Sri Lanka vs Pakistan

Pitch report| Russel Arnold: "It looks like a good pitch. There is a nice covering of grass, which should make the pitch hold. It'll crumble later on, ...

Win the toss and bat first." Stay strong," the 27-year-old wrote. It'll crumble later on, and will test the batters as the match wears on.

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has brought the country to a standstill. There's a shortage of essential items like fuel, medicine and food. The pre.

Naseem Shah to Maheesh Theekshana, FOUR! Sri Lanka reach the 200 run mark with that boundary! Naseem Shah to Kasun Rajitha, Kasun Rajitha gets this straight on the helmet! Maheesh Theekshana defends this to the right of the bowler. Kasun Rajitha tries to duck but is late to react and gets hit on the side of his head! Kasun Rajitha gets hit on his helmet. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live cricket score updates, scorecard, and ball by ball commentary of 1st Test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.Read Less

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It seems very likely that Sri Lanka and Pakistan will play their second Test match in Colombo, as originally scheduled. The Sri Lanka-Australia T20I and ODI series was played in Colombo, where thousands of spectators watched the games peacefully. The second Test may be moved to Galle because of logistical concerns that might arise due to instability in the country, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Highlights Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 1, Cricket: Sri Lanka and Pakistan resumed their rivalry in a two-match Test series.

Thus if Pakistan wins all games, they will surely qualify for the final. Both teams hosted Australia in their most recent series but failed to beat the visitors. They will look to continue the momentum on the second day of the match.

SL vs PAK, 1st Test, Day 1: A four-wicket haul by Shaheen Afridi helped Pakistan restrict Sri Lanka to 222 in Galle. Meanwhile in response, the visitors ...

But Afridi returned to end the partnership, sending back Theekshana with a short-pitched delivery. Afridi's heroics saw Sri Lanka tottering at 133-8 but Chandimal and Maheesh Theekshana staged a small recovery with a ninth wicket stand of 44 before the former fell to an athletic catch by Shah off Hasan. The Sri Lanka team, playing amid a political and economic meltdown in the country, came into the contest having defeated Australia by an innings and 39 runs to level their two-test series at the same Galle International Stadium a few days earlier.

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PAK: 12-0 after 6 overs. 5.6 M Theekshana to Shafique, no run. 5.5 M Theekshana to Shafique, no run, on the leg stump, Shafique flicks towards mid-wicket.

29.6 Ramesh Mendis to Babar Azam, no run, oh almost carries to short leg! 29.2 Ramesh Mendis to Agha Salman, byes, FOUR, oh turn and sharp turn too! 29.5 Ramesh Mendis to Babar Azam, no run, on the stumps, Babar defends Umpire Kumar Dharmasena checks just to be sure. They think about the run and decide against it No way Babar could have played that.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Live Cricket Score: 1st Test match, Day 2 at the Galle International Stadium.

Day 2: There was rain in Galle before the scheduled start time for the match, but it stopped before the start of the play. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. Sri Lanka vs Pakistan HIGHLIGHTS, 1st Test, Day 1: Pakistan are trailing Sri Lanka by 198 runs with Azhar Ali and Babar Azam unbeaten in the middle. But Theekshana played a defiant knock in just his second Test and put on 45 runs for the last wicket with Rajitha, unbeaten on 12. The pace spearhead struck in the third over of the day to send back skipper Dimuth Karunaratne for one, and leg-spinner Yasir Shah soon combined with the quick bowlers to have Sri Lanka in trouble after they elected to bat. Day 1 recap: Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi led an inspired attack to bowl out Sri Lanka for 222 but the hosts hit back with two wickets before stumps on the opening day of the first Test on Saturday.

CRR: 2.22. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Mohammad Nawaz*, 0(0), 0, 0, 0. Babar Azam, 22(47), 3, 0, 46.81. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Ramesh Mendis*, 2.2, 1, 2, 1.

45.6 M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, a half-chance and it didn't stick, Oshada was the fielder at FSL, and he nearly claimed another dismissal. 44.1P Jayasuriya to Yasir Shah, 2 runs, was it a chance? Was a low full-toss and Yasir swept it straight into his bread-basket, but unlike Nawaz's dismissal, the ball popped out after hitting his chest, and he couldn't grab it on the rebound. 43.3 M Theekshana to Yasir Shah, no run, Theekshana tosses one around off, Yasir leans across and defends it to the on-side 12:33 Local Time, 07:03 GMT, 12:33 IST: The day started with a chance dropped off the first ball and ends with a techincal chance being shelled - but in between, it was a one-man show and it was Prabath Jayasuriya who has spun Pakistan into a corner. Babar Azam has held one end up, and he was lucky to survive a confident LBW review, but it's up to him to ensure that Pakistan get as close to SL's 222 as possible.

12:32 IST: 45.6: Maheesh Theekshana to Yasir Shah, DROPPED! Was a hard one as it needed something special! A low full toss on middle. Shah gets forward and ...

12:10 IST: 39.4: Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, Tad short and on middle. Nawaz pre-meditates as he comes down the track and tries to flick it away but closes the face of the bat and it goes off the inner half of the bat and to short leg. 12:16 IST: 41.2: Ramesh Mendis to Yasir Shah, Floated on middle, spinning in. Shah gets beaten on the outside edge as he tries to defend. 12:30 IST: 45.4: Maheesh Theekshana to Yasir Shah, Full, floated and on the pads. 12:07 IST: 38.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Yasir Shah, RIPPER! Missed the Hat trick by inches! Prabath Jayasuriya bowls this beautifully flighted full outside off, Yasir Shah goes to drive and gets a thick outside edge. 12:27 IST: 44.5: Prabath Jayasuriya to Yasir Shah, FOUR! Nice shot! Babar Azam lets it go to the keeper. Niroshan Dickwella fails to gather it too and the batters get a bye run. Shah gets forward and sweeps it straight to short leg where Oshada Fernando had to get low to collect but he fails to hold on. They have taken five wickets to put Pakistan right on the ropes and with nowhere to go!

CRR: 2.18. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Babar Azam*, 28(60), 4, 0, 46.67. Yasir Shah, 0(2), 0, 0, 0. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Ramesh Mendis*, 5, 1, 6, 1.

Chandimal settled under the skier, but the wind threatened to drop the ball in front of him, had to dive forward in the end and he does so, bringing up a smart two-handed catch. 59.4 Ramesh Mendis to Babar Azam, no run, flighted on middle, Babar gets a good stride forward on the block 61.3 Ramesh Mendis to Babar Azam, no run, the off-break now, Babar gets a good stride forward as he defended

Sri Lanka fought back well, adding 89 runs for the last two wickets and then removing the Pakistan openers cheaply.

The pair would bat for over an hour, comfortably dealing with the short stuff the seamers threw their way, while also occasionally finding the gaps in the covers. At the height of their 49-run stand - which would be Sri Lanka's best of the innings - the hosts were going at around four an over. And while Chandimal would fall shortly after tea - caught in the covers courtesy an excellent take by Yasir, diving full stretch to his right, off Hasan - Theekshana and last man Kasun Rajitha would continue to frustrate the visitors. Had Chandimal had his way, though, he probably would have played a more watchful knock on a wicket that needed patience, even if it wasn't quite the raging turner Galle is known for. The zenith of his knock came when Sri Lanka were at their lowest, having just a few overs prior lost their eighth wicket. The first two were short balls disdainfully dispatched in front of square leg, while the final brought up his 22nd Test fifty, a delightful front-foot clip piercing deep square leg and deep fine leg that reached the ropes on the bounce.