Sri Lanka's captain also felt his new-ball bowlers lacked discipline and frittered away a useful first-innings lead

Also, Babar Azam's career average has gone above 40 for the first time since 2016

It is now a batsman's name which is spoken in chai joints, pulao restauarants and on the streets of Karachi

The second-highest opening partnership in Pakistan history has all but taken the game out of Sri Lanka's reach

Pakistan progressed at a run rate of 3.76 through the 90 overs they faced on Saturday, taking firm control of the Karachi Test

The wheels that led to his Test ton on Saturday had been set in motion on the first day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Statistical highlights from Pakistan's batting efforts against Sri Lanka in Karachi

The Pakistan quick took his maiden five-for, while the Sri Lanka batsman rescued his side from 80 for 5

At the end of a year mostly spent out of the Sri Lanka team, he's made a potentially series-defining contribution