BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nishan Madushka	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi	4	9	11	0	0	44.44

Dimuth Karunaratne (c)	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi	29	43	69	6	0	67.44

Kusal Mendis	c Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi	12	14	19	3	0	85.71

Angelo Mathews	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Abrar Ahmed	64	109	172	9	0	58.71

Dinesh Chandimal	c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah	1	6	5	0	0	16.66

Dhananjaya de Silva	c Shan Masood b Naseem Shah	122	214	297	12	3	57.00

Sadeera Samarawickrama †	c Imam-ul-Haq b Agha Salman	36	57	68	5	0	63.15

Ramesh Mendis	c Babar Azam b Abrar Ahmed	5	40	46	1	0	12.50

Prabath Jayasuriya	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Naseem Shah	4	29	46	0	0	13.79

Kasun Rajitha	c Abdullah Shafique b Abrar Ahmed	8	24	39	1	0	33.33

Vishwa Fernando	not out	21	28	32	2	1	75.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 1)	6
TOTAL	95.2 Ov (RR: 3.27)	312
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Nishan Madushka, 2.2 ov), 2-22 (Kusal Mendis, 6.4 ov), 3-53 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 14.2 ov), 4-54 (Dinesh Chandimal, 15.2 ov), 5-185 (Angelo Mathews, 48.1 ov), 6-242 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 65.4 ov), 7-257 (Ramesh Mendis, 76.6 ov), 8-282 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 85.6 ov), 9-283 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 87.1 ov), 10-312 (Kasun Rajitha, 95.2 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shaheen Shah Afridi	24	3	86	3	3.58	108	13	0	0	1
2.2 to KNM Fernando, And now he gets his man! 100 up for Afridi! This one was back of a length, and again seaming away. Madushka doesn't make much by way of foot movement and just wafts at this outside off. Gets a thick edge through to Sarfraz.. 6/1 6.4 to BKG Mendis, And now the edge does find the slip fielder! Afridi squares Mendis right up here. Back of a length on middle and leg. Mendis stays back and looks to defend, but this seams away sharply to take the outside edge, through to second slip who pouches a good low take. The bounce also does Mendis in here, with it holding up a touch in the surface. 22/2 14.2 to FDM Karunaratne, he's been strangled down leg, and Shaheen's picked up the massive wicket of Dimuth. It had been dragged down legside, and Dimuth was caught in two minds, initially looking to flick it to fine leg before trying to leave it. Ended up gloving to Sarfaraz, and walking before the umpire even raised his finger. 53/3 See all photos
Naseem Shah	22	2	90	3	4.09	92	15	0	0	0
15.2 to LD Chandimal, Naseem draws the edge, and a stunning catch from a leaping Babar Azam gets him his first wicket, Sensational delivery, very sharp catch. Chandimal was tempted into driving on the up, and couldn't neutralise the sideways movement. The session turning into a bit oif a shocker for the hosts. 54/4 85.6 to NGRP Jayasuriya, and this time, he pokes at a short one and gets a tickle through to Sarfaraz It wasn't a bouncer but it just continued to rise and suddenly grew too big on Jayasuriya, who couldn't quite get on top of it, the tame waft catching the edge of his bat. 282/8 87.1 to DM de Silva, tries to play an expansive drive over the top, but it flies to Shan Masood at deep point, who takes an excellent running catch frm third man. The first shot in anger he played, really, and it leads to his downfall. It was a pitched-up delivery he was looking to hit in front of square on the offside but the bat turned in his hand.. 283/9 See all photos
Abrar Ahmed	31.2	9	68	3	2.17	153	7	1	0	0
48.1 to AD Mathews, one stray shot and Mathews pays the price! He wanted to push it through the covers but plays down the wrong line, and gets a slight feather on it. Sarfaraz takes the catch, and Mathews is disgusted with himself!. 185/5 76.6 to RTM Mendis, But now Abrar gets his man! The pressure has told eventually. This was tossed up outside off, and Mendis takes a wild swing at this. It's the leg break that takes the outside edge, and Babar at slip takes a comfortable catch.. 257/7 95.2 to CAK Rajitha, And now it's lunch and the end of the Lankan innings! This was tossed up and Rajitha just whips this full delivery straight into his front pad, and the ball pops up to short leg for a simple take.. 312/10 See all photos
Agha Salman	5	1	18	1	3.60	21	2	0	0	0
65.4 to S Samarawickrama, he's got him, what a stunning catch to finish off the day. Imam leaps to his right and plucks one out of thin air. There was a bit of extra turn and bounce; it hit him high on the bat, and Imam was alert in the dying stages. Pakistan strike off what ends up being the last ball of another session. 242/6
Noman Ali	13	2	45	0	3.46	58	2	3	0	0

