SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD win in 1st Test: Check highlights

SL vs PAK LIVE: SriLanka vs Pakistan LIVE 1st TEST: Pakistan WIN by 4 wickets: Abdullah Shafique entered into the record books, guiding Pakistan to a brilliant 4-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the 1st Test. Abdullah remained unbeaten on 158 as Pakistan chased down record 342 runs at Galle to take 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. It was Pakistan’s second highest run-chase in Test cricket. Check SL PAK Day 1st Test Highlights with Insidesport.IN

Overnight at 222/3, Pakistan needed 120 more on Day 5. Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique began cautiously. But the 71-run stand finally came to an end when Prabath Jayasuriya removed him. Soon, Agha Salman and Mohammad Azam too followed suit. However, Shafique carried his bat, guiding Pakistan to victory. It was the highest run-chase in Galle.

SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD RUN CHASE in Galle, Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series: Check 1st Test Highlights

SL vs PAK 1st Test Highlights:

342- It was Pakistan’s 2nd highest successful run chase in Test.
Their highest is 377 also against Sri Lanka.
342: It is the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket in Galle.
158: Abdullah Shafique entered the history books, scoring 158.
It is the second highest score by a Pakistan batsman in a run chase.
171: Younis Khan holds the record of highest score in run chase by a Pakistan. It also came against Sri Lanka.
The win helped Pakistan move to 3rd spot in WTC Standings.

However, Sri Lanka will be happy with how Prabath Jayasuriya bowled. Although he could have bagged his fourth consecutive fifer but he was denied when Rajitha dropped Shafique’s catch. That was also the turning point of the match. Sri Lanka still needed 44 runs and if the catch was taken, Sri Lanka might trouble the visitors. Yet, it wasn’t the case.

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PAK 2nd Innings Live Score

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Abdullah Shafique	Not out	158	409	6	1	38.63
Imam ul Haq	st N Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis	35	73	3	0	47.95
Azhar Ali	c D de Silva b NGRP Jayasuriya	6	32	0	0	18.75
Babar Azam (C)	b NGRP Jayasuriya	55	104	4	1	52.88
Mohammad Rizwan (WK)	lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	40	74	2	0	54.05
Agha Salman	c N Dickwella b NGRP Jayasuriya	12	34	1	0	35.29
Hasan Ali	c M Theekshana b D de Silva	5	4	1	0	125.00
Mohammad Nawaz	Not out	19	34	1	0	55.88
Extra	12 (b 5, w 0, nb 0, lb 7)
Total	342/6 (127.2)
Yet To Bat	Yasir Shah, Naseem Shah, S Afridi

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Kasun Rajitha	9	2	18	0	2.00
Prabath Jayasuriya	56.2	10	133	4	2.36
Ramesh Mendis	33	0	102	1	3.09
Maheesh Theekshana	14	2	44	0	3.14
Dhananjaya de Silva	15	1	33	1	2.20

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
IU Haq	1-87	28.5
Azhar Ali	2-104	39.1
Babar Azam	3-205	78.5
Mohammad Rizwan	4-276	103.1
Agha Salman	5-298	113.3
Hasan Ali	6-303	114.2

SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD RUN CHASE in Galle, Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series: Check 1st Test Highlights

SL vs PAK Day 4 Highlights

Pakistan 222 for 3 (Shafique 112*, Babar 55, Jayasuriya 2-89) and 218 trail Sri Lanka 222 and 337 (Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76, Nawaz 5-88) by 120 runs

Pakistan are chasing 342 to win the 1st Test
Abdullah Shafique smashed his 2nd Test century
Babar Azam scored his 22nd Test fifty.
Pakistan ended Day 4 at 222/3.
On Day 5, Pakistan need 120 runs more to win in 90 overs.
Sri Lanka need another 7 wickets to continue an excellent run in Galle.

SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD RUN CHASE in Galle, Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series: Check 1st Test Highlights

SL vs PAK LIVE, Day 4 Highlights: Abdullah Shafique CENTURY keeps Pakistan in hunt to chase 342, PAK 222/3: Check Sri Lanka vs Pakistan DAY 4 Highlights — SL vs PAK LIVE Score DAY 5: Abdullah Shafique put Pakistan on course of victory, less than 100 required for RECORD WIN : Follow LIVE UPDATES

Chasing a target of 342, Shafique and Imam Ul Haq gave Pakistan a solid start, adding 87 runs for the opening stand. Sri Lanka fought back with two quick wickets with Prabath Jayasuriya dismissing Azhar Ali. An excellent stumping saw Imam Ul Haq removed.

