GALLE (APP) – Sri Lanka, trailing Pakistan by 117 runs on the first innings, were 63 for two in their second knock at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test on Saturday.
Dimuth Karunaratne was unbeaten on 36 and nightwatch Dilruwan Perera had yet to score after Pakistan removed Kaushal Silva (five) and Kumar Sangakkara (18) in the 21 overs before close in Galle.
Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka’s 300, made 417 after Asad Shafiq scored 131 and shared a sixth-wicket stand of 139 with Sarfraz Ahmed (96) and 101 for the ninth with tailender Zulfiqar Babar, who hit 56 off 60 balls. Pakistan’s last five wickets put on 321 runs after the top five had fallen for 96.
