GALLE: Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando provided an early breakthrough to the home side by removing the last match hero for Pakistan Abdullah Shafique for a two-ball duck after the batters displayed combined effort to pose 378 in the first innings of the ongoing second Test.
Sri Lanka, after resuming their first innings from an overnight score of 315/6, managed to add crucial 63 runs to the total and pushed the touring side on the back foot.
Wicket-keeper batter Niroshan Dickwella, who was eyeing his half-century at the stumps on the opening day, soon amassed the milestone. The right-handed batter scored 51 off 54 balls, laced with six boundaries and a six.
Besides Dickwella, Ramesh Mendis also chipped in with his important knock for the team as he scored an important 35 off 52 balls including five boundaries and bolstered his side to a massive total of 378 while the tailenders remained clueless against the Pakistan bowling attack.
For Pakistan, Naseem Shah and Yasir Shah bagged three wickets each, while Mohammad Nawaz claimed two. Nauman Ali, on the other hand, made one scalp.
In response to Sri Lanka’s 378, Pakistan were off to the worst possible start as the touring side lost their last match hero Abdullah for a two-ball duck in the first two balls of their inning.
Following Abdullah’s early departure, Pakistan captain Babar Azam and left-handed opener Imam-ul-Haq anchored the inning and made sure that the side do not lose further wickets as they finished at 15/1 at Lunch.
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