Clinical Pakistan complete comprehensive win
Pakistan were so clinical in finishing Sri Lanka off on the fourth day that you wondered if this was the same group of players that is known for losing its way in the final furlong
26/10Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 26-29 2011
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
239 & 257 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
403 & 94/1 (24.1 ov)
Player of the Match
26/10Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Oct 26-29 2011
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
239 & 257 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
403 & 94/1 (24.1 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 4
All our bowlers are match-winners - Misbah
Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has said the key to his side's victory against Sri Lanka in the second Test, in Dubai, was that they had four match-winning bowlers
Day 3
SL survive edgy 45 overs with minimal loss
On a pitch that seemed to have roughed up and become vicious, Sri Lanka came out of a testing session-and-a-half with the loss of just one wicket
Sri Lanka can still win - Welegedara
Chanaka Welegedara, the Sri Lanka seamer, says his team are still in with a chance of winning the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai
Day 2
Azhar ends century drought, sets up Pakistan's lead
Azhar Ali's maiden century set the platform for a substantial first-innings lead
Past failures made me nervous - Azhar Ali
Azhar Ali said memories of the two previous innings in which he was dismissed in the nineties did make him nervous as he approached his maiden Test hundred in Dubai
Day 1
Persistent bowlers make it Pakistan's day
On the 59th anniversary of their first Test win, Pakistan fast bowlers moved on sensationally from the demoralising fielding debacle in Abu Dhabi, but the spinners didn't enjoy such good fortune
Gul gets going
He can take wickets and he can give the batsmen lip. What's not to love?
Others
New Pakistan revive the old school
Is any cricketer bigger than Pakistan? Imran Khan, the man who came closest, held a political rally yesterday in front of Pakistan's monument to liberty in Lahore
I told the team to be mentally strong - Mohsin
Mohsin Khan, Pakistan's interim coach, has said that he told his players to be mentally strong ahead of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dubai
Sangakkara praises Pakistan new-ball bowlers
Kumar Sangakkara has praised the way Pakistan used the new ball on the first day of the second Test in Dubai
Our mental approach has let us down
The Pakistan bowling attack has tested Sri Lanka in the first two Tests. Now the Sri Lankan batsmen must figure a way to score off them