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Pakistan has never lost a series in Sri Lanka, winning past three, and drawing two. [1] The Pakistani side has been boosted by return of Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq. From the 19 Test matches played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in last five years, Pakistan have won 13, lost 2 and Drawn 4.
The Sri Lankan players had gone to Pakistan as ambassadors of goodwill." [66] Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake said that "Sri Lanka and Pakistan share a very close relationship and we will take all steps to protect this relationship." [67] The driver of the bus whose presence of mind saved the cricketers was hailed as a hero. [68]
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Final was played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Lord's in London on 21 June 2009. This was the 2nd ICC World Twenty20.Pakistan won the match by eight wickets, [1] [2] its first World Twenty20 victory, after being the runners-up at the very previous tournament in 2007 [3] [4] Pakistan became the 2nd team to win this title after India. [3]
The Sri Lankan cricket team was touring Pakistan in January and February 2009. The series was the first Test tour of Pakistan since South Africa visited in October 2007. [1] The tour was arranged as a replacement for the scheduled tour of India which was cancelled by BCCI following 2008 Mumbai attacks. [2] The tour included 3 ODIs and 2 Tests.
The 2008–09 international cricket season was between September 2008 and March 2009. [1] The season saw the security concerns for cricket in Pakistan reach a pinnacle. The ICC Champions Trophy, scheduled to be held in Pakistan in September 2008, was postponed to 2009 after five of the participating nations refused to send their teams for the event. [2]
Sri Lanka won the toss and scored 312 and 279. Pakistan replied with a first knock of 461, including an unbeaten 208 by Shakeel under pressure in his sixth test. “Saud Shakeel was unbelievable."
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was the second edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly known as the ICC World Twenty20 that took place in England in June 2009. [2] As before, the tournament featured 12 male teams – nine of the ten Test-playing nations and three associate nations, which earned their places through a qualification tournament.
Pakistan have registered more wins against New Zealand than any other team, with 25. [21] In ODI matches, Pakistan have played against 19 teams; they have played against Sri Lanka most frequently, with a winning percentage of 58.97 in 157 matches. [22] Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka on 93 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. [22]