Pakistan in Sri Lanka, 3 Test Series, 2009 - Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan
Galle International Stadium, Galle , 1st Test
Toss won by: Pakistan
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 50 runs
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Current Run Rate : 2.63 Full Scorecard |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
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| Saeed Ajmal | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | not out |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | W | NB |
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Abdur Rauf 117 / 44.3
Bowling : Sri Lanka
So! What a heart-warming performance by Sri Lanka and a heart-breaking performance by Pakistan! Sri Lanka have won the first Test by 50 runs. Pakistan lost 8 wickets for 46 runs this morning. They began badly losing 2 wickets in the very second over of the day and from there on, it was a regular barricade of wickets. Sri Lanka have got a 1-0 lead in this 3-match Test series. Pakistan have got to go into the dresiing room, take out the drawing board and assess their batting. It was absolutely toothless to say the least. A very commendable perfromance by the hosts and a very poor performance by the visitors.
What a magnificient win by Sri Lanka! Their spirits would be definitely high. Both the teams bowled well, but both struggled in their batting. Both have got some thinking to do in terms of their batting for the next Test which starts on the 12th of this month. Hang on for the Presentation.
Angelo Mathews receives a momento for performing well in his debut Test match.
Younus Khan: Yesterday, we were in a very good position. But today, we had no good partnerships. But full credit to Sangakkara and his bowlers. Even in hindsight, I would have taken fielding. Batting is actually not a problem. We had an off-day. We lost because we had no partnerships. The series is still wide open. We will come back.
Kumar Sangakkara: It does feel great. Doubly happy for being father of twins and now a win here. Last two days we were thinking a lot as to how we can come back in this Test match. Our aim was to keep the bowling tight as much as possible. Great stuff from Herath who came all the way from England. Last night we sat down and had a look at the videos and realised that the Pakistan batsmen were not playing the left-arm bowlers well. We decided to hold Mendis back and let these two loose. It really feels well when things go according to plan.
Rangana Herath is the Man-of-the-Match.
Rangana Herath: I am so happy that I came all the way from England and I was able to bowl well. No jet-lag as the team batted the whole of first day. Kumar just asked me to be myself. No pressure whatsoever. Yousuf was the most crucial wicket. I knew that I had got him out twice and I could do it again.
So, that's all from the First Test. Sri Lanka up 1-0. Next Test starts on Sunday, July the 12th, at 0430 GMT. Pakistan have to win that Test if they want to win the series. So, do join us on Sunday. Till then, good bye, good luck and take care !!!
44.3: R Herath to Rauf, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN AT SLIP! Full length delivery just outside off. Rauf went for the drive and got an outside edge to Jayawardene. Pakistan have been bowled out for 117. Sri Lanka have won by 50 runs. 117/10
44.2: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. The ball hits the pads of Rauf. The fielding side is asking the question. 117/9
44.1: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 117/9
44: A Mendis to Ajmal, DOT BALL. Ajmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 2 off the over. 117/9 after 44. 46/7 off 25 this morning. 28/2 off 13 after Drinks. 51 more required with 1 wicket left. 117/9
43.5: A Mendis to Rauf, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Rauf has driven it through mid-off. 117/9
43.4: A Mendis to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that with the full face of the bat. 116/9
43.3: A Mendis to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf defends it off the back foot. 116/9
43.2: A Mendis to Ajmal, ONE BYE. Full length delivery down leg. Dilshan had no chance. 116/9
43.1: A Mendis to Ajmal, NO RUN. Ajmal has attempted to play that one - but missed. 115/9
43: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Rauf. Maiden over. 115/9 after 43. 44/7 off 24 this morning. 26/2 off 12 after Drinks. 53 more required with 1 wicket left. 115/9
42.5: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Wide outside off stump, Rauf leaves it alone. 115/9
42.4: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 115/9
42.3: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 115/9
42.2: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. Driven through the leg side by Rauf. 115/9
42.1: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 115/9
42: A Mendis to Rauf, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Rauf. 5 off the over. 115/9 after 42. 44/7 off 23 this morning. 26/2 off 11 after Drinks. 53 more required with 1 wicket left. 115/9
41.5: A Mendis to Rauf, DOT BALL. The ball thuds in to the pads of Rauf. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Gould shows no interest in the appeal. 114/9
41.4: A Mendis to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 114/9
41.3: A Mendis to Rauf, COUPLE. LEADING EDGE! SAFE! Full length delivery just outside off. Rauf gets a leading edge on that one. 114/9
41.2: A Mendis to Ajmal, ONE RUN. Full length delivery on middle and off. Ajmal has played it past forward short-leg. 112/9
41.1: A Mendis to Rauf, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 111/9
41: R Herath to Ajmal, NO RUN. Ajmal has played that with the full face of the bat. Wicket maiden. 110/9 after 41. 39/7 off 22 this morning. 21/2 off 10 after Drinks. 58 more required with 1 wicket left. 110/9
40.5: R Herath to Ajmal, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Ajmal. 110/9
40.4: R Herath to Ajmal, NO RUN. Ajmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 110/9
Saeed Ajmal is the last man in.
40.3: R Herath to Ajmal, DOT BALL. Driven through the off side by Ajmal. 110/9
40.2: R Herath to Aamer, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Full length delivery on middle and off. Aamer has knicked that one. Easy catch for Dilshan. Pakistan have lost their ninth wicket for 110. 110/9
40.1: R Herath to Aamer, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Aamer. 110/8
39.6: A Mendis to Rauf, TWO LEG-BYES. Good length ball on middle and off. That ball has struck Rauf on the thigh-pad. 3 off the over. 110/8 after 40. 39/6 off 21 this morning. 21/1 off 9 after Drinks. 58 more required with 2 wickets left. 110/8
39.5: A Mendis to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf has played that with the full face of the bat. 108/8
39.4: A Mendis to Aamer, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by Aamer. 108/8
Now, with the crowd, cats are also joining in the fun, as a cat strides along onto the field.
39.3: A Mendis to Aamer, NO RUN. Played to the point region by Aamer. 107/8
39.2: A Mendis to Aamer, DOT BALL. Defended off the back foot by Aamer. 107/8
39.1: A Mendis to Aamer, Aamer has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 107/8
39: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 1 off the over. 107/8 after 39. 36/6 off 20 this morning. 18/1 off 8 after Drinks. 61 more required with 2 wickets left. 107/8
38.5: R Herath to Rauf, Defended off the front foot by Rauf. No run. 107/8
38.4: R Herath to Rauf, Ball hits Rauf low on the pads. No run. 107/8
38.3: R Herath to Aamer, SINGLE. TOP-EDGE! SAFE! Full length delivery just outside leg. Aamer tries to sweep, gets a top edge on that one. 107/8
38.2: R Herath to Aamer, Defended off the front foot by Aamer. No run. 106/8
38.1: R Herath to Aamer, Defended off the front foot by Aamer. No run. 106/8
Herath is back, replacing Kulasekara.
