Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan, 2nd Test: In the first innings of the second test, the Sri Lankan team only has 166 runs. Pakistan lost 7 wickets when Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed worked together.
Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka and Pakistan are playing the second Test of their series in Colombo. In the first innings, Sri Lanka has been handed some bad cards. On the first day at home, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 166 in just 48 overs. No one could even stand at the crease except vice-captain Dhananjay de Silva.
Sri Lanka’s most runs were made by Dhananjay de Silva
Dhananjay de Silva (57) played the biggest innings for Sri Lanka. Dinesh Chandimal got 34 runs, and Ramesh Mendis, who batted seventh, scored 27. The captain, Dimuth Karunaratne, got 17 runs, and the first batter, Nissan Madushanka, got 4 runs.
Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed and Shan Masood's direct hits knock Sri Lanka over for 166 in two sessions of play https://t.co/1pTI0kVGfj | #SLvPAK pic.twitter.com/ZTtogT8MSL
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Abrar got 4 outs
In the first game, Abrar Ahmed did a great job for Pakistan. He went after 4 batters and broke Sri Lanka’s back. Abrar got rid of Dhananjay de Silva (57), who had the most runs. The Sri Lankan team fell apart after this. Besides Abrar, Naseem Shah took three wickets, and Shaheen Shah Afridi took one.
👆🏽 Angelo Mathews
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👆🏽 Dimuth Karunaratne
👆🏽 Dinesh Chandimal
Three crucial wickets for Naseem Shah in an impeccable bowling performance! 👏🏽#SLvPAK | #PAKvSL | #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/Oocvzo8Cv4
The top players failed in both the first and second tests
Sri Lanka lost the first game of the two-match test series. Pakistan won in Galle by 4 wickets. Even in that game, Sri Lanka’s top batters failed to do well. Even in the second Test, captain Dimuth Karunaratne only got 17 runs. After getting 6 runs, Kusal Mendis was also out. Angelo Mathews then hit a ball that led to 9 runs.
