Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 246 runs on the fifth and final day of the 2nd Test match to level the 2-match series, 1-1 in Galle.
Reporting from Galle
After losing the first Test match by 4 wickets, the hosts came back strongly to beat the visitors with a stellar performance. The spin duo – Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis shared 17 wickets between them in the match.
Left-arm orthodox spinner, Jayasuriya was the pick of the bowlers in the second innings, taking his fourth five-wicket haul in only his sixth innings in Test cricket. Right-arm off spinner, Mendis, who took five wickets in the first innings, ended up with 4 wickets to complete a 9-wicket match bag.
Resuming the final day on 89 for 1, Pakistan lost well-set Imam ul-Haq for 49 as the left-hander was caught behind by keeper Niroshan Dickwella off Mendis.
Skipper Babar Azam and wicket-keeper Mohammad Rizwan added 79 runs for the third wicket giving some hopes for the visitors of ensuring a draw. However, against the run of play, Rizwan left a straight one and was bowled by Jayasuriya to trigger Pakistan’s collapse.
Fawad Alam ran himself out, trying to sneak in a quick single and then Kusal Mendis anticipated quickly, moved to his right to take a superb catch at short leg to dismiss Salman Agha. Pakistan lost three of their middle-order batters within 30 minutes before lunch.
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In the post-lunch session, after surviving a close LBW call and being dropped at first slip, Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s luck ran out when Jayasuriya trapped him plumb in front for 81 with a straight one.
After losing Babar, the Pakistan tail did not last long as they tried to hit their way out of trouble, giving up their wickets quickly as Sri Lanka completed the win with more than a session to spare.
Brief Scores:
Sri Lanka – 378 (103): Oshada Fernando 50, Dimuth Karunaratne 40, Angelo Mathews 42, Dinesh Chandimal 80, Dhananjaya De Silva 33, Niroshan Dickwella 51, Ramesh Mendis 35, Naseem Shah 3/58, Yasir Shah 3/83, Mohammad Nawaz 2/80.
Pakistan –231 (88.1): Imam Ul-Haq 32, Agha Salman 62, Yasir Shah 26, Ramesh Mendis 5/47, Prabath Jayasuriya 3/80.
Sri Lanka (2nd Inn) – 360/8 dec (91.5): Angelo Mathews 35, Dhananjaya De Silva 109, Dimuth Karunaratne 61, Ramesh Mendis 45*, Naseem Shah 2/44, Mohammad Nawaz 2/75.
Pakistan (2nd Inn) – 261 (77): Imam Ul-Haq 49, Babar Azam 81, Prabath Jayasuriya 5/117, Ramesh Mendis 4/101
- Player of the Match – Dhananjaya De Silva
- Player of the Series – Prabath Jayasuriya
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Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | c Mohammad Rizwan b Mohammad Nawaz | 50 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 71.43 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Naseem Shah b Yasir Shah | 40 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Kusal Mendis | run out (Agha Salman) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Mohammad Rizwan b Nauman Ali | 42 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 39.62 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Fawad Alam b Mohammad Nawaz | 80 | 137 | 9 | 2 | 58.39 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Naseem Shah | 33 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 54.10 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah | 51 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 94.44 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 55.00 |
| Ramesh Mendis | b Yasir Shah | 35 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 67.31 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | lbw b Yasir Shah | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Asitha Fernando | not out | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Extras | 21 (b 4 , lb 5 , nb 12, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 378/10 (103 Overs, RR: 3.67) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Ali | 17 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 3.47 | |
| Naseem Shah | 18 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 3.22 | |
| Nauman Ali | 21 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 3.05 | |
| Agha Salman | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4.17 | |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 19 | 3 | 80 | 2 | 4.21 | |
| Yasir Shah | 22 | 2 | 83 | 3 | 3.77 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Shafique | b Asitha Fernando | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | b Dhananjaya de Silva | 32 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 59.26 |
| Babar Azam | b Prabath Jayasuriya | 16 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | lbw b Ramesh Mendis | 24 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 68.57 |
| Fawad Alam | lbw b Ramesh Mendis | 24 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 34.78 |
| Agha Salman | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Prabath Jayasuriya | 62 | 126 | 4 | 1 | 49.21 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Niroshan Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 32.43 |
| Yasir Shah | lbw b Ramesh Mendis | 26 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 26.80 |
| Hasan Ali | b Prabath Jayasuriya | 21 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 38.89 |
| Nauman Ali | c Niroshan Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Naseem Shah | not out | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Extras | 9 (b 4 , lb 5 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 231/10 (88.1 Overs, RR: 2.62) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 20 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 3.15 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 37 | 10 | 80 | 3 | 2.16 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 21.1 | 6 | 47 | 5 | 2.23 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3.75 | |
| Dunith Wellalage | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Oshada Fernando | lbw b Yasir Shah | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 79.17 |
| Kusal Mendis | lbw b Mohammad Nawaz | 15 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Babar Azam b Agha Salman | 35 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 56.45 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah | 21 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 36.21 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Abdullah Shafique b Nauman Ali | 61 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 58.10 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | run out (Yasir Shah) | 109 | 171 | 16 | 0 | 63.74 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Mohammad Rizwan b Mohammad Nawaz | 18 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ramesh Mendis | not out | 45 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Extras | 22 (b 13 , lb 3 , nb 5, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 360/8 (91.5 Overs, RR: 3.92) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Ali | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4.40 | |
| Naseem Shah | 12.5 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 3.52 | |
| Yasir Shah | 21 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 3.81 | |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 21 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 3.57 | |
| Nauman Ali | 14 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 3.86 | |
| Agha Salman | 12 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 3.42 | |
| Babar Azam | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Shafique | c Dunith Wellalage b Prabath Jayasuriya | 16 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 31.37 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c Niroshan Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis | 49 | 90 | 4 | 0 | 54.44 |
| Babar Azam | lbw b Prabath Jayasuriya | 81 | 146 | 6 | 1 | 55.48 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | b Prabath Jayasuriya | 37 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 53.62 |
| Fawad Alam | run out (Niroshan Dickwella) | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Agha Salman | c Kusal Mendis b Prabath Jayasuriya | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Dinesh Chandimal b Ramesh Mendis | 12 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 41.38 |
| Yasir Shah | c Kusal Mendis b Prabath Jayasuriya | 27 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 108.00 |
| Hasan Ali | b Ramesh Mendis | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 110.00 |
| Nauman Ali | not out | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Naseem Shah | c Dunith Wellalage b Ramesh Mendis | 18 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 85.71 |
| Extras | 5 (b 2 , lb 0 , nb 3, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 261/10 (77 Overs, RR: 3.39) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asitha Fernando | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3.33 | |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 32 | 5 | 117 | 5 | 3.66 | |
| Ramesh Mendis | 30 | 7 | 101 | 4 | 3.37 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | |
| Dunith Wellalage | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.43 | |