The Lankans are appealing for everything now. Going down leg, missing off, struck outside the line, pitched outside leg, inside edge,...practically everything.
38: A Mendis to Rauf, NO RUN. The ball hits the pads of Rauf. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Gould isn't interested in the appeal. 1 off the over. 106/8 after 38. 35/6 off 19 this morning. 17/0 off 7 after Drinks. 62 more required with 2 wickets left. 106/8
37.5: A Mendis to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf fails to put bat on ball. 106/8
Leg-slip is in.
37.4: A Mendis to Rauf, NO RUN. Inside edge onto the pads of Rauf. 106/8
37.3: A Mendis to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 106/8
37.2: A Mendis to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 106/8
37.1: A Mendis to Aamer, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle. Played to the point region by Aamer. 106/8
37: N Kulasekara to Rauf, TWO RUNS. Good length ball just outside off. Rauf flicks it away with a wristy shot. 7 off the over. 105/8 after 37. 34/6 off 18 this morning. 16/0 off 6 after Drinks. 63 more required with 2 wickets left. 105/8
36.5: N Kulasekara to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 103/8
36.4: N Kulasekara to A Rauf, COUPLE. Good length ball just outside off. The ball has found the edge of the bat. Misfield at long-leg allowed them a second. 103/8
36.3: N Kulasekara to Aamer, ONE RUN. Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Aamer. 101/8
36.2: N Kulasekara to Rauf, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 100 is up! 100/8
36.1: N Kulasekara to Aamer, ONE LEG-BYE. Good length ball just outside leg. Aamer has been struck on the thigh-pad. 99/8
35.6: A Mendis to Aamer, ONE LEG-BYE. Full length delivery just outside leg. That's hit Aamer on his pads. The ball has gone into the off-side. 3 off the over and a wicket as well. 98/8 after 36. 27/6 off 17 this morning. 9/1 off 5 after Drinks. 70 more required with 2 wickets left. 98/8
35.5: A Mendis to Aamer, DOT BALL. EDGED! JUST SHORT OF JAYAWARDENE AT SLIP! Terrific bowling by Mendis. 97/8
35.4: A Mendis to Aamer, NO RUN. APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! says Gould. The ball thuds in to the pads of Aamer. Pitched outside leg. 97/8
35.3: A Mendis to Rauf, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Rauf has driven it through the off side. 97/8
35.2: A Mendis to Aamer, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Aamer has played it to the point region. Gets off the mark. 96/8
Mohammad Aamer is the next batsmen in.
35.1: A Mendis to U Gul, OUT! BOWLED! Full length delivery on middle and off. The middle stump is out of the ground. Pakistan have lost their eighth wicket for 95. What a beauty frm Mendis. You miss, I hit. Gul had no clue. 95/8
Finally! Mendis comes into the attack giving Thushara a break.
35: N Kulasekara to Gul, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Gul has played it to third man. Partnership worth 10. 4 off the over. 95/7 after 35. 24/5 off 16 this morning. 6/0 off 4 after Drinks. 73 more required with 3 wickets left. 95/7
34.5: N Kulasekara to Gul, COUPLE. Good length ball just outside off. Gul works it down to fine leg. 94/7
34.4: N Kulasekara to Gul, NO RUN. Gul has played that with the full face of the bat. 92/7
Fielding change - Second slip goes.
34.3: N Kulasekara to Rauf, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Rauf guides it to third man. Just where the second slip was there earlier. 92/7
34.2: N Kulasekara to Rauf, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 91/7
34.1: N Kulasekara to Rauf, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 91/7
Kulasekara has been brought in, in place of Herath.
34: Thushara to Gul, COUPLE. T Thushara bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Gul has lofted it straight back to Thushara. Just wide. 2 off the over. 91/7 after 34. 20/5 off 15 this morning. 2/0 off 3 after Drinks. 77 more required with 3 wickets left. 91/7
33.5: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Gul. 89/7
33.4: T Thushara to Gul, DOT BALL. Pushed to the cover region by Gul. 89/7
33.3: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. Gul drives through mid-on. 89/7
33.2: T Thushara to Gul, DOT BALL. Gul has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 89/7
33.1: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. Ball hits Gul low on the pads. Appeal for LBW, but comfortably missing leg. 89/7
33: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. The ball strikes Rauf very low on the pads. 3rd consecutive Maiden over. 89/7 after 33. 18/5 off 14 this morning. 0/0 off 2 after Drinks. 79 more required with 3 wickets left. 89/7
32.5: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 89/7
32.4: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf has pushed it to the cover region. 89/7
32.3: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 89/7
32.2: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 89/7
32.1: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has attempted to play that one - but missed. 89/7
32: T Thushara to Gul, DOT BALL. That ball has taken the inside edge of Gul and thudded into his pads. Maiden over. 89/7 after 32. 18/5 off 13 this morning. 0/0 off 1 after Drinks. 79 more required with 3 wickets left. 89/7
31.5: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. Gul has attempted to play that one - but missed. 89/7
31.4: T Thushara to Gul, DOT BALL. Gul chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 89/7
31.3: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. CLOSE SHAVE! Ball passes between the bat and body of Gul. Misses the stumps, misses the inside edge. Lucky. 89/7
31.2: T Thushara to Gul, DOT BALL. Gul chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 89/7
Salman Butt must be wondering, "Did I start it all for Pakistan?" Complete mess.
31.1: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. Gul fails to put bat on ball. 89/7
So! Thats drinks on Day 4. Sri Lanka are all over Pakistan. They captured 5 wickets for just 14 runs and Pakistan are finding themselves nowhere to go. Terrific comeback. Pakistan have whole-heartedly supported the Lankans in this comeback by committing Harakiri and the Lankans have taken advantage of it. Just a matter of time now for the match to end.
31: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. R Herath bowling from over the wicket. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Maiden over. 89/7 after 31. 18/5 off 12 this morning. 79 more required with 3 wickets left. The players are having a drink. 89/7
30.5: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that with the full face of the bat. 89/7
The locals are getting ready for the presentation. They probably sense victory in another half-hour.
