Pakistan VS Sri Lanka t2nd Test Day Four Highlights

Pakistan VS Sri Lanka t2nd Test Day Four Highlights

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Match Report:

Fast bowler Dhammika Prasad's 4 for 92 helped Sri Lanka entertain ahead in the second Test as they dismissed Pakistan for 329 to depart them needing 153 to pull level in the three-decide series. His bowling afterward blunted the impact of Azhar Ali's ninth Test century, which had anchored Pakistan, helping them rout a significant deficit and later putting them in the lead. Sri Lanka's chase, however, will unaccompanied profit underway on the subject of the subject of the innocent hours of daylight after oppressive rain wiped out each and every one third session.

Prasad reaped rewards for his discipline and correctness and played an important role in breaking the overnight partnership together along plus Younis Khan and Azhar at the begin of the hours of hours of day, inducing edges from both batsmen. His correctness helped unsettle Younis Khan who eventually fell caught at the back to Angelo Mathews for 40 following a half-hearted edge. That wicket brought an suspension to a 73-manage partnership in the midst of Younis and Azhar, but in the in the at the forefront the score at 202 for 3, Pakistan yet had a chance to construct a larger quantity. Instead, the on fire of the extraction-going on failed to bat long plenty along along after that Azhar to leave an impact. The side free their last six wickets for 55 runs.

The wickets came just as the batsmen began settling the length of. Misbah-ul-Haq was vis--vis 22 taking into consideration he was trapped in stomach by Prasad, soon after Sri Lanka had taken the subsidiary ball. Misbah reviewed but replays showed the ball clipping the summit of the stumps. After Asad Shafiq turned Dushmantha Chameera into the keeper's hands down the leg side, Prasad got the wickets of Sarfraz Ahmed and Yasir Shah in successive overs. The Pakistan wicketkeeper was caught at the to the front at the begin of a well-ventilated spell, and Yasir was yorked for an 11-ball duck.

Prasad did slip in a few drifting ones beside the leg side and attempted yorkers that done occurring as full tosses but he was beating the batsmen regularly, drawing them lecture to behind length and fuller deliveries, even though mixing the uncharacteristic curt delivery. He kept the pressure going on through an elongated second session, peppering the Pakistan tail-enders considering sudden yorkers. His returns in the second innings took his allow haul to a career-best seven wickets.

Rangana Herath delivered a big blow next than he drew Azhar out of his crease a tad forward. The batsman was left beached all along the arena taking into account than Chandimal whipped the bails off, ending his innings at 117, which had lonely six fours.

The feel and pace of his innings in this area the fourth day was same to the quirk he played during the 120-control partnership as soon as Ahmed Shehzad upon day three. There weren't too many boundary balls upon manage to pay for, and behind a slow outfield, it became imperative for Azhar to approach the strike and ensure the side was not bogged down. He continued operate that even as wickets fell a propos him, but he was with privileged to be conclusive a few reprieves. In the fourth more than of the day, he came near to mammal dismissed upon 68 past Prasad drew him take in hand, but the edge - more a keeper's catch - was dropped by Kumar Sangakkara at first suspend. A few edges in the first session also fell curt of fielders.

Azhar raised his century considering a punch through mid-off for two off Chameera. It was with his fifth Test century against Sri Lanka.