Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 2, Live Score Updates: Dhananjaya De Silva On Brink Of Ton As Sri Lanka Eye 300+ Total vs Pakistan

SL vs PAK, 1st Test, Day 2, Live Updates:Sri Lanka will be starting the Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against Pakistan from 242/6. Currently, Dhananjaya de Silva is standing unbeaten at 94 and will be eyeing his 10th Test century. Earlier on Day 1, Angelo Mathews scored 64 while Sadeera Samarawickrama scored 36 after Sri Lanka opted to bat. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi turned out to be the most dangerous bowler, bagging 3 wickets while Agha Salman, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed picked up one wicket each. (Live Scorecard)

Sri Lanka Playing XI:Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Sadeera Samarawickrama(w), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha

Pakistan Playing XI:Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam(c), Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w), Agha Salman, Nauman Ali, Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah

Welcome to the coverage of Day 2 between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The hosts recovered well from 54/4 to now nearing 250. All thanks to the stand between Mathews and Dhananajaya. The former fell but Dhananajaya is nearing his toh and have to make sure that atleast his team gets close to 300. Pakistan had a chance to control the game but didn’t control in crucial phases. They will hope to take the remaining wickets quickly. Stay tuned for more updates.

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The good thing for Pakistan is, the wicket has started to take turn now and they will be aiming of taking the remaining wickets quickly. Under 300 is what they will be wanting to restrict the hosts. Anything above 300 and one has to believe Sri Lanka will have the advantage. Day 2 promises to be an exciting one. The action begins at 1000 IST