30.4: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 89/7
30.3: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 89/7
30.2: R Herath to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf fails to put bat on ball. 89/7
30.1: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 89/7
30: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Gul still goes after it Probably the first poor delivery of the day. 2 off the over. 89/7 after 30. 18/5 off 11 this morning. 79 more required with 3 wickets in hand. 89/7
29.5: T Thushara to Gul, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Gul. 89/7
What a game! Everyone was expecting Mendis to strike, but before he has come, Pakistan are staring down the barrel. Thushara-Herath combo has derailed Pakistan.
29.4: T Thushara to Gul, COUPLE. Good length ball on middle. Gul has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Sensible cricket from Pakistan. After a long time. 89/7
29.3: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. Gul chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 87/7
29.2: T Thushara to Gul, DOT BALL. Gul fails to put bat on ball. 87/7
29.1: T Thushara to Gul, NO RUN. Gul lets the ball go outside his off stump. 87/7
29: R Herath to Rauf, NO RUN. APPEAL FOR STUMPING! NOT OUT! is the third umpire's verdict. Rauf fails to put bat on ball. Dilshan knocks the bails but Rauf gets his foot back in time. 1 off the over. 87/7 after 29. 16/5 off 10 this morning. 81 more required with 3 wickets remaining. 87/7
28.5: R Herath to Gul, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Gul works it down the leg side. 87/7
28.4: R Herath to Gul, DOT BALL. Gul has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 86/7
28.3: R Herath to Gul, NO RUN. Gul has played that with the full face of the bat. 86/7
28.2: R Herath to Gul, DOT BALL. Gul has played that with the full face of the bat. 86/7
28.1: R Herath to Gul, NO RUN. Gul has played that with the full face of the bat. 86/7
28: T Thushara to Gul, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Classic off-drive. Gets off the mark and the aprtnership going as well. 2 off the over and a wicket as well. 86/7 after 28. 15/5 off 9 this morning. 82 more required with 3 wickets left. 86/7
27.5: T Thushara to Misbah, OUT! APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! APPEAL FOR RUN-OUT! OUT! Good length ball just outside leg. That ball struck Misbah on the thigh-pad. A direct hit by Dilshan sends Misbah back to the pavillion. Pakistan have lost their seventh wicket for 85. Another suicide. What on earth was Misbah thinking? Ridiculous cricket. 85/7
27.4: T Thushara to Misbah, NO RUN. THREE IN A ROW! Misbah is being beaten again and again. Something is going to give here. 85/6
27.3: T Thushara to Misbah, DOT BALL. Misbah fails to put bat on ball. Action replay. 85/6
Rauf frustrated Sri Lanka on day 2. Can he do it again?
27.2: T Thushara to Misbah, NO RUN. Misbah has attempted to play that one - but missed. Even a single is like gold for Pakistan at this stage. 85/6
27.1: T Thushara to Rauf, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle. Played through mid-wicket by Rauf. Gets off the mark. 85/6
27: R Herath to Misbah, DOT BALL. Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 4 off the over. 84/6 after 27. 13/4 off 8 this morning. 84 more required with 4 wickets in hand. 84/6
26.5: R Herath to Misbah, NO RUN. Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 84/6
26.4: R Herath to Misbah, COUPLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Misbah plays a sweep shot towards deep midwicket this time. Good running. 84/6
26.3: R Herath to Misbah, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 82/6
26.2: R Herath to Misbah, NO RUN. Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 82/6
26.1: R Herath to Misbah, COUPLE. Full length delivery on middle. Misbah plays a sweep shot towards deep fine leg. 82/6
26: T Thushara to Rauf, NO RUN. APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! says Gould. Inside edge onto the pads of Rauf. Good decision. Wicket maiden. 80/6 after 26. 9/4 off 7 this morning. 88 more required with 4 wickets left. 80/6
25.5: Thushara to Rauf, DOT BALL. APPEAL FOR A RUN-OUT! NOT OUT! is the verdict of the thirs umpire. Rauf drives the ball straight down the ground. The ball hit the stumps off Thushara's hand. Misbah was comfortably in. 80/6
25.4: T Thushara to Rauf, NO RUN. Left alone by Rauf. It was a fuller delivery outside off. 80/6
25.3: T Thushara to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 80/6
25.2: T Thushara to Rauf, NO RUN. Left alone by Rauf. 80/6
25.1: T Thushara to Akmal, OUT! LBW! Good length ball on middle. Ball hits Akmal low on the pads. He was dead plumb. Pakistan have lost their sixth wicket for 80. No feet movement at all. Final nail on the coffin for Pakistan, I guess. They have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. 80/6
25: R Herath to Misbah, NO RUN. Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Maiden Over. 9/3 off 6 this morning. 80/5 after 25. 88 more required with 5 wickets left. 80/5
24.5: R Herath to Misbah, That's hit Misbah on his pads. No run. 80/5
24.4: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. No run. 80/5
24.3: R Herath to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. No run. 80/5
24.2: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to play that one - but missed. No run. 80/5
24.1: R Herath to Misbah, The ball strikes Misbah very low on the pads The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Harper isn't interested in the appeal. No run. 80/5
23.6: T Thushara to Akmal, FOUR! Short of length delivery just outside leg. Akmal plays the pull-shot. Mistimes the pull shot, alnds it in front of Mendis who is generous in letting it through. Poor fielding. 6 off the over. 80/5 after 24. 9/3 off 5. 88 more required with 5 wickets in hand. 80/5
23.5: T Thushara to Akmal, NO RUN. Oops! Ball stays low! Akmal should thank his stars for the ball not being on the stumps. 76/5
23.4: T Thushara to Misbah, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and leg. That ball has struck Misbah on the thigh-pad. Inside edge as well. 76/5
23.3: T Thushara to Akmal, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Akmal. One of the rare confident strokes this morning. 75/5
23.2: T Thushara to Akmal, DOT BALL. Inside edge onto the pads of Akmal. 74/5
23.1: T Thushara to Akmal, NO RUN. BEATEN! Akmal fails to put bat on ball. 74/5
23: R Herath to Akmal, SINGLE. Ooooh!!!!! Dangerous shot, there! Full length delivery on middle. Akmal plays a sweep shot towards deep fine leg. A second late and he was dead. Gets off the mark. 2 off the over. 74/5 after 23. 94 more required with 5 wickets left. 74/5
22.5: R Herath to Akmal, DOT BALL. BEATEN! Akmal has attempted to put bat on a good length ball outside off - is beaten out and out. 73/5
22.4: R Herath to Akmal, NO RUN. Akmal has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 73/5
22.3: R Herath to Misbah, SINGLE. Full length delivery wide outside off. Driven through long-off by Misbah. Partnership off the mark. 73/5
22.2: R Herath to Misbah, DOT BALL. Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 72/5
22.1: R Herath to Misbah, NO RUN. Misbah fails to put bat on ball. 72/5
Last batting pair for Pakistan.