Pakistan 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Abdullah Shafique	c de Silva b Jayasuriya	19	28	57	3	0	67.85

Imam-ul-Haq	c sub (PHKD Mendis) b Rajitha	1	10	13	0	0	10.00

Shan Masood	lbw b RTM Mendis	39	30	54	5	1	130.00

Babar Azam (c)	c †Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya	13	16	19	2	0	81.25

Saud Shakeel	not out	208	361	491	19	0	57.61
Sarfaraz Ahmed †	lbw b Jayasuriya	17	15	23	3	0	113.33

Agha Salman	st †Samarawickrama b RTM Mendis	83	113	159	9	1	73.45

Noman Ali	lbw b RTM Mendis	25	57	74	4	0	43.85

Shaheen Shah Afridi	lbw b MVT Fernando	9	14	16	2	0	64.28

Naseem Shah	b RTM Mendis	6	78	175	1	0	7.69

Abrar Ahmed	c Mathews b RTM Mendis	10	12	18	1	1	83.33

Extras	(b 9, lb 8, nb 6, w 8)	31
TOTAL	121.2 Ov (RR: 3.79)	461
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Imam-ul-Haq, 1.6 ov), 2-47 (Abdullah Shafique, 10.2 ov), 3-67 (Shan Masood, 11.6 ov), 4-73 (Babar Azam, 14.4 ov), 5-101 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 20.2 ov), 6-278 (Agha Salman, 55.6 ov), 7-330 (Noman Ali, 73.2 ov), 8-346 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 76.3 ov), 9-440 (Naseem Shah, 116.5 ov), 10-461 (Abrar Ahmed, 121.2 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Vishwa Fernando	18	1	69	1	3.83	77	10	0	3	0
76.3 to Shaheen Shah Afridi, And Shaheen must depart! Vishwa finally gets the one that's full and straight on the money. Shaheen is slow to get his bat down and this strikes him in front of middle and off on the back pad. Looks pretty plumb, but Pakistan review. And yes, it's three reds, Sri Lanka get another.. 346/8
Kasun Rajitha	19	1	77	1	4.05	75	7	0	1	6
1.6 to Imam-ul-Haq, half-volley driven straight into backward point's lap. That was a poor ball, there to be put away, but Imam's driven that right to the fielder stationed there. Soft dismissal, and Imam's incandescent with himself. Good start for Sri Lanka. 3/1 See all photos
Prabath Jayasuriya	35	3	145	3	4.14	134	17	2	0	0
10.2 to Abdullah Shafique, that didn't take long, did it? Prabath Jayasuriya doing his thing. Draws Shafique into a front foot defensive shot, and a little bit of extra turn draws the edge. First slip takes a comfortable catch, and Pakistan lose their second. 47/2 14.4 to Babar Azam, Babar is gone! Goes forward to this length ball, it drifts in and goes on with the arm. Grazes the inside edge on the forward defence before popping up off the pad to short leg. Big wicket.. 73/4 20.2 to Sarfaraz Ahmed, One sweep too many and Sarfaraz must depart! Pakistan review but this looks pretty adjacent, as the ball pitched on middle and straightened, floating under the bat on the sweep. Yep, three reds and Pakistan lose a review to boot.. 101/5 See all photos
Ramesh Mendis	42.2	2	136	5	3.21	176	13	1	0	0
11.6 to Shan Masood, pushes him onto the back foot and hits him on the pad. A huge appeal the umpire turns down, and Sri Lanka decide to have another look And would you believe it, it's three reds! It looked like it might just clip leg stump and save him on umpire's call, but no such luck. Shan is bemused, but he has to go. Sri Lanka get a big wicket. 67/3 55.6 to Agha Salman, And he's given it away! Agha comes down the track and swings at this looking to take it over long-on, but doesn't get to the pitch and this turns between bat and pad. Sadeera completes the easiest stumping he's likely to make.. 278/6 73.2 to Noman Ali, Noman must go! His luck runs out. Goes back again for a good length ball, but this goes on with the arm traps him in front of middle and off. Strikes him on the back pad, and Pakistan don't even bother reviewing. That was plumb.. 330/7 116.5 to Naseem Shah, cleans him up, finally!. Missed a full-ish one that ripped sharply and knocked back his off stump, which means Abrar has one ball to survive if Shakeel is to get to 200. 440/9 121.2 to Abrar Ahmed, tried to club it over fine leg and connected really well, only for Angelo Mathews to take a brilliant catch in the deep. He had moved across to help it over the top behind square and looked for all the world like he was going to clear the man. But Mathews is an excellent fielder, and took a good catch on the edge of the boundary while keeping his feet the right side of the line. 461/10 See all photos
Dhananjaya de Silva	7	1	17	0	2.42	32	2	0	0	0

