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Pakistan displayed a magnificent show of dominance in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports🐼 Club in Colombo, securing a remarkable victory by an innings and 222 runs. With this emphatic win, Pakistan swept the two-match series 2-0.
The star of the day four was Noman Ali, whose extraordinary bowling performance left the Sri Lankan batters bewildered. Noman’s magical spin and craftiness on the field resulted in a career-best 7/70 in just his 15th Test game. He teased and bewildered the batters, showcasing his mastery in flight, change of pace, turn and bounce. His impeccable performance played a pivotal role in guiding Pakistan to this historic victory, as he dismantled the Sri Lankan batting order in the second innings, claiming seven wickets.
Led by Abdullah Shafique’s brilliant double century and Agha Salman‘s sensational century, Pakistan declared their first innings at a mammoth 5/576 in response to Sri Lanka’s meagre total of 166. The lead was so substantial that Pakistan did not require a second batting turn, thanks to Noman’s devastating spell.
In the second innings, Sri Lanka started with promise, registering an opening stand of 69 runs, but soon, Noman’s magic took over again. He dismissed Nishan Madushka with his very first ball of the day, setting the tone for the rest of the innings. Although skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews put up some resistance, the Sri Lankan batting line-up couldn’t withstand the relentless pressure from Noman and Naseem Shah, who claimed two crucial wickets.
Sri Lanka’s captain, Dimuth Karunaratne and the team management have much to contemplate after this humbling defeat. The home team’s performance fell well below expectations, and they were completely outplayed and outmatched by the clinical Pakistan side.
On the other hand, Pakistan will be jubilant with their brilliant start to the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-2025 campaign, bagging a maximum of 24 points. The visitors showcased their skills and abilities, leaving no doubt about their prowess iꦬn Test cri♏cket.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
THE WINNING CAPTAIN 🔥❤️. | |
— Ehtisham Siddique (@iMShami_)
VICTORY IT IS!😍
Whatꦐ a performance by the entire team, special stuff by in the second inning🤩 and were exceptional with the bat indeed. Congratulations everyone on the inning defeat, that’s what you call a domi𝕴nating performance🇵🇰
— Fawad Alam (@iamfawadalam25)
Pakistan won the Test series 2-0 in Sri Lanka.
Top of the Points Table in WTC 2025.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Pakistan have won the Test match by an innings an 222 runs, won the series in Sri Lanka 2ꦑ-0 🇵🇰💚
🦋Alhamdulillah for Babar Azam and his team. Pakistan Zindabad ❤️
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan)
Man of The Match goes to One And Only Abdullah Shafique for his 201 first Pakis𒆙tan 🍰batter to do it in Sri Lanka💯👏.
— Shaharyar Ejaz 🏏 (@SharyOfficial)
𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭🌟𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨🦄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 2️⃣-0️⃣ 𝐰��𝐢𝐭𝐞��𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 🙌
Well played, boys 👏
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
🏆 Player of the match
🏆 Player of the series— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Great win Pakistan🍒. Man of the series : Pakistan Fielding ! Never seen them catch better.
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja)
Alhumdullilah what a victory Pakistan. N🅘oman Ali turning the game way from SL and obviously Naseem Shah making entire fast bowling community proud. What amazing control over the ball and reversing it all around, simply br𝓰illiant. Not to forget the massive effort of the batters!
— Rumman Raees (@rummanraees15)