22: T Thushara to Akmal, NO RUN. Akmal has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. A wicket maiden. 72/5 after 22. 96 more required with 5 wickets in hand. 72/5
21.5: T Thushara to Akmal, DOT BALL. Left alone by Akmal. 72/5
21.4: T Thushara to Akmal, NO RUN. BEATEN! Akmal has attempted to play a fuller delivery outside off-is beaten comprehensively. 72/5
21.3: T Thushara to Malik, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Good length ball on middle and off. Malik gets a thin edge to Dilshan. Pakistan have lost their fifth wicket for 72. 3 wickets for 1 run! Sri Lanka are all over Pakistan! 72/5
21.2: T Thushara to Malik, DOT BALL. Malik has played it to the point region. 72/4
21.1: T Thushara to Malik, NO RUN. EDGED AND SHORT OF FIRST SLIP! Its all happening out there. Pakistan are being sucked into a mire by the Lankans. 72/4
What a turnaround this match has taken. Thanks to the double strike by Herath. Removed both the set overnight batsmen. Exciting stuff.
21: R Herath to Misbah, NO RUN. Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 1 off the over and 2 wickets as well. 72/4 after 21. 96 required with 6 wickets in hand. 72/4
20.5: R Herath to Misbah, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 72/4
20.4: R Herath to Butt, OUT! CAUGHT AT DEEP MIDWICKET! Full length delivery just outside leg. Butt plays the slog sweep. Paranavitana takes it comfortably. Suicidal shot by Butt. Pakistan have lost their fourth wicket for 72. Sri Lanka are right back in this. 97 required with 6 wickets in hand. Herath is on fire! 72/4
20.3: R Herath to Misbah, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Misbah. Gets off the mark. 72/3
20.2: R Herath to Misbah, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 71/3
20.1: R Herath to Yousuf, OUT! LBW! Full length delivery just outside off. Yousuf came forward and olayed defensively. The ball struck his pads in line of the stumps and Harper hade no problems. Pakistan have lost their third wicket for 71. A big one. Is this the big fish? Herath strikes in his first delivery of the day. Great stuff. Just what the home side needed. 71/3
Sri Lanka are looking all charged up and Pakistan are looking tentative. The Lankans realise that if they have to get a headstart in this day's play, they have to grab quick wickets and some good fielding. Mendis will have loads to do.
20: T Thushara to Butt, DOT BALL. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Butt still goes after it. Fantastic take from Dilshan. Lifts the spirits of the team. Maiden over. 71/2 after 20. 98 more required. 71/2
19.5: T Thushara to Butt, NO RUN. BEATEN! Butt has attempted to put bat on a good length delivery outside off - but fails. 71/2
19.4: T Thushara to Butt, DOT BALL. Left alone by Butt. 71/2
19.3: T Thushara to Butt, NO RUN. Butt fails to put bat on ball. 71/2
19.2: T Thushara to Butt, DOT BALL. Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 71/2
19.1: T Thushara to Butt, NO RUN. Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 71/2
It is bright and sunny out there with perfect conditions for batting.
Hello and Welcome to the fourth day's play. Pakistan require another 97 runs with 8 wickets in hand. Should be an easy task for them and it is their game to lose from here.
It's Stumps on Day 3, Pakistan are 71/2, needing only 97 more runs to win this match. It has been a superb performance by them, reducing Sri Lanka to just 217 in their second innings, leaving themselves 168 to chase. They started their chase steadily but lost the wickets of Manzoor and Younus Khan in quick succession. Mohammad Yousuf and Salman Butt have looked solid so far, ensuring they do not lose another wicket. It should all come to an end sometime tomorrow so do join us for all the action.
The Umpires have a meeting and decide to offer light which Pakistan gleefully accept.
19: R Herath to Yousuf, The ball thuds in to the pads of Yousuf. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Harper shows no interest in the appeal and that will be Stumps on Day 3. 71/2
18.5: R Herath to Yousuf, FOUR! A short delivery outside off. Yousuf rocked onto the backfoot and slammed that through point for a boundary. That brings the required runs below 100 now. 71/2
18.4: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 67/2
18.3: R Herath to Yousuf, A flighted delivery on off and it finds the outside edge of Yousuf's bat going just wide of the second slip fielder for a couple. 67/2
18.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has attempted to put bat on ball but is beaten by the flight and turn. 65/2
18.1: R Herath to Yousuf, R Herath bowling from round the wicket. Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 65/2
Rangana Herath comes on to bowl.
17.6: A Mendis to Butt, FOUR! Length delivery on off stump. Butt rocked onto the backfoot and punched that through the point region for a boundary. 65/2
17.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle and it's glanced down to fine leg for a single. 61/2
17.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf flicks it away with a wristy shot. 60/2
17.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf defends it off the back foot. 60/2
17.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, The ball strikes Yousuf very low on the pads and goes down the leg side. The Umpire calls a dead ball as no shot was offered. 60/2
17.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf drives through the leg side. 60/2
17: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Yousuf has played it to the point region and it's another single to end the over. 60/2
16.5: N Kulasekara to Butt, Another one wide outside off and Butt plays it through point for another single. 59/2
16.4: N Kulasekara to Butt, Length delivery outside off which is driven along the ground through square for a couple. 58/2
16.3: N Kulasekara to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 56/2
16.2: N Kulasekara to Butt, Another beauty from Kulasekara which pitched on middle and left the batsman beating the outside edge once again. 56/2
16.1: N Kulasekara to Butt, A good delivery on the off stump channel, going just past the outside edge. 56/2
Nuwan Kulasekara is brought back into the attack.