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nishan Madushka	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Noman Ali	52	115	156	7	1	45.21

Dimuth Karunaratne (c)	c Agha Salman b Abrar Ahmed	20	27	52	4	0	74.07

Kusal Mendis	lbw b Noman Ali	18	45	53	2	0	40.00

Angelo Mathews	c Babar Azam b Noman Ali	7	21	26	1	0	33.33

Dinesh Chandimal	c Imam-ul-Haq b Agha Salman	28	64	82	3	0	43.75

Dhananjaya de Silva	c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi	82	118	186	10	2	69.49

Sadeera Samarawickrama †	c Abdullah Shafique b Agha Salman	11	11	9	2	0	100.00

Ramesh Mendis	lbw b Abrar Ahmed	42	79	94	3	1	53.16

Prabath Jayasuriya	c Shan Masood b Shaheen Shah Afridi	10	11	19	2	0	90.90

Vishwa Fernando	not out	0	6	8	0	0	0.00
Kasun Rajitha	c Shan Masood b Abrar Ahmed	5	3	3	1	0	166.66

Extras	(lb 1, nb 1, w 2)	4
TOTAL	83.1 Ov (RR: 3.35)	279
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 11.1 ov), 2-79 (Kusal Mendis, 24.6 ov), 3-91 (Angelo Mathews, 32.1 ov), 4-99 (Nishan Madushka, 36.6 ov), 5-159 (Dinesh Chandimal, 53.1 ov), 6-175 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 55.5 ov), 7-251 (Ramesh Mendis, 78.1 ov), 8-269 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 80.6 ov), 9-274 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 82.3 ov), 10-279 (Kasun Rajitha, 83.1 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Shaheen Shah Afridi	13	0	64	2	4.92	55	12	0	1	0
80.6 to DM de Silva, and as soon as that happens, Shaheen snares de Silva with a beauty de Silva looked to guide the length delivery to third man and keep the strike, but just that extra bit of seam movement sees him kiss the edge of the bat. Sarfaraz has an easy catch, and Pakistan celebrate full in the knowledge of what they've just done. 269/8 82.3 to NGRP Jayasuriya, too easy for Shaheen. Slower ball fools the batter completely, who spoons it to Shan Masood at extra cover.. 274/9 See all photos
Naseem Shah	12	2	32	0	2.66	58	5	0	1	0
Agha Salman	9	0	39	2	4.33	35	5	0	0	0
53.1 to LD Chandimal, And Agha breaks through! This is tossed up and Chandimal whips it hard and low, but short midwicket is equal to it, grabbing a sharp low take diving forward. Chandimal stands his ground as they go upstairs to check this. Fingers are just about underneath the ball.. 159/5 55.5 to S Samarawickrama, And just like that he's gone! And what an incredible catch by Abdullah Shafique at short leg! It's bowled Agha, and this is even better than the one in the first innings. Sadeera skips down the track and whips this fine, and it takes a light defection of his pad. Shafique moves to his left following the batter, before dramatically shifting his weight to the right and grabbing this with his right hand. Unreal. 175/6 See all photos
