Sanath Jayasuriya

The highly famed battery of Pakistan's speedsters and spinners having failed to dislodge the Sri Lanka opening pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu commenced their efforts again

The match started at 2.00 pm local time for the ground being unfit to play on account of overnight rain

With the international match-fixing furore refusing to abide International one-day cricket returns to the Sub-continent in the form of the Asia Cup

By registering a 222-run victory in the final Test of the three-match series, the Pakistanis not only kept their unbeaten record intact at the National Stadium, Karachi but also avoided the first-ever Test whitewash on Home soil

February 19, 2000 was a day of deep depression for Pakistan's One Day Cricket, when the visiting Sri Lankan team completed the clean sweep of 3-0 over a new look Pakistan team at the picturesque Gaddafi Stadium Lahore

For a country which has historically relied almost exclusively on Colombo-bred players, the rise of Sanath Jayasuriya from humble beginnings at Matara to become the country's national captain is certain to spearhead a new wave of Sri Lankan

No cricketer in recent times has revolutionised batting in the abbreviated form of the game more than Sanath Jayasuriya, the left-handed opener of World Cup champions Sri Lanka