Sri Lanka rejected Pakistan tour

Sri Lanka Cricket on Tuesday long-established they had discarded a present to tour Pakistan due to security concerns.

Pakistan has not hosted international cricket inside its own borders since an attack on Sri Lanka's team bus in Lahore left seven players and a supporter coach wounded in 2009.

Six Pakistani policemen and two civilians were killed in the attack, which occur when gunmen ambush the bus and opened fire.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had hope to coax Sri Lanka back for a tour in October, propose a series comprise of three Tests, five one-day internationals and one Twenty20 match.

However, an attack at a Karachi naval base on Sunday has encouraged the SLC to put the safety of its players first, deciding to knock back the request in spite of the PCB's assurances of safety.

"We have refused to tour Pakistan," an SLC spokesman said. "We are anxious about the security and that's why we said no to them."

Since the 2009 attack, Pakistan have been required to play their home series in neutral territory, counting the United Arab Emirates, England and New Zealand, with no cricketing nation willing to tour the troubled country.

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Pakistan level series with simplistic win

Saeed Ajmal take three final-day wickets as Pakistan wrapped up a 196-run win in the second Test next to the West Indies in St Kitts to sketch the series 1-1.

Ajmal dismiss Brendan Nash, Darren Sammy and Ravi Rampaul as the hosts, who started the day on 130 for five, were dismiss for 230.

Captain Sammy briefly aggravated the tourists with an innings of 41, which incorporated six fours, but he was merely delay the inevitable.

The West Indies resume their second innings 296 runs loose this morning and their hopes of an unlikely revival were deal a blow when Nash went for 30, caught by Taufeeq Umar at first slip, after they had added just five more runs.

Abdur Rehman, who ended with four second-innings wickets, then attentive Carlton Baugh lbw for 18 to reduce the Windies for 171 for seven.

Sammy become Ajmal's second victim, caught at mid-wicket by Misbah-ul-Haq, and Umar Akmal then detained a catch at silly point to obtain rid of Rampaul after he had hit a quickfire 20 with two sixes and two fours.

And Pakistan preserved a comfortable victory when Wahab Riaz superbly ran out a dawdling Kemar Roach for 12.

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Chasing win Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets

Chennai Super Kings 177 for 4 (Raina 73*) strike Royal Challengers Bangalore 175 (Kohli 70*, Bollinger 1-20) by six wickets

 Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni said he had the certainty that his team might win the IPL play-off match next to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

 "It was a hard target, but we have been in comparable situations, and we have the conviction that we can win these games. We kept believe that we could do it, but you can say I was not 100% certain," Dhoni said after his side's dramatic six-wicket win in the last over.

"We know as a team we have the armaments to chase anything. This was a good situation where the set batsmen kept back on going, and the others chip around him. When you believe in the aptitude that you have, you can more often pass off," he said.

Rival captain Daniel Vettori believed that Suresh Raina's sweltering knock made the difference. "You do get these guys. You say this is a great game of cricket. That innings from Suresh took it away. But we expect to bowl a little bit improved than we did." 

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