16: A Mendis to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 56/2
15.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot by Yousuf. 56/2
15.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 56/2
15.3: A Mendis to Butt, Full length delivery on middle. Butt has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 56/2
15.2: A Mendis to Butt, Butt defends it off the back foot. 55/2
15.1: A Mendis to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 55/2
15: A Mathews to Yousuf, Good length ball just outside off. Yousuf drives through the covers for another couple of runs. 55/2
14.5: A Mathews to Yousuf, FOUR! Down the leg side from Mathews on this occasion and it went past a diving Dilshan for four byes. That brings up the 50 for Pakistan. 53/2
14.4: A Mathews to Yousuf, Yousuf defends it off the back foot. 49/2
14.3: A Mathews to Butt, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Butt has played it through mid-wicket for a single. 49/2
14.2: A Mathews to Yousuf, Good length ball on middle and it's worked through mid-wicket for a single. 48/2
14.1: A Mathews to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 47/2
14: A Mendis to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 47/2
13.5: A Mendis to Butt, Full length delivery just outside leg. Butt plays a leg glance to fine leg and they get a couple of runs. 47/2
13.4: A Mendis to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 45/2
13.3: A Mendis to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 45/2
13.2: A Mendis to Butt, FOUR! Short and wide outside off. Salman Butt rocked onto the backfoot and punched that through the covers for a boundary. 45/2
13.1: A Mendis to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 41/2
13: A Mathews to Yousuf, Played through mid-wicket by Yousuf. 41/2
12.5: A Mathews to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 41/2
12.4: A Mathews to Butt, Good length ball just outside leg. Butt plays a leg glance to fine leg for a single. 41/2
12.3: A Mathews to Yousuf, Mathews drifts on the pads and Yousuf flicks it through mid-wicket for a single. 40/2
12.2: A Mathews to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 39/2
Mohammad Yousuf is the new batsman in.
12.1: A Mathews to Khan, OUT! A brilliant delivery from Mathews which pitched on the length outside off and nipped back in sharply striking Khan on the pads. Mathews went up and the Umpire agreed. 39/2
12: A Mendis to Butt, Butt leaves this one alone outside the off stump. 39/1
11.5: A Mendis to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 39/1
11.4: A Mendis to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 39/1
11.3: A Mendis to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 39/1
11.2: A Mendis to Khan, A full toss on off stump. Khan slapped it straight back and it deflected off the bowler's foot past mid-off allowing them three. 39/1
Younus Khan has walked out to the middle now. A positive move from him, not using a night watchman in this situation nearing close of play.
11.1: A Mendis to Manzoor, OUT! A flighted delivery from Mendis which was on a driving length. Manzoor came forward to defend but got an outside edge straight to J'dena at first slip. 36/1
It's Drinks in the last session and Pakistan have started brilliantly having reached 36/0. They will be hoping these two can go on to bat the rest of the day.
11: A Mathews to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 36/0
10.5: A Mathews to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 36/0
10.4: A Mathews to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 36/0
10.3: A Mathews to Manzoor, Length delivery on off stump which is cut away thrugh square for a single. 36/0
10.2: A Mathews to Manzoor, Manzoor chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 35/0
10.1: A Mathews to Manzoor, Manzoor has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 35/0
10: A Mendis to Butt, Played through mid-wicket by Butt. 35/0
9.5: A Mendis to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 35/0
9.4: A Mendis to Butt, Butt fails to put bat on ball. 35/0
9.3: A Mendis to Manzoor, Full length delivery just outside off. Manzoor plays the Square-Cut. One run conceded. 35/0
9.2: A Mendis to Butt, Butt played this straight to mid-on and took off for a single. The fielder missed the stumps at the non-striker's end or else Butt was a gonner. 34/0
9.1: A Mendis to Butt, A Mendis bowling from over the wicket. Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 33/0
Ajantha Mendis comes on to bowl now.
9: A Mathews to Manzoor, Left alone by Manzoor. 33/0
8.5: A Mathews to Manzoor, Manzoor shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 33/0
8.4: A Mathews to Manzoor, Good length ball on middle and leg. Manzoor flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 33/0
8.3: A Mathews to Manzoor, FOUR! Short outside the off stump. Manzoor rocked onto the backfoot and cut that in front of square through the off side for a boundary. 31/0
8.2: A Mathews to Manzoor, Defended off the front foot by Manzoor. 27/0
8.1: A Mathews to Manzoor, A Mathews bowling from over the wicket. Manzoor defends it off the back foot. 27/0
Angelo Mathews comes into the attack.
8: T Thushara to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 27/0
7.5: T Thushara to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 27/0
7.4: T Thushara to Butt, FOUR! A length delivery on middle stump and Butt punched that through mid-wicket and it raced away to the boundary. 27/0
7.3: T Thushara to Butt, FOUR! A bouncer from Thushara which was angled into Butt. Butt did well to get out of the way and it swung past Dilshan for four byes. 23/0
7.2: T Thushara to Butt, Butt has played that with the full face of the bat. 19/0
7.1: T Thushara to Butt, Butt chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 19/0
7: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Defended off the back foot by Manzoor. 19/0
6.5: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Manzoor defends it off the back foot. 19/0
6.4: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, The ball strikes Manzoor very low on the pads The fielding side are asking the question but the Umpire not interested. 19/0
6.3: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Manzoor has attempted to play that one - but missed. 19/0
6.2: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Driven through the leg side by Manzoor. 19/0
6.1: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, FOUR! A wide down the leg side and it raced away quickly to the fine leg boundary for four byes. Poor bowling this from Kulasekara. 19/0
6: T Thushara to Manzoor, Good length ball on middle and off and it's cut away behind square for a single to end the over. 15/0
5.5: T Thushara to Manzoor, Left alone by Manzoor outside the off stump. 14/0
5.4: T Thushara to Manzoor, Defended off the front foot by Manzoor. 14/0
5.3: T Thushara to Manzoor, Manzoor lets the ball go but it was way too close to his off stump. 14/0
5.2: T Thushara to Manzoor, A good delivery on off stump which was going away and Manzoor was fortunate not to get an edge. 14/0
5.1: T Thushara to Manzoor, Manzoor chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 14/0
5: N Kulasekara to Butt, Butt ducks under the bouncer. 14/0