Abrar Ahmed	24.1	5	68	3	2.81	114	8	1	0	0
11.1 to FDM Karunaratne, oh dear, Shamith, you won't be pleased! Dimuth has clipped one to midwicket, who takes a sharp catch to send him on his way. It was a loose shot, and Agha put in a dive to pluck this inches off the ground. Huge breakthrough for Pakistan. 42/1 78.1 to RTM Mendis, Mendis is given out leg before! This was fired in full by Abrar. Mendis goes for the sweep and misses. It looks to have pitched on leg and straightened. Sri Lanka have reviewed but this looks tight. Yes it's crashing into middle and off, three reds and gone.. 251/7 83.1 to CAK Rajitha, spooned straight up to point, and that's the end of the Sri Lankan innings! Caught the bottom part of the bat and just ballooned up for Shan. Pakistan need 131 to win their first Test match since, well, they won their last Test match at this very venue a year to the day ago. Madushka will take you through what remains of the day as I jump off to work on the report. 279/10 See all photos
Noman Ali	25	5	75	3	3.00	113	5	3	0	1
24.6 to BKG Mendis, Caught in the crease and gone! Mendis reviews but it looks stone dead! Hit's him high on the back pad in front of middle and off, but Mendis is not all that tall and he's deep in his crease. Yup, it shows three reds.. 79/2 32.1 to AD Mathews, And that's what happens when you only look to defend! Outrageous take by Babar at first slip gets rid of Mathews! This was a good length ball, that turns a little more than it has most of the morning, Mathews comes forward to defend and this takes a thin edge past the keeper. But Babar flings his left hand out and grabs on to and outstanding take!. 91/3 36.6 to KNM Fernando, takes the edge, and Madushka's gone! Is that Sri Lanka's hopes going up in smoke? Threw his hands at a ball without the feet going anywhere. Tried to lazily clip it through cover but gets a tickle on it and has to depart. 99/4 See all photos

Pakistan 2nd Innings (T: 131 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Abdullah Shafique	c †Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya	8	18	27	1	0	44.44

Imam-ul-Haq	not out	50	84	140	4	1	59.52
Shan Masood	c KNM Fernando b Jayasuriya	7	11	15	1	0	63.63

Noman Ali	run out (RTM Mendis/Jayasuriya)	0	7	7	0	0	0.00

Babar Azam (c)	lbw b Jayasuriya	24	28	34	5	0	85.71

Saud Shakeel	c †Samarawickrama b RTM Mendis	30	38	36	6	0	78.94

Sarfaraz Ahmed †	c BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya	1	10	12	0	0	10.00

