Pakistan 218 and 298 for 5 (Shafique 139*, Jayasuriya 4-113) need another 44 runs to beat Sri Lanka 222 and 337 Abdullah Shafique, who batted through all but four overs on day four, remained not out on 139 at lunch on day five, inching Pakistan closer to what would be …
Read More »Chandimal stranded on 94 as Sri Lanka set Pakistan 342 target
Pakistan 218 and 0 for 0 need 342 to beat Sri Lanka 222 and 337 (Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Oshada Fernando 64, Nawaz 5-88, Yasir 3-122) Having come out essentially to get Dinesh Chandimal to his 14th Test hundred, Sri Lanka’s last-wicket pair couldn’t quite manage it. Having been …
Read More »Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis extend Sri Lanka’s lead after early wicket
Lunch Sri Lanka 222 and 132 for 2 (Fernando 64*, Mendis 45*) lead Pakistan 218 by 136 runs Twenty-one wickets had fallen across the first two days of this first Test in Galle. On a pitch clearly taking big turn, though, Kusal Mendis and Oshada Fernando took advantage of some …
Read More »Prabath Jayasuriya’s third straight five-for rattles Pakistan
Lunch Pakistan 104 for 7 (Babar 34*, Jayasuriya 5-41) trail Sri Lanka 222 by 118 runs Prabath Jayasuriya terrorised Pakistan’s middle order on the second morning in Galle, claiming four wickets for 39 runs, as he bowled unchanged from the fort end. Along the way he became part of a …
Read More »Sri Lanka make two changes and bat; Pakistan hand Test debut to Agha Salman
Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat in the first of two Tests against Pakistan, in what is now a tried-and-tested move in Galle, where the pitch is expected to take progressively more turn as the …
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