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Pakistan vs Sri Lanka. 16:24. 37.1. FOUR! Matheesha Pathirana to Mohammad Rizwan. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs. Pakistan vs ...
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. 10.3 overs and 80 overs of play was lost on Day 1 and Day 2 respectively due to rain. Dilshan Madushanka (SL) made his Test debut. Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed as a concussion substitute in the second innings of the match. [12] World Test Championship points: Pakistan 12, Sri Lanka 0.
Following the first Test, Sri Lanka's captain Dimuth Karunaratne expressed his regret in not playing in the limited-overs matches, and said that "Pakistan is now safe for cricket". [19] Pakistan won the second Test match by 263 runs, to give them a 1–0 series win, and their first Test victory in Pakistan in ten years. [20]
Dushmantha Chameera (SL) made his Test debut. This was Sri Lanka's 50th Test victory on home soil. [18] Tharindu Kaushal (SL) took his first 5-wicket haul. [19] Younis Khan (Pak) played in his 100th Test. [19] After dismissing Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews in the first innings, Yasir Shah became the fastest Pakistani bowler to take 50 wickets.
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Pakistan finished the fourth day of the first test 48-3 while chasing a target of 131 on Wednesday, putting the team on the verge of taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series against Sri Lanka.
Pakistan won the first Test by four wickets after they were set a target of 342 runs to win the match. [12] It was Pakistan's second-highest successful run chase in Test cricket, and the highest successful run chase for any team playing a Test in Galle. [13] Sri Lanka won the second Test by 246 runs to draw the series 1–1, with Dhananjaya de ...
The Sri Lankan cricket team was touring Pakistan in January and February 2009. The series was the first Test tour of Pakistan since South Africa visited in October 2007. [ 1 ] The tour was arranged as a replacement for the scheduled tour of India which was cancelled by BCCI following 2008 Mumbai attacks . [ 2 ]