DUBAI: Hasaranga de Silva led the charge as spinners wreaked havoc on Pakistan’s batting line as Sri Lanka bowled out the Green Shirts for a paltry total of 121 in the first innings of a dead rubber encounter on Thursday between the two finalists of Asia Cup 2022.
Hasaranga remained impressive with the ball as he bagged three crucial wickets along with Maheesh Theekshana who claimed two, to restrict Pakistan to a low total.
Pakistan went for a dismal start to their innings after they were put to bat as opener Mohammad Rizwan fell cheaply on 14 in the fourth over. None of the batters impressed with skipper Babar Azam, top scoring for the side with his cautious knock of 30 off 29.
Despite a valiant knock by Nawaz, late in the order, as he smashed 26 off 18, Pakistan lost the last five wickets for the addition of mere 31 runs.
For Sri Lanka, apart from Hasaranga and Theekshana, right-arm pacer Pramod Madushan claimed two wickets while Chamika Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva made a scalp apiece.
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