SLA 1ST

OUT! Caught. Shaheen Afridi to Nishan Madushka. Out-swinging back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge, caught by Ahmed. 100th Test wicket for the Pakistani pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi.

OUT! Caught. Shaheen Afridi to Kusal Mendis. Out-swinging length ball, to leg on the back foot defending, outside edge to second slip, caught by Salman. Agha takes a good catch.

OUT! Caught. Shaheen Afridi to Dimuth Karunaratne. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, Gloved, caught by Ahmed. Strangled down the leg.

OUT! Caught. Naseem Shah to Dinesh Chandimal. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to third slip, caught by Azam. Excellent catch from Babar.

OUT! Caught. Abrar Ahmed to Angelo Mathews. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge, caught by Ahmed. Abrar gets the much-needed breakthrough! It will be Tea on Day 1. After losing four quick wickets in the morning session, Mathews and Dhananjaya played well to negate the threat. Stay tuned for the final session of the day.

OUT! Caught. Agha Salman to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by ul-Haq. What a magnificent catch from Imam! That will be Stumps on Day 1. Sri Lanka have scored 242 for the loss of six wickets. Dhananjaya de Silva remains unbeaten on 94. Shaheen Afridi picked up three wickets to his name. Do join us tomorrow for Day 2 action. Hello everyone! Welcome to Day 2 of the first Test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The visitors would like to bowl out the hosts as soon as possible. Sri Lanka will look to put up a fighting total on the board. Here we go!

OUT! Caught. Abrar Ahmed to Ramesh Mendis. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge to first slip, caught by Azam. Abrar gets his man.

OUT! Caught. Naseem Shah to Prabath Jayasuriya. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge, caught by Ahmed. Sarfaraz takes a regulation catch.

OUT! Caught. Naseem Shah to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover, caught by Khan. Masood with a brilliant catch.

OUT! Caught. Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Shafique. Abrar gets a wicket! Sri Lanka bowled out for 312. Dhananjaya de Silva played a gritty knock of 122 and was well-supported by other batters. Afridi, Naseem and Abrar got three wickets each. Stay tuned for the post-Lunch session.

PAK 1ST

OUT! Caught (Sub). Kasun Rajitha to Imam ul-Haq. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point. Poor shot from Imam.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Abdullah Shafique. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by de Silva. Fantastic catch from Dhananjaya de Silva.

OUT! L.B.W. Ramesh Mendis to Shan Masood. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Samarawickrama. Huge wicket for Sri Lanka!

OUT! L.B.W. Prabath Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Stock ball half volley, to leg on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge. Plumb in front!

OUT! Stumped. Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, missed, by Samarawickrama. Mendis deceives Agha Salman with a sharp turn.

OUT! L.B.W. Ramesh Mendis to Noman Ali. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad. Trapped in front!

OUT! L.B.W. Vishwa Fernando to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, hit pad. Eight down for Pakistan.

OUT! Bowled. Ramesh Mendis to Naseem Shah. Off break full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, missed. Knocked through the gates.

OUT! Caught. Ramesh Mendis to Abrar Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump moves in front pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Mathews. Mendis gets the five-wicket haul, and that brings Pakistan's innings to a close. Shakeel played magnificently and scored an unbeaten 208 runs. The visitors had a healthy lead of 149 runs. Join us back in a bit for Sri Lanka's second innings.

SLA 2ND

OUT! Caught. Abrar Ahmed to Dimuth Karunaratne. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket, caught by Salman. Abrar gets his man.

OUT! L.B.W. Noman Ali to Kusal Mendis. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, hit pad. That's plumb in front.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Angelo Mathews. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, caught by Azam. Stunner from Babar.

OUT! Caught. Noman Ali to Nishan Madushka. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge, caught by Ahmed. Edged and gone.

OUT! Caught. Agha Salman to Dinesh Chandimal. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to short mid wicket, caught by ul-Haq.

OUT! Caught. Agha Salman to Sadeera Samarawickrama. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, mis-timed to short leg, caught by Shafique. Sharp catch by Shafique.

OUT! L.B.W. Abrar Ahmed to Ramesh Mendis. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Easy decision for Tucker.

OUT! Caught. Shaheen Afridi to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, outside edge, caught by Ahmed. New ball did the trick.

OUT! Caught. Shaheen Afridi to Prabath Jayasuriya. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Khan. Jayasuriya fails to clear the fielder.

OUT! Caught. Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Khan. All out! Sri Lanka bundled out for 279. Abrar Ahmed and Noman Ali picked up three wickets each. Dhananjaya de Silva played a sensible knock of 82. Can Pakistan chase it down with ease? Let's find out.

PAK 2ND

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Abdullah Shafique. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, outside edge, caught by Samarawickrama. Jayasuriya gets the first wicket.

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Shan Masood. Stock length ball, off stump down the track working, bat-pad to short leg, caught by Fernando. Good reflection catch from Madushka.

OUT! Run Out. Prabath Jayasuriya to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, shy attempt by Wanigamuni. Mix-up in the middle.

OUT! L.B.W. Prabath Jayasuriya to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Jayasuriya gets the early morning breakthrough.

OUT! Caught. Ramesh Mendis to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge, caught by Samarawickrama. A soft dismissal!

OUT! Caught. Prabath Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Mendis. Unnecessary attempt to lose his wicket.

Over 96. no runs. Bowler: Abrar Ahmed. Sri Lanka: 312/10(rr 3.25)

Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to backward point for no runs, run save by Shakeel.

