1st day updates of 2nd test between Pakistab Vs Sri Lanka


Sri lanka looks in full command at the end of the 1st day of second test in Dubai.Sri Lankan bowlers bowled really well to get Pakistan out on 165 runs.Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first and justified their decision of bowling first.

Pakistan did not have a good start.Ahmed Shehzad lost his wicket early.Khurram Manzoor and Mohammad Hafiz piled up 50 runs for the third wicket.Khurram Manzoor reached to his sixth test fifty before Sri Lanka began to dominate the game.He scored 73 runs facing 136 balls with seven boundaries.

Four of the Pakistani batsman's got out while trying to play the out swinger delivery.Sri Lankan bowlers did not give any chance to any Pakistani batsman's to settle down.They kept taking wicket and destroyed the middle order during the middle session.

Nuan Pradeep who is making his come back in test cricket took 3 wickets and Rangana Herath also took 3 wickets.Khurram Manzoor was the high scorer in the 1st innings for pakistan.

Sri Lanka had a decent start of their innings.Openers added 40 runs before Karunaratne got out lbw by junaid khan in the last ball of 11th over.Sri Lanka is on 57 for 1 in 16 overs at the end of the first day.Sangakkara and Silva will be starting the proceedings tomorrow for Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka is trailing by 108 runs.

As Sri Lanka has performed well in the first day, they will try to take a big lead to dominate the game and to give themselves a better chance to win the second test match.On the other side Pakistani captain Misbah and his bowlers will try to get Sri Lankan batsman's out early to prevent them taking a big lead.