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The 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team occurred on 3 March 2009, when a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers, part of a larger convoy, was fired upon by 12 gunmen near Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan. [ 1] The cricketers were on their way to play the third day of the second Test against the Pakistani cricket team.
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]
Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1. Most runs. Tillakaratne Dilshan 255. Salman Butt 162. Most wickets. Muttiah Muralitharan 6. Umar Gul 10. 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]
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. 16:25. 37.2. Wide Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Rizwan. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis. Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. 16:24 ...
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It is around a 10-minute walk from the centre of the city. The venue would usually be used when an international team toured Sri Lanka for a Test Match. Asgiriya became Sri Lanka's the second Test venue, after the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, when it hosted Greg Chappell’s Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1982–83.
The last time an international cricket match was played at the venue in Karachi was in February 2009, when Sri Lanka toured Pakistan. That series was cut short, following an 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team. [21] It was the first tour in Pakistan of more than one match against another Test nation since Zimbabwe toured in May ...