Sri Lanka are in the driving seat in the ongoing second and final Test against Pakistan as they have set a record target of 508 before restricting the toℱurist﷽s to 89/1, keeping their hopes of a series-levelling victory alive.
Bad light forces early stumps again!
Pakistan need 419 runs.
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
The hosts declared their second innings on 360/8, thanks to the batting brilliance of Dhananjaya de Silva, who smashed 109 to mark his🌠 ninth Test ton, helping the hosts take a solid grip on the contest.
9th test 100 for Dhananja🍸ya de Silva. Interestingly, he has more test 100s than Sanga had after 81 inꦬnings
— Prithvi (@Prithvi10_)
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne (61), ꦰwho was struggling with lower back𒁏 pain, smashed a remarkable 61 and formed a crucial 126-run stand with De Silva after the Islanders resumed Day 4 on 176/5.
Dimuth Karunaratne scoring a captain's knock of 61 runs with a back injury
— Akhila Seneviratne (@AkhilaSene97)
In their massive chase, Pakistan started with positive intent as both Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq started founding the boundaries. The pair added 42 runs before a stunning catch from Dunith Wellalage removed the in-form Shafique for 16.
Brilliant catch by Dunith wellalage to take the first wicket of pakistan ꦐ2nd innings 👏
— RANODH 9 (@LRB20079)
The dismissal, however, couldn’t stop Pakistan from maintaining a healthy run rate, thanks to attacking strokes from Imam and skipper Babar Azam. The two batters ensured the visitors didn’t sustain any damage as they batted cautiously into tea.
. and take Pakistan to tea at 71-1 🏏 |
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Just as the game was reaching the final 🍬hour of action, the home team was robbed of precious time as only six overs could be played inও the final session before bad light stopped play. Opener Imam was batting on 46 while Babar was at 26 at stumps with Pakistan 419 runs behind the target.
Bad light forces early stumps on day four.
All to play for on the final day 👀
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— ICC (@ICC)
