Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 4 Live Score And Updates: Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya De Silva Eye To Consolidate Sri Lanka's Lead

27.07.2022 - 07:55 sports.ndtv.com

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Score And Updates: Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva have helped Sri Lanka extend their lead over 300 against Pakistan in the ongoing second Test at the Galle International Stadium.

The duo took forward the Sri Lankan innings from 176 for 5, with a lead of 323, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Karunaratne and de Silva resumed at their individual scores of 27 and 30, respectively.

Earlier, Sri Lanka had scored 378 runs before bundling out Pakistan for 231 and gaining a 147-run first-innings lead. (LIVE SCORECARD) Playing XIs: Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dunith Wellalage, Asitha Fernando Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Fawad Alam, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Naseem Shah No run.

Just a bit too full and straight, flicked away through mid-wicket for a single. Full again, at the stumps and this is pushed towards mid on.

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Here are the five talking points from the Pakistan tour: 1) Skipper Babar Azam extended his prolific run of form to almost single-handedly drive the tourists in the two-match series. Azam's knocks of 119 and 55 powered the team to an opening win after they chased down a Galle record of 342. He hit 81 in Pakistan's mammoth chase of 508 in the second Test but it was a lone fight against an inspired Sri Lankan spin attack.

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