Pakistan on Friday reached 151-5 at lunch in their second innings on the fifth and final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan now lead by 139 runs.
Conceding a 12-run lead Pakistan resumed their innings with the overnight score of 57-1 with Azan Awais (22) and Mohammad Taha (24) at the crease. However both fell without adding to their overnight scores. Lahiru Kumara dismissed Awais while Asitha Fernando removed Taha in quick succession to bring Pakistan under an immense pressure.
Babar then combined with Saud Shakeel to rebuild the innings, adding 50 runs for the fifth wicket association.
It was Milan Rathnayaka who removed Babar as he once again failed to convert a solid start into a big innings.
Babar hit six fours in his 34 which came off 48 balls and Pakistan were 107-4 at that time.
Rathnayaka continued to add to Pakistan’s miseries when he had Agha Salman, held by Sooriyabandara for just 13, having hit two fours from 19 balls.
At lunch Saud Shakeel was batting on 23 and with him at the end was Ghazi Ghori on seven.
Saud, who had hit 93 in the first innings, struck one four in his unbeaten patient knock.
Asitha Fernando (2-20) and Milan Rathnayaka (2-32) were effective with the leather.
Due to Friday the session was extended for half-an-hour and lunch was taken at 12:30pm instead of 12pm.
Earlier on Thursday, debutant pacer Saqib Khan claimed 7-130 to help Pakistan bowl Sri Lanka out for 446 in response to the hosts’ first innings total of 434-9 declared. Dhananjaya de Silva top-scored with 167, while captain Kusal Mendis contributed 119.
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