a recall on the back of a solid season in the Indian Premier League with the Rajasthan Royals that netted a total of 299 runs from 13 innings. The left-hander hasn't played an ODI for the Caribbean side in two years, with Hetmyer's last appearance in a 50-over match coming against Australia in July 2021.

'Silly' League Formats Has RCB and India Star Searching For Logic

Veteran Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik criticised the format of certain cricket leagues around the world where there are six teams competing but four of them get to move to the knockout stages. Karthik, who also plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League, took to Twitter to share his thoughts and expressed his displeasure with such formats. While he did not take any names, the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) follows a similar format and so does the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Both leagues follow a similar format as the IPL but have fewer teams in comparison.

Popp bags brace as Germany smash Morocco 6-0 to start title bid

Melbourne: Talismanic striker Alexandra Popp scored twice as Germany thumped debutants Morocco 6-0 to launch their Women’s World Cup title charge in ominous fashion on Monday. Popp’s 12th-minute header set the Germans on their way in Melbourne and she collected another before the break as the two-time champions romped to the biggest win of the tournament so far. Klara Buehl added a third in Germany’s first attack after the restart before own goals from Hanane Ait El Hajj and Zineb Redouani.

Final day washout sees India wrap up series win over West Indies

India clinched a fifth consecutive series triumph in the West Indies on Monday when the second and final Test of their series ended as a draw with no play possible because of rain on the final day.

India vs West Indies, 2nd Test: Rain Ruins India's Plans As Rohit Sharma-Led Side Settles For 1-0 Series Win

An Indian team in transition will feel robbed of an opportunity as torrential rain came in its way of potentially winning the second Test against West Indies and completing a 2-0 series whitewash in Port of Spain on Monday. Eyeing a clean sweep after their victory inside three days in Dominica, India called the shots here too and set the hosts an imposing target of 365. But the match ended in a draw after the fifth and final day's play was washed out. Having taken two wickets to leave the beleaguered West Indies trailing by 289 runs by the end of the fourth day's play, the Indians would have certainly fancied their chances of emerging victorious and grabbing a full 24 points in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle.

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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test Day 2, Live Score Updates: Pakistan Look To Maintain Dominance Over Sri Lanka

Watch: Ben Stokes' 3-Worded Response When Asked About Loss In First Two Tests

"Pakistan On Top, India At...": Updated WTC Points Table After West Indies Series

West Indies Recall Rajasthan Royals Star For ODI Series Against India

'Silly' League Formats Has RCB and India Star Searching For Logic

Popp bags brace as Germany smash Morocco 6-0 to start title bid

Final day washout sees India wrap up series win over West Indies

India vs West Indies, 2nd Test: Rain Ruins India's Plans As Rohit Sharma-Led Side Settles For 1-0 Series Win