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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Mohammad Nawaz Relishing Test Return With "Dream" Five-Wicket Haul

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz said Monday that his maiden five-wicket haul on return to Test cricket was a "dream" performance he aimed to repeat. The 28-year-old Nawaz, who played just three Tests for Pakistan in 2016, impressed with his left-arm spin to dent the Sri Lankan top and middle-order in the first match in Galle. He combined with leg-spinner Yasir Shah to reduce Sri Lanka to 267 for eight but the hosts hit back with Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten 86 to lead by 333 at the end of the third day's play.

Dinesh Chandimal Powers Sri Lanka's Lead vs Pakistan Past 300 In First Test

Red hot Dinesh Chandimal struck his second successive half-century to take Sri Lanka's lead past 300 and thwart the Pakistan attack on day three of the opening Test on Monday. The hosts were 329 for nine when bad light stopped play for the day in Galle. Chandimal, on 86, and Prabath Jayasuriya, on four, were batting at close of play with Sri Lanka leading by 333 in their second innings.

Pakistan's Nawaz relishing Test return with 'dream' five-wicket haul

Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz said Monday that his maiden five-wicket haul on return to Test cricket was a "dream" performance he aimed to repeat. The 28-year-old Nawaz, who played just three Tests for Pakistan in 2016, impressed with his left-arm spin to dent the Sri Lankan top and middle-order in the first match in Galle. He combined with leg-spinner Yasir Shah to reduce Sri Lanka to 267 for eight but the hosts hit back with Dinesh Chandimal's unbeaten 86 to lead by 333 at the end of the third day's play.

Dinesh Chandimal powers Sri Lanka's lead past 300 against Pakistan in first Test

The hosts were 329 for nine when bad light stopped play for the day in Galle. Chandimal, on 86, and Prabath Jayasuriya, on four, were batting at close of play with Sri Lanka leading by 333 in their second innings. Mohammad Nawaz claimed his maiden five-wicket haul and combined with fellow spinner Yasir Shah, who took three, to rattle the opposition middle-order in the second session.

Sri Lanka regain control of Galle Test after Dinesh Chandimal's fightback

Sri Lanka's batsmen showed remarkable poise on a wearing pitch to thwart Pakistan's spinners and regain control of the first Test in Galle on Monday.

In-form Chandimal puts Sri Lanka in box seat in Galle test

COLOMBO : Dinesh Chandimal smashed his second half-century of the match to put Sri Lanka in the box seat in the opening test against Pakistan in Galle on Monday.

Chandimal powers Sri Lanka's lead past 300 in first Test

Red hot Dinesh Chandimal struck his second successive half-century to take Sri Lanka's lead past 300 and thwart the Pakistan attack on day three of the opening Test on Monday.

Watch: Yasir Shah's Shane Warne-Like Delivery To Bamboozle Sri Lanka Batter

Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah on Monday bamboozled Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis with a peach of a delivery. In the ongoing first Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium, the spinner pitched the ball outside leg stump to Mendis and made it turn from there to hit the off stump. The delivery from Yasir was similar to the "Ball of the Century" bowled by the late great Shane Warne, Australia's legendary leg-spinner, during the early 1990s.

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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Mohammad Nawaz Relishing Test Return With "Dream" Five-Wicket Haul

Dinesh Chandimal Powers Sri Lanka's Lead vs Pakistan Past 300 In First Test

Pakistan's Nawaz relishing Test return with 'dream' five-wicket haul

Dinesh Chandimal powers Sri Lanka's lead past 300 against Pakistan in first Test

Sri Lanka regain control of Galle Test after Dinesh Chandimal's fightback

In-form Chandimal puts Sri Lanka in box seat in Galle test

Chandimal powers Sri Lanka's lead past 300 in first Test

Watch: Yasir Shah's Shane Warne-Like Delivery To Bamboozle Sri Lanka Batter