Pakistan have made early inroads in a bid to win the primary cricket Test towards Sri Lanka because the guests claimed three wickets within the morning session of the fourth day.
Sri Lanka went to lunch on Wednesday at 3-94. The hosts, who scored 312 of their first innings to path by 149 runs, are nonetheless behind by 55 runs.
Rain and unhealthy gentle that has repeatedly affected the sport delayed the fourth morning’s begin by quarter-hour. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka prolonged their opening-wicket stand to 42 runs earlier than Abrar Ahmed supplied the breakthrough.
Karunaratne (20) performed a free clip straight to mid-wicket off the legspinner to provide Pakistan the early benefit.
Kusal Mendis added 37 runs with Madushka for the second wicket earlier than being trapped lbw by left-arm spinner Noman Ali. He made 18 and burned a evaluation for his crew as effectively regardless of the ball hitting the center stump.
The hosts sustained the largest blow within the morning after they misplaced their most skilled campaigner Angelo Mathews for seven, fantastically caught by skipper Babar Azam at first slip to provide Noman Ali a second wicket.
Madushka was unbeaten on 47 at lunch with Dinesh Chandimal on one.
Pakistan scored 461 of their first innings because of Saud Shakeel’s unbeaten 208. The left-handed batsman turned the primary Pakistani cricketer to attain a double hundred in Sri Lanka.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
