SL vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 2: Pakistan 15 for 1 (Asitha 1-7) trail Sri Lanka 378 (Chandimal 80, Dickwella 51, Oshada 50, Naseem 3-58) by 363 runs.

Naseem Shah blew away the short-term pair with a fearsome morning spell, and Yasir Shah guaranteed the last two wickets. Yet, obstruction from Ramesh Mendis, who hit 35 and set up tenth and eleventh wicket partnerships amounting to 45, guaranteed that Sri Lanka’s lower order didn’t totally self-destruct on the subsequent morning.

Then, on the second ball of Pakistan’s innings, Asitha Fernando got Abdullah Shafique to play one back on to his stumps. Pakistan may perhaps be more joyful with their morning’s work, having held Sri Lanka to 378 when a sum of more than 400 was possible when play started. However, Sri Lanka has not permitted Pakistan to move away from them.

It was Naseem’s short ball that roughed Sri Lanka’s lower order up.

Fourth over of the day, he sent a horrendous bouncer at the throat of debutant Dunith Wellalage, who attempted to dodge under, however could battle the ball to second slip as it kept on following him. He was out for 11, Babar Azam effectively getting under that looping catch.

Niroshan Dickwella completed a 22nd half-century soon after, however was out to one more bouncer in Naseem’s next over. This one was not too coordinated a short ball, and was passing down leg. Dickwella’s endeavours to assist it with aiding it around the bend came about just in an edge to the wicketkeeper, nonetheless. He was out for 51 off 54 balls, having started the day on 42.

Ramesh’s first boundary came from an inside edge past the stumps, off Naseem, however he soon started to find the boundary intentionally, generally with some variety of the range shot. He hit progressive fours through square leg off Mohammad Nawaz, and, surprisingly, pummelling Yasir over wide lengthy on for six, with a trudge clear. His partnership with Prabath Jayasuriya was worth 20; with No. 11 Asitha Fernando, 25.

Yasir ended the Sri Lanka innings when he snuck a topspinner through Ramesh’s protections, toward the finish of the 103rd over. Yasir had likewise got a progressing Prabath Jayasuriya lbw on audit, and got done with 3 for 83 from the innings. Naseem, who had additionally taken two wickets in this session, got done with 3 for 58 from his 18 overs, having dazzled through pieces of the very beginning too.

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The Asitha ball to get Shafique had pitched on a length right external off stump, and the player had been attached to the wrinkle as he pushed out at it – the resultant inside edge cannoning once again into middle and leg. In spite of the fact that Pakistan needed to bat out just five overs before lunch, Sri Lanka actually figured out how to consume a survey in that period, taking a shot against Babar, who had progressed excessively far down the track against Jayasuriya for the umpire’s decision to be overturned.

Babar and Imam-ul-Haq had each hit a boundary before the break, however neither had reached double figures.