4.5: N Kulasekara to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 14/0
4.4: N Kulasekara to Butt, Butt has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 14/0
4.3: N Kulasekara to Butt, Down the leg side and Butt nudges it fine down leg for a couple of runs. 14/0
4.2: N Kulasekara to Butt, Defended off the back foot by Butt. 12/0
4.1: N Kulasekara to Butt, FOUR! A length delivery on middle stump. Butt got into position early and drove that straight back past the bowler for a boundary to long on. 12/0
4: T Thushara to Manzoor, Manzoor chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 8/0
3.5: T Thushara to Butt, Good length ball just outside off. Butt has played it to the point region for a single. 8/0
3.4: T Thushara to Butt, Defended off the front foot by Butt. 7/0
3.3: T Thushara to Manzoor, Good length ball on middle and off. Manzoor has played it to the point region for a single. 7/0
3.2: T Thushara to Manzoor, Manzoor chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 6/0
3.1: T Thushara to Manzoor, Defended off the back foot by Manzoor. 6/0
3: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Good length ball on middle and leg. Manzoor plays a leg glance to fine leg for a single. 6/0
2.5: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, A good delivery on off stump which was angled in and straightened beating the outside edge. 5/0
2.4: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Manzoor chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 5/0
2.3: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Manzoor defends it off the back foot. 5/0
2.2: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Manzoor has played it to the point region. 5/0
2.1: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Ball hits Manzoor low on the pads. 5/0
2: T Thushara to Manzoor, Good length ball on middle. Manzoor has punched the ball off the backfoot for a single. 5/0
1.5: T Thushara to Manzoor, A good delivery from Thushara which angled into Manzoor who left it alone but almost had his knock stump knocked over. 4/0
1.4: T Thushara to Manzoor, Manzoor has played it through mid-wicket. 4/0
1.3: T Thushara to Manzoor, Manzoor chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 4/0
1.3: T Thushara to Manzoor, Way outside the off stump this time and it's called a wide. 4/0
1.2: T Thushara to Manzoor, Manzoor lets the ball go outside his off stump. 3/0
1.1: T Thushara to Manzoor, T Thushara bowling from over the wicket. Manzoor defends it off the back foot. 3/0
1: N Kulasekara to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 3/0
0.5: N Kulasekara to Butt, Butt has stood up on his toes to play that one. 3/0
0.4: N Kulasekara to Butt, Butt lets the ball go outside his off stump. 3/0
0.3: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Good length ball just outside off. Manzoor has punched the ball off the backfoot through the off side and they manage to run three. 3/0
0.2: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, Manzoor shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 0/0
0.1: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, N Kulasekara bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Manzoor. 0/0
Bowling : Pakistan
Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 217 in their second innings. It's been a superb bowling performance from the Pakistan side. Mohammad Aamer was the star performer picking up three wickets at a crucial stage of the innings, post Lunch today. Saeed Ajmal picked up three as well while skipper, Younus Khan took a couple. None of the Sri Lankan batsmen could go on and play a long innings even though a lot of them got off to good starts but threw their wickets at crucial times. Tharanga Paranavitana was their best player having scored a solid 49 but Sangakkara, Dilshan and Samaraweera all failed to make a substantial score. Pakistan need 168 to win and would need to get off to a solid start to ensure they do not get under unnecassary pressure early.
56.2: Ajmal to A Mendis, OUT! A quicker delivery from Ajmal on this occasion and goes through Mendis' defences, crashing into the stumps. So that's the end of the innings. 217/10
56.1: S Ajmal to Mendis, Mendis has played that with the full face of the bat. 217/9
56: A Rauf to Thushara, Thushara has pushed it to the cover region. 217/9
55.5: A Rauf to A Mendis, Full length delivery just outside off which takes the outside edge to third man for a single. 217/9
55.4: Rauf to Mendis, A good yorker from Rauf but Mendis does enough to keep that out. 216/9
55.3: A Rauf to Thushara, Good length ball on middle and off which took the outside edge past second slip for a single to third man. 216/9
55.2: A Rauf to Thushara, BOUNCER! A good short delivery directed at the body. Thushara took his eyes off the ball and was hit on the body. 215/9
55.1: A Rauf to Thushara, FOUR! A full length delivery on this occasion and it's been driven past mid-off for a boundary to start the over. 215/9
55: S Ajmal to Mendis, Defended off the back foot by Mendis. 211/9
Ajantha Mendis is the no.11 batsman.
54.5: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, OUT! A length delivery on this occasion Kulasekara was looking to fend off the backfoot but got hit on the pad. Ajmal went up and this time the Umpire agreed. Looked a little high it has to be said. 211/9
54.4: S Ajmal to Thushara, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Thushara for a single. 211/8
54.3: S Ajmal to Thushara, FOUR! Short and wide again and this time Thushara rocked back and slapped it from the middle of the bat through the point region for another boundary. 210/8
54.2: S Ajmal to Thushara, FOUR! A short delivery on off stump. Thushara sliced that behind point and it raced away quickly to the third man boundary. 206/8
54.1: S Ajmal to Thushara, Played to the point region by Thushara. 202/8
54: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 202/8
53.5: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Kulasekara fails to put bat on ball. 202/8
53.4: A Rauf to Kulasekara, FOUR! A length delivery on off stump. Kulasekara played a superb drive, slightly uppish but in the gap through the covers for a boundary. 202/8
53.3: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 198/8
53.2: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Kulasekara lets the ball go outside his off stump. 198/8
53.1: A Rauf to Kulasekara, FOUR! A length delivery on off stump and Kulasekara opens the face of the bat very late guiding it to third man for a boundary. 198/8
53: S Ajmal to Thushara, Back round the wicket and this time the ball thuds into Thushara's pads. Ajmal went up but the Umpire showed no interest. 194/8
52.5: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Full length delivery just outside off. Kulasekara drives through the leg side for one more. 194/8
52.4: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 193/8
52.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 193/8
52.2: S Ajmal to Thushara, S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on off and it's played to point for a single. 193/8
52.1: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Full length delivery on middle and off and it's flicked behind square for a single. 192/8
Thilan Thushara is the next man in.
