Islamabad (Sports News): Sri Lanka reached 114 for three at stumps on the second day of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi after play was called off 25.5 overs early due to bad light.
Sri Lanka still trail Pakistan by 320 runs, with seven wickets remaining in their first innings.
Earlier, Pakistan declared their first innings at 434 for nine, with Saud Shakeel narrowly missing out on a century after scoring an impressive 93 runs. Mohammad Tayyab Arif contributed 57, Arafat Minhas 52, Mohammad Taha 51 and Babar Azam 50. Ghazi Ghori scored 48, while Azan Awais made 30, Salman Ali Agha 16 and Razaullah 10. Saqib Khan remained unbeaten without scoring.
For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka claimed three wickets each, while Milan Rathnayake, Lahiru Kumara and Sonal Dinusha picked up one wicket apiece.
In reply, Sri Lanka got off to a shaky start as Pakistan's bowlers made early inroads. Opener Pasindu Sooriyabandara was dismissed for a duck at a total of seven, caught behind by wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori off Mohammad Abbas.
Sri Lanka suffered their second setback at 12 when Dinesh Chandimal departed for just one run, caught by Salman Ali Agha at slip off Saqib Khan.
The visitors lost their third wicket at 65 as Lahiru Udara was caught behind by Ghazi Ghori off Saqib Khan after scoring 42.
At stumps, Kamindu Mendis was unbeaten on 40, while Dhananjaya de Silva was batting on 22.
Saqib Khan took two wickets, while Mohammad Abbas claimed one for Pakistan as the hosts remained in a strong position at the end of the second day's play.