Agha Salman	not out	6	1	1	0	1	600.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 3)	7
TOTAL	32.5 Ov (RR: 4.05)	133/6
Did not bat: Abrar Ahmed, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Abdullah Shafique, 6.4 ov), 2-36 (Shan Masood, 10.4 ov), 3-38 (Noman Ali, 12.6 ov), 4-79 (Babar Azam, 20.3 ov), 5-122 (Saud Shakeel, 29.4 ov), 6-127 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 32.4 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Vishwa Fernando	2	1	6	0	3.00	10	1	0	0	0
Ramesh Mendis	14	1	62	1	4.42	58	10	1	0	0
29.4 to Saud Shakeel, and he's gone! Saud Shakeel will not average over 100 between Tests. Wanted to defend but Mendis got it to turn sharply away from the outside edge, kissing it along the way.. 122/5 See all photos
Prabath Jayasuriya	14.5	0	56	4	3.77	56	6	1	0	0
6.4 to Abdullah Shafique, Huge appeal for caught behind and it's given! Abdullah is unsure as to whether he nicked this and goes upstairs. This pitches on a good length and turns away sharply from the right-hander, who goes back to defend. The appeal itself was hilarious, with Sadeera struggling to keep hold of the ball which had wedged itself between his legs. Sadeera was wheeling away holding the back of his thighs, while keeping his thighs together, but eventually got control of the ball. And then the umpire's finger went up. And Ultra Edge shows there was a faint nick.. 16/1 10.4 to Shan Masood, And now Shan is gone! Taken well by the man at short leg. Shan comes down the track, but Jayasuriya spots it and bowls this straighter. Shan looks to defend but can only pop a bat-pad catch up to short leg, who leaps up and takes it over head.. 36/2 20.3 to Babar Azam, And now Babar must go! This was full outside off, and on with the arm. Beats the inside edge on the forward defence and strikes the front pad in front of off. Babar reviews after a small discussion with his partner. And yes, it's three reds.. 79/4 32.4 to Sarfaraz Ahmed, gets a top edge to square leg, holing out to the man stationed there! It was an uncertain, jittery innings from the Pakistan keeper, and it comes to an end now Fantastic catch in the deep, plucking it low off the ground to give Jayasuriya his fourth wicket. 127/6 See all photos
Dhananjaya de Silva	2	1	2	0	1.00	11	0	0	0	0

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Sun, 16 Jul - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 242/6 (Dhananjaya de Silva 94*, 65.4 ov)

Mon, 17 Jul - day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 221/5 (Saud Shakeel 69*, Agha Salman 61*, 45 ov)

Tue, 18 Jul - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 14/0 (Nishan Madushka 8*, Dimuth Karunaratne 6*, 3.4 ov)

Wed, 19 Jul - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 48/3 (Imam-ul-Haq 25*, Babar Azam 6*, 15 ov)

Thu, 20 Jul - day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 133/6 (32.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Sri Lanka 1st innings
Rain: Sri Lanka - 18/1 in 5.5 overs (FDM Karunaratne 6, BKG Mendis 8)
Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 18/1 in 5.5 overs (FDM Karunaratne 6, BKG Mendis 8)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 0
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 65/4 in 19.0 overs (AD Mathews 12, DM de Silva 7)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 27.4 overs (167 balls), Extras 1
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 80 balls (AD Mathews 26, DM de Silva 23, Ex 1)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 127/4 in 34.0 overs (AD Mathews 46, DM de Silva 34)
AD Mathews: 50 off 88 balls (7 x 4)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 42.3 overs (256 balls), Extras 1
DM de Silva: 50 off 89 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs in 174 balls (AD Mathews 45, DM de Silva 58, Ex 1)
Tea: Sri Lanka - 185/5 in 48.1 overs (DM de Silva 74)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 51.2 overs (309 balls), Extras 1
Rain: Sri Lanka - 226/5 in 58.2 overs (DM de Silva 89, S Samarawickrama 25)
Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 226/5 in 58.2 overs (DM de Silva 89, S Samarawickrama 25)
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (DM de Silva 16, S Samarawickrama 34, Ex 1)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 242/6 in 65.4 overs (DM de Silva 94)