Over 95. 2 runs. Bowler: Noman Ali. Sri Lanka: 312/9(rr 3.28)

Noman Ali to Vishwa Fernando. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 2 runs.

Noman Ali to Vishwa Fernando. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

Noman Ali to Vishwa Fernando. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Shafique.

Noman Ali to Vishwa Fernando. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Shafique.

APPEAL! Noman Ali to Vishwa Fernando. Arm length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short third man for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W.

Noman Ali to Vishwa Fernando. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

Over 94. no runs. Bowler: Abrar Ahmed. Sri Lanka: 310/9(rr 3.30)

Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Khan.

Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to cover for no runs, fielded by Shafique.

Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.

Abrar Ahmed to Kasun Rajitha. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

Over 93. 6 runs. Bowler: Noman Ali. Sri Lanka: 310/9(rr 3.33)

Noman Ali to Vishwa Fernando. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Shafique.

Noman Ali to Vishwa Fernando. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Over 122. 1 run. Bowler: Ramesh Mendis. Pakistan: 461/10(rr 3.78)

Ramesh Mendis to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run.

Over 121. 3 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. Pakistan: 460/9(rr 3.80)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Saud Shakeel. Stock ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Saud Shakeel. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed to third man for 2 runs, fielded by Fernando.

Over 120. 1 run. Bowler: Ramesh Mendis. Pakistan: 457/9(rr 3.81)

Ramesh Mendis to Abrar Ahmed. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.

APPEAL! Ramesh Mendis to Abrar Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, hit body to short leg for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama, appeal made for L.B.W.  Another loud shout, but the umpire says not out.

Ramesh Mendis to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to point for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.

Ramesh Mendis to Saud Shakeel. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Ramesh Mendis to Saud Shakeel. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Ramesh Mendis to Saud Shakeel. Off break back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to deep extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

Over 119. 10 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. Pakistan: 456/9(rr 3.83)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, off stump moves in front pulling, hit pad to fine leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

FOUR! Prabath Jayasuriya to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

Over 84. no runs. Bowler: Abrar Ahmed. Sri Lanka: 279/10(rr 3.32)

Over 83. 9 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Sri Lanka: 279/9(rr 3.36)

Shaheen Afridi to Vishwa Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot shoulders arms, shoulders arms for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

Shaheen Afridi to Kasun Rajitha. Length ball, to leg on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Khan.

FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Kasun Rajitha. Off cutter half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

Shaheen Afridi to Prabath Jayasuriya. Full toss, down leg side on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Khan.

FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Prabath Jayasuriya. Back of a length, down leg side backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.

Over 82. 1 run. Bowler: Abrar Ahmed. Sri Lanka: 270/8(rr 3.29)

Abrar Ahmed to Vishwa Fernando. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to point for no runs, fielded by Shakeel.

Abrar Ahmed to Vishwa Fernando. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Abrar Ahmed to Vishwa Fernando. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Abrar Ahmed to Vishwa Fernando. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Ahmed.

Abrar Ahmed to Prabath Jayasuriya. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Shah.

Over 81. 10 runs. Bowler: Shaheen Afridi. Sri Lanka: 269/8(rr 3.32)

FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, well timed past long off for 4 runs.

FOUR! Shaheen Afridi to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

Over 33. 6 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. Pakistan: 133/6(rr 4.03)

SIX! Prabath Jayasuriya to Agha Salman. Stock length ball, off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. Agha Salman hits the winning runs. Pakistan win by four wickets and lead the series 1-0. Imam played positively and scored his half-century. Prabath Jayasuriya bagged four wickets to his name. Saud Shakeel is adjudged as the Player of the Match. Cheers.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Stock length ball, off stump down the track pushing, to silly mid on for no runs.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Stock ball half volley, off stump down the track working, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot sweeping, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Over 32. 2 runs. Bowler: Ramesh Mendis. Pakistan: 127/5(rr 3.97)

APPEAL! Ramesh Mendis to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track working, hit pad to point for 1 run, shy attempt by Samarawickrama, fielded by Rajitha, appeal made for L.B.W.

Ramesh Mendis to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.

Ramesh Mendis to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, inside edge to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Chandimal.

Ramesh Mendis to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.

Ramesh Mendis to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

Ramesh Mendis to Imam ul-Haq. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

Over 31. 3 runs. Bowler: Prabath Jayasuriya. Pakistan: 125/5(rr 4.03)

Prabath Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to mid on for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track defending, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Samarawickrama.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz Ahmed. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Wanigamuni.

Prabath Jayasuriya to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
K Fernandoc Ahmed b Afridi	4	9	0	0	44.44
F Karunaratnec Ahmed b Afridi	29	43	6	0	67.44
B Mendisc Salman b Afridi	12	14	3	0	85.71
A Mathewsc Ahmed b Ahmed	64	109	9	0	58.72
L Chandimalc Azam b Shah	1	6	0	0	16.67
D de Silvac Khan b Shah	122	214	12	3	57.01
W Samarawickramac ul-Haq b Salman	36	57	5	0	63.16
R Wanigamunic Azam b Ahmed	5	40	1	0	12.5
N Jayasuriyac Ahmed b Shah	4	29	0	0	13.79
C Rajithac Shafique b Ahmed	8	24	1	0	33.33
M Fernandonot out	21	28	2	1	75

Bowling	O	M	R	W	NB	E/R
S Afridi	24	3	86	3	1	3.59
N Shah	22	2	90	3	0	4.1
A Ahmed	31.2	9	68	3	0	2.18
A Salman	5	1	18	1	0	3.6
N Ali	13	2	45	0	0	3.47

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