Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test Day 1 Live:Shaheen Afridi took four wickets as Pakistan bowled out Sri Lanka for 222 in the first innings on Day 1 of the first Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium on Saturday. Shaheen first dismissed Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne in the third over of the innings.Then Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali also got among the wickets and Sri Lanka lost four till lunch break with the score being 80/4.Pakistan dominated the second session as well and picked another four wickets to see Sri Lanka struggling to even get past 200. Earlier, Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and opted to bat against Pakistan in the first Test of the two-match series at the Galle International Stadium.Despite a lot of chaos off the field, Sri Lanka face visitors Pakistan. It is interesting to note that both the sides played their recent Test match against Australia. While the hosts had won it by an innings and 39 runs, Pakistan had lost to Australia by 115 runs. Talking about their current rankings, Pakistan occupy the sixth spot while Sri Lanka are just a spot below them in the table.
So, Pakistan still trail by 198 runs. Still, a long way to go in this match but Sri Lanka will attack Day 2 with spinners again and they will hope to make early inroads while Pakistan will hope for a big partnership. Join us on Day 2 at 10 am IST (4.30 am GMT). Join us for the build up as well. Till then, cheers!
Earlier, Sri Lanka posted a decent score thanks to a couple of cameos at the top, Chanidmal's brilliance in the middle phase and later, Maheesh Theekshana provided some crucial runs at the backend. Sri Lanka were 133/8 but two 40-odd run partnerships have pushed them to a decent total. Pakistan mostly used their seamers and they got rewards too. They kept on taking regular wickets to bundle the hosts out for 222. Shaheen Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets.
What a start to this Test match! Four wickets fell in each session, 12 wickets overall and it was certainly a hard day for the batters. Sri Lanka will be really happy that their bowlers have got rid of the openers already. Prabath Jayasuriya has picked up from where he left off. He asked a couple of questions already but the Pakistani batters negotiated him well in the end. Azhar Ali has been out for a long time but the important thing is he has seen through the day and it was important for Pakistan to not lose anymore wickets.
17.6
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO BABAR AZAM
Tossed up around off, spinning back in. Babar Azam blocks it from his back foot. That will be STUMPS ON DAY 1.
17.5
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO BABAR AZAM
Full once again on the pads, Babar Azam flicks it to short leg.
17.4
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO BABAR AZAM
Full on middle, Babar Azam knocks it to mid-wicket.
17.3
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO BABAR AZAM
Floated on middle and leg, Babar Azam tucks it to square leg.
17.2
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO AZHAR ALI
Full toss on middle and off, Azhar Ali drillis it towards long off for a run. He is not happy with himself as it was there to be punished.
17.1
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO BABAR AZAM
Babar Azam gets off the mark. This is a bit short around off, Babar Azam pushes it through covers for a single.
16.6
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PRABATH JAYASURIYA TO AZHAR ALI
On middle, blocked out.
16.5
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PRABATH JAYASURIYA TO AZHAR ALI
Full and on off, Azhar Ali dances down the track and drives it hard but straight to covers.
16.4
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PRABATH JAYASURIYA TO AZHAR ALI
Tossed up around off, spinning away. Azhar Ali offers no shot at it.
16.3
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PRABATH JAYASURIYA TO AZHAR ALI
EDGED BUT SAFE! This tossed up again on middle and off, turning away. Azhar Ali tries to defend it with soft hands but gets an outside edge. Luckily for him it does not carry to the second slip fielder.
16.2
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PRABATH JAYASURIYA TO AZHAR ALI
Tossed up on off, turning away, Azhar Ali leaves it alone.
16.1
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PRABATH JAYASURIYA TO AZHAR ALI
Floated around off, Azhar Ali leans on and blocks it to silly mid off.
15.6
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO BABAR AZAM
Darts this one full on middle, Babar Azam digs it out onto the pitch.
15.5
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO AZHAR ALI
Tossed up outside off, Azhar Ali goes for the drive but gets a leading edge towards backward point. They cross.
15.4
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO AZHAR ALI
Flatter delivery angled in, Azhar Ali is solid in his defense.
15.3
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO AZHAR ALI
Floated full on middle, Azhar Ali tucks it to mid-wicket.
15.2
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MAHEESH THEEKSHANA TO AZHAR ALI
Full again on off, Azhar Ali knocks it to the off side.
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