Day 2

Over 69.1: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - DM de Silva (Struck down)
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 71.4 overs (431 balls), Extras 2
DM de Silva: 100 off 175 balls (10 x 4, 3 x 6)
Over 76.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - RTM Mendis (Struck down)
Over 78.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - NGRP Jayasuriya (Struck down)
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 261/7 in 81.0 overs (DM de Silva 107, NGRP Jayasuriya 1)
New ball taken at 81.4 overs
Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 90.5 overs (546 balls), Extras 6
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 312/10 in 95.2 overs (MVT Fernando 21)
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 312/10 in 95.2 overs (MVT Fernando 21)
Pakistan 1st innings
Over 0.6: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Abdullah Shafique (Upheld)
Over 4.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Shan Masood (Struck down)
Pakistan: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (65 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Pakistan - 67/3 in 12.0 overs (Babar Azam 7)
Over 11.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Shan Masood (Upheld)
Pakistan: 100 runs in 19.6 overs (121 balls), Extras 2
Over 20.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Sarfaraz Ahmed (Struck down)
Tea: Pakistan - 132/5 in 28.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 22, Agha Salman 19)
Rain: Pakistan - 132/5 in 28.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 22, Agha Salman 19)
Pakistan: 150 runs in 31.4 overs (191 balls), Extras 2
6th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls (Saud Shakeel 26, Agha Salman 24, Ex 0)
Saud Shakeel: 50 off 69 balls (5 x 4)
Agha Salman: 50 off 67 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
Pakistan: 200 runs in 40.6 overs (247 balls), Extras 2
6th Wicket: 100 runs in 125 balls (Saud Shakeel 48, Agha Salman 52, Ex 0)
Drinks: Pakistan - 219/5 in 44.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 68, Agha Salman 60)
Rain: Pakistan - 221/5 in 45.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 69, Agha Salman 61)
End Of Day: Pakistan - 221/5 in 45.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 69, Agha Salman 61)

Day 3

Wet Ground: Pakistan - 221/5 in 45.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 69, Agha Salman 61)
Pakistan: 250 runs in 50.5 overs (310 balls), Extras 6
6th Wicket: 150 runs in 188 balls (Saud Shakeel 73, Agha Salman 73, Ex 4)
Saud Shakeel: 100 off 129 balls (9 x 4)
Drinks: Pakistan - 278/6 in 56.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 100)
Pakistan: 300 runs in 63.1 overs (384 balls), Extras 7
Over 64.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Saud Shakeel (Struck down)
Over 69.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Noman Ali (Struck down)
Lunch: Pakistan - 313/6 in 70.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 119, Noman Ali 13)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (Saud Shakeel 21, Noman Ali 25, Ex 4)
Over 76.3: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Shaheen Shah Afridi (Struck down)
Pakistan: 350 runs in 78.4 overs (477 balls), Extras 13
Second New ball taken at 80.5 overs
Drinks: Pakistan - 360/8 in 82.3 overs (Saud Shakeel 140, Naseem Shah 1)
Saud Shakeel: 150 off 222 balls (14 x 4)
Tea: Pakistan - 389/8 in 95.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 161, Naseem Shah 1)
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 121 balls (Saud Shakeel 35, Naseem Shah 5, Ex 13)
Pakistan: 400 runs in 96.4 overs (586 balls), Extras 30
Over 100.6: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Naseem Shah (Upheld)
Drinks: Pakistan - 435/8 in 112.0 overs (Saud Shakeel 193, Naseem Shah 6)
Saud Shakeel: 200 off 352 balls (19 x 4)
Pakistan: 450 runs in 118.3 overs (717 balls), Extras 31
Innings Break: Pakistan - 461/10 in 121.2 overs (Saud Shakeel 208)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 14/0 in 3.4 overs (KNM Fernando 8, FDM Karunaratne 6)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 14/0 in 3.4 overs (KNM Fernando 8, FDM Karunaratne 6)