51.6: A Rauf to Mathews, OUT! A short delivery outside off. Mathews was looking to clear thied man but it went straight up and was caught well by Butt at the boundary. 191/8
51.5: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Good length ball on middle and off. Kulasekara works it down the leg side for a single. 191/7
51.4: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. 190/7
51.3: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Left alone by Kulasekara. 190/7
51.2: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. 190/7
51.1: A Rauf to Mathews, Good length ball wide outside off. Mathews has punched the ball off the backfoot for a single to the off side. 190/7
51: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara lets the ball go outside his off stump. 189/7
50.5: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 189/7
50.4: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. 189/7
50.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, FOUR! A flighted delivery on off stump. Kulasekara got to the pitch of the ball and lofted that over mid-off for a boundary. 189/7
50.2: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. 185/7
50.1: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 185/7
50: A Rauf to Mathews, Mathews has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 185/7
49.5: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Good length ball wide outside off. Kulasekara slams this one through point for a single. 185/7
49.4: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 184/7
49.3: A Rauf to Kulasekara, Kulasekara lets that bouncer go past his head. 184/7
49.2: A Rauf to Mathews, Good length ball just outside off and it's worked to the leg side for a single. 184/7
49.1: A Rauf to Mathews, Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 183/7
49: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 183/7
48.5: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 183/7
48.4: S Ajmal to Mathews, Full length delivery on middle and off. Mathews has played it through mid-wicket for a single. 183/7
48.3: S Ajmal to Mathews, Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 182/7
48.2: S Ajmal to Mathews, Played through mid-wicket by Mathews. 182/7
48.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, Mathews has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 182/7
It's Tea on Day 3 and Sri Lanka are 182/7, leading by 132 runs. Pakistan are well ahead having picked up 5 wickets in this last session. Mohammad Aamer has been the star bowler having picked up the three wickets including those of Sangakkara and Jayawardena. Sri Lanka would be hoping that their tail can push this lead closer to the 200 run mark while Pakistan would be looking to come out and pick up the remaining 3 wickets quickly.
48: Y Khan to Kulasekara, Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. That will be Tea on Day 3. 182/7
47.5: Y Khan to Mathews, Good length ball on middle and leg. Mathews flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 182/7
47.4: Y Khan to Mathews, Y Khan bowling from round the wicket. Mathews has driven it through the off side straight to the man. 181/7
47.3: Y Khan to Mathews, Driven through the off side by Mathews. 181/7
47.2: Y Khan to Mathews, Mathews has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 181/7
47.1: Y Khan to Mathews, Pushed to the cover region by Mathews. 181/7
Younus Khan comes back into the attack.
47: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, A flighted delivery on off stump driven straight to mid-on. 181/7
46.5: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, This one was spinning back into the batsman who did well to rock back and defend it into the ground. 181/7
46.4: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara defends it off the back foot. 181/7
46.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara gets a big stride forward and defends this into the ground. 181/7
46.2: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 181/7
46.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews works it down the leg side and they take a single. 181/7
46: M Aamer to Mathews, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Mathews for a single. 180/7
45.5: M Aamer to Kulasekara, Good length ball on middle and leg. Kulasekara defends it off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 179/7
45.4: M Aamer to Kulasekara, FOUR! Short of length delivery just outside off. Kulasekara has deliberately lofted it over the slip region for a boundary. 178/7
45.3: M Aamer to Kulasekara, Shorter ball from Aamer. Kulasekara defends it off the back foot. 174/7
45.2: M Aamer to Kulasekara, Kulasekara defends it off the back foot. 174/7
45.1: M Aamer to Kulasekara, M Aamer bowling from over the wicket. Left alone by Kulasekara. 174/7
45: S Ajmal to Mathews, Defended off the front foot by Mathews. No run. 174/7
44.5: S Ajmal to Mathews, Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 174/7
44.4: S Ajmal to Mathews, Mathews shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 174/7
44.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Kulasekara for a single. 174/7
44.2: S Ajmal to Mathews, Full length delivery on middle and off. Mathews flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single towards the on side. 173/7
44.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 172/7
Saeed Ajmal is brought back into the attack.
44: M Aamer to Kulasekara, Good length ball just outside off and it's cut away behind square for a couple of runs. 172/7
43.5: M Aamer to Mathews, Good length ball just outside off. Mathews flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 170/7
43.4: M Aamer to Kulasekara, M Aamer bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball wide outside off and it's pushed away for a single. 169/7
43.3: M Aamer to Kulasekara, Left alone by Kulasekara outside the off stump once again. 168/7
43.2: M Aamer to Kulasekara, Left alone by Kulasekara. 168/7
Mohammad Aamer comes back into the attack. He has already picked up 3 wickets in the innings and is looking for a five-fer.
43.1: M Aamer to Kulasekara, Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 168/7
43: U Gul to Mathews, Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 168/7
42.5: U Gul to Mathews, Mathews has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 168/7
42.4: U Gul to Mathews, FOUR! A short delivery outside the off stump. Mathews went up on his toes and punched that through the covers for another boundary. Third boundary of the over so far as Gul continues to struggle. 168/7
42.3: U Gul to Mathews, FOUR! A short delivery on off stump. Mathews did well to get into position and pull that behind square on the leg side for a boundary. 164/7
42.2: U Gul to Mathews, Mathews shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 160/7
42.1: U Gul to Mathews, FOUR! A length delivery on off stump. Mathews played that with soft hands into the ground and it raced away through point for a boundary. 160/7
42: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Defended off the back foot by Kulasekara. 156/7
41.5: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Ball hits Kulasekara low on the pads. 156/7
41.4: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 156/7
41.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, A brilliant wrong one from Ajmal first up going just past the outside edge of the bat. 156/7
Nuwan Kulasekara walks out to the middle.
41.2: S Ajmal to T Samaraweera, OUT! This time Ajmal gives it extra flight. Samaraweera was looking to defend that into the ground but got an outside edge straight to first slip. 156/7
41.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews drives through the leg side for a single. 156/6
41: U Gul to Samaraweera, Samaraweera ducked in time to let that one go over him. 155/6
40.5: U Gul to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 155/6
40.4: U Gul to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 155/6
40.3: U Gul to Samaraweera, FOUR! Length delivery outside off and this time Mathews drove it superbly through square on the off side, beating the man in the deep for a boundary. 155/6
40.2: U Gul to Mathews, Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Mathews for a single. 151/6
40.1: U Gul to Mathews, Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 150/6
40: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Driven straight to mid-on on this occasion. 150/6
39.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 150/6
39.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, That's hit Samaraweera on his pads. 150/6
39.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. 150/6
39.2: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Samaraweera defends it off the back foot. 150/6
39.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 150/6
39: U Gul to Samaraweera, A good delivery from Gul this time. It pitched on off stump and was rising on the batsman who did well to get his bat out of the way. 149/6
38.5: U Gul to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 149/6
38.4: U Gul to Samaraweera, Bouncer! Samaraweera does well to evade it. 149/6
38.3: U Gul to Samaraweera, Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. 149/6
38.2: U Gul to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 149/6
38.1: U Gul to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 149/6
Umar Gul is being brought back into the attack.
