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Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the opening Test in Galle on Wednesday. Chasing 342, Pakistan wrapped up victory in the second session to go 1-0 up in the two-Test series.
cricket on Tuesday. Azam reached this landmark during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle. Azam struck a fine half-century, his 22nd in Tests, before he was bowled by spinner Prabhath Jayasuriya for 55 off 104 balls.
Niroshan Dickwella reminded the cricket fans of retired India skipper MS Dhoni with his smart wicketkeeping skills in Sri Lanka's first Test match against Pakistan at the Galle International Stadium. Dickwella on Tuesday showed amazing game awareness to help his side get rid of Imam-ul-Haq in the fourth innings of the match. Chasing a target of 342 runs, Pakistan got off to a solid start with an 87-run partnership between Imam and Abdullah Shafique before Dickwella's brilliance behind the stumps provided his side the first breakthrough in the innings.
SL vs Pak 1st Test, Day 5 Live Updates: Ton-up Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan will look to ensure Pakistan don't slip up, with the visitors needing just 120 runs with seven wickets in hand to beat Sri Lanka in the first Test at the Galle International Stadium. Pakistan were going smoothly in their chase on Tuesday until Babar Azam was dismissed by a stunning delivery from Prabath Jayasuriya, but Rizwan came in and ensured they did not lose any more wickets and finished at 222/3 at Stumps in their chase of 342. After bowling Sri Lanka out for 337 in their second innings, Pakistan started their chase well before Sri Lanka got two quick wickets. However Babar (55) and Shafique's 101-run stand put Pakistan in a commanding position. Shafique finished the day unbeaten on 112. However, Sri Lanka know that a few quick wickets on a turning pitch on Day 5 can turn the game on its head. (LIVE SCORECARD)
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Opener Abdullah Shafique hit a gritty century to keep Pakistan in the hunt to chase down a victory target of 342 in the opening Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Pakistan ended day four on 222 for three, still needing 120 runs to take the lead in the two-match series at Galle, where the highest successful fourth-innings chase is 268 by Sri Lanka against New Zealand in 2019. Sri Lanka need seven wickets to get their second straight win at a venue where they beat Australia last week to end that two-match series level at 1-1.
Although the youth have led Sri Lanka’s protest movement, some young adults have also been trying to go overseas to find work or resume their studies in light of the uncertainty in their country. Navodita Kumari, Alban Alvarez and Dinitha Rathnayake went to meet some of them in the capital.
Abdullah Shafique extended his prolific start to Test cricket as he smashed his second ton to put Pakistan on course for a stunning chase in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Tuesday.