However, Babar Azam and Shafique took control with an excellent 101-run stand for the third wicket, taking Pakistan closer to their target. While Jayasuriya cleaned up Azam, Rizwan is still on crease along with Rizwan.

Earlier, SriLanka gave 342 runs target to Pakistan to win in Galle Test. Naseem Shah wrapped Lankan innings early in the morning as he got last man Prabath Jayasuriya out for 4. Dinesh Chandimal was left stranded unbeaten at 94. No side ever has successfully chased this big a total in Galle so far.

SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD RUN CHASE in Galle, Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series: Check 1st Test Highlights

PAKISTAN 2nd Innings – Need 342 to WIN

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Abdullah Shafique	Not out	112	289	5	1	38.75
Imam ul Haq	st N Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis	35	73	3	0	47.95
Azhar Ali	c D de Silva b NGRP Jayasuriya	6	32	0	0	18.75
Babar Azam (C)	b NGRP Jayasuriya	55	104	4	1	52.88
Mohammad Rizwan (WK)	Not out	7	12	0	0	58.33
Extra	7 (b 4, w 0, nb 0, lb 3)
Total	222/3 (85)
Yet To Bat	Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Naseem Shah, S Afridi

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Kasun Rajitha	9	2	18	0	2.00
Prabath Jayasuriya	35	6	89	2	2.54
Ramesh Mendis	26	0	76	1	2.92
Maheesh Theekshana	11	2	29	0	2.64
Dhananjaya de Silva	4	1	3	0	0.75

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
IU Haq	1-87	28.5
Azhar Ali	2-104	39.1
Babar Azam	3-205	78.5

SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD RUN CHASE in Galle, Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series: Check 1st Test Highlights

Day 3 Highlights

Earlier on Day 3 along with Chandimal, Oshada Fernando and Kusal Mendis also scored much needed fifties for the home team. For Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz picked up a five-wicket haul to keep the visitors in the hunt.

Stumps Sri Lanka 222 and 329 for 9 (Chandimal 86, Kusal 76, Oshada 64, Nawaz 5-88, Yasir 3-122) lead Pakistan 218 by 333 runs

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SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD RUN CHASE in Galle, Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series: Check 1st Test Highlights

The visitors Pakistan started Day 3 of the first Test on a bright note as they continued their onslaught on the Lankan batters. Opener Oshada Fernando went on to score a gritty 64 while Kushal Mendis continued his fine form as he scored a fine 76. Mohammed Nawaz shone for the visitors after picking up a fifer.

Though the rest of the batters departed without scoring much, Dinesh Chandimal continued waging his lone war as he approaches his century. Sri Lanka ended Day 3 on 329/9 and therefore has a lead of 333. The first thing tomorrow that Chandimal will try, will be to score his century fast and extend Sri Lanka’s lead to the furthest.

SriLanka 2nd Innings 337/10 – Pakistan needs 342 to WIN

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Oshada Fernando	c Babar Azam b Yasir Shah	64	125	6	1	51.20
Dimuth Karunaratne (C)	lbw b Mohammad Nawaz	16	29	2	0	55.17
Kasun Rajitha	lbw b Mohammad Nawaz	7	12	1	0	58.33
Kusal Mendis	b Yasir Shah	76	126	9	0	60.32
Angelo Mathews	c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz	9	25	1	0	36.00
Dinesh Chandimal	Not out	94	139	5	2	67.63
Dhananjaya de Silva	b Yasir Shah	20	20	2	1	100.00
Niroshan Dickwella (WK)	b Mohammad Nawaz	12	11	2	0	109.09
Ramesh Mendis	b Mohammad Nawaz	22	32	2	0	68.75
Maheesh Theekshana	c Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali	11	57	0	0	19.30
Prabath Jayasuriya	b Naseem Shah	4	25	1	0	16.00
Extra	2 (b 0, w 0, nb 1, lb 1)
Total	337/10 (100)
Yet To Bat

