Sunday Star-Times

Pakistan chase form

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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq hopes his players will quickly find their test match groove when they play the first match of a twogame series against Sri Lanka next week. Pakistan hasn’t played a test since January when it drew the series 1-1 with Sri Lanka at Sharjah where it sensationa­lly chased down 302 runs in 57.3 overs on the last evening. In the meantime, Sri Lanka has won a first test series in England, and was trying to save the home series against South Africa. Since Pakistan’s last test, the coaching staff has been overhauled, with Waqar Younis back as head coach, and Zimbabwe’s Grant Flower taking over as batting coach.

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