ICC Test Championship, Sri Lanka post 202 for 5 on board in Pindi Test
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI (December 11, 2019):-Sri Lanka managed 202 runs on board in the ICC Test Championship fixture at Pindi Cricket Stadium, as light allowed only to bowl 68 overs instead of 90 over per day schedule.
On Wednesday, Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne decided to bat first after winning the coin competition, as the visitor opener put 96 important runs for first wicket stand. It was enough good start for the Sri Lankan guys, as they lost their first batsman Karunaratne, who scored 59 runs off 110 balls with the help of 9 boundaries. He was judged Leg Before Wicket (LBW) on the bowling Shaheen Afridi, third umpire Richard Illingworth from England also rejected his appeal.
After getting break through, Pakistan bowlers showed brilliant bowling tricks and get some quick wickets, as they were 127 for 4 at one time and tourist teams was in trouble. Oshada Fernanado 40 (81), Kusal Mendis 10 (47) and Denish Chandimal 2 (7) were dismissed by Naseem Shah, Usman and Mohammad Abbas respectively.
Anglo Methew and De Silve aggregated 50 (96) runs for 5th wicket, as Anglo was dismissed by Naseem Shah. Asad Shafiq took his catch at first slip. Naseem Shah got two wickets while Usman, Afridi and Mohammad Abbas sent each one batsman back to pavilion. At the end of the day, De Silva 38 (77) and Dickwilla 11 (13) were not out batsmen, when umpires decided to end the day-1 game after 68 overs. Sri Lankan will resume their remaining innings at 202 for 5 on Thursday.
