Sri Lanka annihilate Pakistan in first Test SCORECARD

Nuwan Kulasekara and Suraj Randiv combined to vanquish Pakistan as Sri Lanka triumphed in the first Test by a massive 209 runs on Monday, their biggest win over their Asian rivals. The tourists, set a near impossible victory target of 510, were bowled out for 300 just before stumps on the fourth day despite defiant batting from Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq, as Sri Lanka took the lead in the three-match series. The pair kept the Sri Lankan attack at bay for three hours to add 151 for the fifth wicket, Younis making 87 and Shafiq 80, before both fell on either side of the tea interval. Offspinner Randiv and seamer Kulasekara grabbed three wickets each to ensure Sri Lanka ended the match with a day to spare after Pakistan appeared to be taking the fight into the final day.

Salman Butt released from jail

  The former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has been released from prison a mere seven months into his 30-month sentence, his lawyers have confirmed. In November 2011, Butt and his team-mates Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were jailed at Southwark Crown Court for their roles in the plot to bowl deliberate no-balls during the Lord's Test in August 2010. Asif and Aamir had been handed out 12 and six-month sentences, but were released earlier year.