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Shaheen Afridi	7	2	21	0	3.00
Mohammad Nawaz	28	2	88	5	3.14
Agha Salman	16	1	53	0	3.31
Yasir Shah	29	2	122	3	4.21
Hasan Ali	12	3	19	1	1.58
Babar Azam	1	0	9	0	9.00
Naseem Shah	7	0	24	1	3.43

SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD RUN CHASE in Galle, Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series: Check 1st Test Highlights

Pakistan 1ST Innings – 218 all OUT

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Abdullah Shafique	lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	13	47	2	0	27.66
Imam ul Haq	lbw b K Rajitha	2	16	0	0	12.50
Azhar Ali	lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	3	41	0	0	7.32
Babar Azam (C)	lbw b M Theekshana	119	244	11	2	48.77
Mohammad Rizwan (WK)	c N Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis	19	35	3	0	54.29
Agha Salman	lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	5	15	1	0	33.33
Mohammad Nawaz	c O Fernando b NGRP Jayasuriya	5	18	0	0	27.78
Shaheen Afridi	lbw b NGRP Jayasuriya	0	1	0	0	0.00
Yasir Shah	c D de Silva b M Theekshana	18	56	1	0	32.14
Hasan Ali	c D Chandimal b Ramesh Mendis	17	21	0	2	80.95
Naseem Shah	Not out	5	52	1	0	9.62
Extra	12 (b 4, w 5, nb 1, lb 2)
Total	218/10 (90.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Kasun Rajitha	11	2	42	1	3.82
Maheesh Theekshana	25.5	6	68	2	2.63
Prabath Jayasuriya	39	10	82	5	2.10
Ramesh Mendis	13	2	18	2	1.38
Dhananjaya de Silva	2	0	2	0	1.00

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
IU Haq	1-12	6.2
Abdullah Shafique	2-21	14.5
Azhar Ali	3-24	18.3
Mohammad Rizwan	4-64	29.1
Agha Salman	5-73	32.6
Mohammad Nawaz	6-85	38.3
S Afridi	7-85	38.4
Yasir Shah	8-112	51.5
Hasan Ali	9-148	59.6
Babar Azam	10-218	90.5

Sri Lanka Batting 1ST Innnings: 222/10

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Oshada Fernando	c Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali	35	49	5	0	71.43
Dimuth Karunaratne (C)	b S Afridi	1	7	0	0	14.29
Kusal Mendis	c Mohammad Rizwan b Yasir Shah	21	35	3	0	60.00
Angelo Mathews	c Naseem Shah b Yasir Shah	0	15	0	0	0.00
Dinesh Chandimal	c Yasir Shah b Hasan Ali	76	115	10	1	66.09
Dhananjaya de Silva	b S Afridi	14	28	2	0	50.00
Niroshan Dickwella (WK)	c Agha Salman b S Afridi	4	4	1	0	100.00
Ramesh Mendis	c Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah	11	41	1	0	26.83
Prabath Jayasuriya	lbw b Mohammad Nawaz	3	9	0	0	33.33
Maheesh Theekshana	c Mohammad Rizwan b Yasir Shah	38	65	4	1	58.46
Kasun Rajitha	Not out	14	32	1	0	43.75
Extra	5 (b 1, w 0, nb 3, lb 1)
Total	222/10 (66.1)
Yet To Bat

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Shaheen Afridi	14	3	58	3	4.14
Hasan Ali	12	2	23	2	1.92
Naseem Shah	13	0	55	1	4.23
Yasir Shah	21.1	4	66	3	3.12
Mohammad Nawaz	6	2	18	1	3.00

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
D Karunaratne	1-11	2.6
K Mendis	2-60	14.5
O Fernando	3-60	15.1
A Mathews	4-68	20.5
D de Silva	5-99	29.3
N Dickwella	6-103	31.1
Ramesh Mendis	7-130	42.3
NGRP Jayasuriya	8-133	43.6
D Chandimal	9-177	54.5
M Theekshana	10-222	66.1

SL vs PAK LIVE: Abdullah Shafique guides Pakistan to RECORD RUN CHASE in Galle, Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series: Check 1st Test Highlights

Pakistan (Playing XI): Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Agha Salman, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Mohammad Nawaz, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Prabath Jayasuriya, Kasun Rajitha