Day 4

Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 14/0 in 3.4 overs (KNM Fernando 8, FDM Karunaratne 6)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 0
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 58/1 in 18.0 overs (KNM Fernando 27, BKG Mendis 11)
Over 24.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - BKG Mendis (Struck down)
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 94/3 in 35.0 overs (KNM Fernando 47, LD Chandimal 1)
KNM Fernando: 50 off 108 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 37.2 overs (225 balls), Extras 1
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 146/4 in 52.0 overs (LD Chandimal 27, DM de Silva 21)
Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 52.3 overs (316 balls), Extras 1
5th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (LD Chandimal 27, DM de Silva 27, Ex 0)
DM de Silva: 50 off 71 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 63.2 overs (381 balls), Extras 1
Tea: Sri Lanka - 210/6 in 67.0 overs (DM de Silva 53, RTM Mendis 19)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 97 balls (DM de Silva 26, RTM Mendis 22, Ex 2)
Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 77.6 overs (469 balls), Extras 3
Over 78.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - RTM Mendis (Struck down)
Second New ball taken at 80.1 overs
Drinks: Sri Lanka - 274/9 in 82.3 overs (MVT Fernando 0)
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 279/10 in 83.1 overs (MVT Fernando 0)
Pakistan 2nd innings
Over 2.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Imam-ul-Haq (Struck down)
Over 6.4: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Abdullah Shafique (Struck down)
Over 14.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Babar Azam (Struck down)
End Of Day: Pakistan - 48/3 in 15.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 25, Babar Azam 6)

Day 5

Pakistan: 50 runs in 15.1 overs (91 balls), Extras 2
Over 20.3: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RJ Tucker, Batter - Babar Azam (Struck down)
Pakistan: 100 runs in 24.6 overs (150 balls), Extras 6
Imam-ul-Haq: 50 off 84 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
Over 31.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Sarfaraz Ahmed (Struck down)

MATCH DETAILS

Galle International Stadium
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series	Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka ICC World Test Championship
Season	2023
Player Of The Match	Saud Shakeel
Series result	Pakistan led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 2511
Hours of play (local time)	09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
Match days	16,17,18,19,20 July 2023 - day (5-day match)
Umpires	Alex WharfDRS Rod TuckerDRS
TV Umpire	Chris Gaffaney
Reserve Umpire	Prageeth Rambukwella
Match Referee	David Boon
Points	Pakistan 12, Sri Lanka 0

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Pakistan Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Abdullah Shafique	caught	8	18
Imam-ul-Haq	not out	50	84
Shan Masood	caught	7	11
Noman Ali	run out	0	7
Babar Azam	lbw	24	28
Saud Shakeel	caught	30	38
Sarfaraz Ahmed	caught	1	10
Agha Salman	not out	6	1
Extras	(b 4, lb 3)
Total	133(6 wkts; 32.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
MVT Fernando	2	1	6	0	3
RTM Mendis	14	1	62	1	4.42
NGRP Jayasuriya	14.5	0	56	4	3.77
DM de Silva	2	1	2	0	1

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	16	Imam-ul-Haq	Abdullah Shafique
2nd	20	Shan Masood	Imam-ul-Haq
3rd	2	Noman Ali	Imam-ul-Haq
4th	41	Babar Azam	Imam-ul-Haq
5th	43	Imam-ul-Haq	Saud Shakeel
6th	5	Sarfaraz Ahmed	Imam-ul-Haq
7th	6	Imam-ul-Haq	Agha Salman

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ICC World Test Championship

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT	PCT
IND	9	6	2	1	74	68.51
AUS	12	8	3	1	90	62.50
NZ	6	3	3	0	36	50.00
SL	4	2	2	0	24	50.00
PAK	5	2	3	0	22	36.66
WI	4	1	2	1	16	33.33
SA	4	1	3	0	12	25.00
BAN	4	1	3	0	12	25.00
ENG	10	3	6	1	21	17.50

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