Abdullah’s ton helps Pakistan tighten noose around Sri Lanka
GALLE : Sri Lanka 1st innings 222 all out in 66.1 overs (Dinesh Chandimal 76, Maheesh Theekshana 38, Shaheen Afridi 4-58; Pakistan’s 1st innings: 218 al out (Babar Azam 119, Mohammad Rizwan 19, Yasir Shah 18, Hasan Ali 17, Prabath Jayasuria 5-82); Sri Lanka 2nd innings 337 all out (Dinesh Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Oshada Fernando 64, Mohammad Nawaz 5-88, Yasir Shah 3-122),
PAKISTAN 2ND INNINGS (Target: 342 runs) (Via courtesy cricinfo)
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||||
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| Abdullah Shafique | not out | 112 | 289 | 5 | 1 | 38.75 | |||
| Imam-ul-Haq | st †Dickwella b RTM Mendis | 35 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 47.94 | |||
| Azhar Ali | c de Silva b Jayasuriya | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 | |||
| Babar Azam (c) | b Jayasuriya | 55 | 104 | 4 | 1 | 52.88 | |||
| Mohammad Rizwan † | not out | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 3) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 85 Ov (RR: 2.61) | 222/3 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Imam-ul-Haq, 28.5 ov), 2-104 (Azhar Ali, 39.1 ov), 3-205 (Babar Azam, 78.5 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 35 | 6 | 89 | 2 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 26 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 11 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 |