Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Day 1: PAK trails at 198

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Test 1, Day 1:  Pakistan were 24 for two at stumps on Day 1 of the 1st Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday.

Pakistan were 24 for two at stumps on Day 1 of the main Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday. After bowling out Sri Lanka on 222, Pakistan lost two wickets before the end of the day’s play. Prior, Shaheen Afridi took four wickets as Pakistan bowled out Sri Lanka for 222 in the first innings.

Shaheen previously dismissed Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne in the third over of the innings.Then Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali additionally got among the wickets and Sri Lanka lost four till mid-day break with the score being 80/4.

Pakistan overwhelmed the second meeting also and picked one more four wickets to see Sri Lanka battling to try and move beyond 200. Prior, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the throw and was selected to bat against Pakistan in the primary Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium.

Regardless of a great deal of mayhem off the field, Sri Lanka face guests Pakistan. It is fascinating to note that both the sides played their new Test match against Australia. While the hosts had won it by an innings and 39 runs, Pakistan had lost to Australia by 115 runs. Discussing their ongoing rankings, Pakistan possess the 6th spot while Sri Lanka are only a spot underneath them in the table.

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi drove a motivated assault to bowl out Sri Lanka for 222 however the hosts hit back with two wickets before stumps on the first day of the season of the primary Test on Saturday. The sightseers arrived at 24 for two at the end of play in Galle in the wake of losing their openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique. Azhar Ali, on three, and captain Babar Azam, on one, were batting at close of play with Pakistan actually following by 198 runs.

Quick bowler Kasun Rajitha caught Imam leg before wicket for two and Prabath Jayasuriya brought down Shafique for 13 with his left-arm turn on a day overwhelmed by the bowlers.

Left-arm quick bowler Shaheen stood apart with figures of 4-58 yet Dinesh Chandimal’s going after 76 and a late appearance of 36 by Maheesh Theekshana gave the hosts a battling complete on a pitch expected to help spinners.

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The hosts were wobbling at 133-8 yet added 89 runs for the last two wickets including a 44-show stand to Theekshana and Chandimal, who hit 10 fours and one six.

Shaheen wrapped up the innings with the wicket of Theekshana in the last meeting of play.

The speed lead struck in the third over of the day to send back captain Dimuth Karunaratne for one, and leg-spinner Yasir Shah before long joined with the fast bowlers to have Sri Lanka in a difficult situation after they chose to bat.

Chandimal crushed 19-year-old Naseem for three straight boundaries to raise his fifty and deal a cheer to the end of the week.

Chandimal, who made an unbeaten 206 in Sri Lanka’s series-evening out Test prevail upon Australia recently, at last tumbled to a decent catch by Yasir at cover with Ali requiring his subsequent wicket.

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