WTC 2023-25 Points Table: Pakistan sit atop rankings after sweeping Lanka series
Updated On: 28 July, 2023 10:35 AM IST | Colombo | mid-day online correspondent
WTC 2023-25 Points Table: Pakistan has secured the maximum number of 24 points and their PCT is 100 per cent, which placed them at the top of the points table
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Pakistan has secured the maximum number of 24 points and their PCT is 100 per cent, which placed them at the top of the points table (Pic: AFP)
Noman Ali scalped seven wickets to lead Pakistan`s rout of Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs to clinch the second Test inside four days and sweep the series 2-0 on Thursday. The left-arm spinner took the first seven wickets and fast bowler Naseem Shah took the final three to bowl Sri Lanka out for 188 in the evening session in Colombo.
Noman returned career-best figures of 7 for 70 in his 15th Test to hand Pakistan their biggest Test win over Sri Lanka and fourth overall in innings victories. Sri Lanka suffered their heaviest Test defeat at home. "Everyone stepped up and showed hunger to win this series," skipper Babar Azam said. Pakistan, who won the opening Test by four wickets, declared their first innings on 576-5 after just two overs in the morning session with a blowout lead of 410 runs. Opener Abdullah Shafique stood out with his 201 in an innings that saw three century stands, including a 124-run partnership with Agha Salman, who smashed an unbeaten 132.
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