38: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Length delivery on middle and off, flicked away towards mid-wicket for another single. 149/6
37.5: S Ajmal to Mathews, Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 148/6
37.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Length delivery on off stump. Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single to square leg. 147/6
37.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Defended solidly on the front foot by Samaraweera. 146/6
37.2: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has driven it straight down the ground. 146/6
37.1: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 146/6
37: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Samaraweera for a single to end the over. 146/6
36.5: Y Khan to Samaraweera, FOUR! A length delivery on off stump and it's driven through the covers once again, picking up yet another boundary. 145/6
36.4: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 141/6
36.3: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. 141/6
36.2: Y Khan to Mathews, Length delivery on middle stump and it's worked through mid-wicket for three runs. 141/6
Angelo Mathews is the new batsman.
36.1: Y Khan to Dilshan, OUT! A full length delivery outside off. Dilshan was looking to open the face and guide to third man but it went straight to Manzoor at second slip. 138/6
36: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 138/5
35.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 138/5
35.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. 138/5
35.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Samaraweera works it down the leg side. 138/5
35.2: S Ajmal to Dilshan, Length delivery on off stump which Dilshan plays towards the off side for a single. 138/5
35.1: S Ajmal to Dilshan, Dilshan works it down the leg side. 137/5
35: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Driven through the covers by Samaraweera. 137/5
34.5: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Wide outside off stump, Samaraweera leaves it alone. 137/5
34.4: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 137/5
34.3: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Driven through the covers by Samaraweera. 137/5
34.2: Y Khan to Dilshan, Good length ball just outside off. Driven wide of mid-on for a single. 137/5
34.1: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Samaraweera for a single. 136/5
34: S Ajmal to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that with the full face of the bat. 135/5
33.5: S Ajmal to Dilshan, Defended off the front foot by Dilshan. 135/5
33.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, Full length delivery on middle and off. Samaraweera drives through the leg side for a single. 135/5
33.3: S Ajmal to Dilshan, A good delivery, this one was going away from Dilshan who got an outside edge which fell just short of Misbah at first slip. 134/5
33.2: S Ajmal to Dilshan, FOUR! Length delivery on middle stump and Dilshan worked it fine down the leg side for a boundary to fine leg. 133/5
33.1: S Ajmal to Dilshan, Defended off the front foot by Dilshan. 129/5
33: A Rauf to Samaraweera, BOUNCER! A well directed bouncer from Rauf and Samaraweera did well to evade it. 129/5
32.5: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Samaraweera defends it off the back foot. 129/5
32.4: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 129/5
32.3: A Rauf to Samaraweera, FOUR! A length delivery on off stump driven straight to mid-off but a fumble there by Younus Khan deflected the ball to the boundary. 129/5
32.2: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has stood up on his toes to play that one into the ground. 125/5
32.1: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 125/5
32: Y Khan to Dilshan, Dilshan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 125/5
31.5: Y Khan to Dilshan, Dilshan drives through the covers. 125/5
31.4: Y Khan to Dilshan, Good length ball wide outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Dilshan for a couple of runs through the covers. 125/5
31.3: Y Khan to Dilshan, Down the leg side on this occasion. Dilshan was looking to get something on it but failed. 123/5
31.2: Y Khan to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 123/5
31.1: Y Khan to Dilshan, Dilshan flicks it away with a wristy shot. 123/5
31: A Rauf to Dilshan, Good length ball just outside off. Dilshan flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 123/5
30.5: A Rauf to Dilshan, FOUR! Short and wide outside off and it's been slammed through point for another boundary by Dilshan. 122/5
30.4: A Rauf to Dilshan, BOUNCER! A good short delivery from Rauf and Dilshan was thinking about the hook, decided against it. 118/5
30.3: A Rauf to Dilshan, Played to the point region by Dilshan. No run. 118/5
30.2: A Rauf to Dilshan, FOUR! A back of the length delivery outside off. Dilshan picked it early and drove it on the up through the covers for a boundary. 118/5
30.1: A Rauf to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 114/5
30: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 114/5
29.5: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera drives the ball straight down the ground. 114/5
29.4: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 114/5
29.3: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 114/5
29.2: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has driven it through the off side but straight to the man. 114/5
29.1: Y Khan to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. 114/5
It's Drinks in the second session and it's been Mohammad Aamer for the last one hour having picked up three wickets and putting Sri Lanka on the defensive, reducing them to 114/5. We are in for a good contest in the next few sessions.
29: A Rauf to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 114/5
28.5: A Rauf to Dilshan, Dilshan has attempted to play that one - but missed. 114/5
28.4: A Rauf to Dilshan, Dilshan chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 114/5
28.3: A Rauf to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 114/5
28.2: A Rauf to Dilshan, Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 114/5
28.1: A Rauf to Dilshan, FOUR! A full length delivery from Rauf. Dilshan picked it early and drove that straight back past the mid-off fielder for a boundary to get off the mark. 114/5
27.6: M Aamer to Samaraweera, FOUR! Width outside off stump and Samaraweera drives it just in front of square on the off side for a boundary to end the over. 110/5
27.5: M Aamer to Samaraweera, Samaraweera shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 106/5
27.4: M Aamer to Samaraweera, Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 106/5
27.3: M Aamer to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 106/5
27.2: M Aamer to Samaraweera, FOUR! A length delivery on off stump and it was driven on the rise, straight back past the bowler for a boundary to long off. 106/5
27.1: M Aamer to Samaraweera, Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot and was fortunate it fell short of the fielder at backward short-leg. 102/5
27: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Good length ball just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Samaraweera for a single. 102/5
26.5: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 101/5
26.4: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Driven through the covers by Samaraweera but straight to the fielder. 101/5
26.3: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera outside the off stump. 101/5
26.2: A Rauf to Samaraweera, Samaraweera defends it off the back foot. 101/5
26.1: A Rauf to Samaraweera, A Rauf bowling from over the wicket. Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 101/5
Abdur Rauf has been brought back into the attack replacing Umar Gul who has been struggling.
Tillakarantne Dilshan comes out to replace his skipper.
25.6: M Aamer to Sangakkara, OUT! Another one for Aamer. A good length delivery shaping away from Sangakkara who was looking to push that but got a thick outside edge straight to Akmal. 101/5
25.5: M Aamer to Sangakkara, Sangakkara guides it to third man. 101/4
25.4: M Aamer to Sangakkara, A length delivery on off stump and Sangakkara drove that straight back past the bowler for a couple of runs to long on. That takes Sri Lanka to 100. 101/4
25.3: M Aamer to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. 99/4
25.2: M Aamer to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has played that with the full face of the bat. 99/4
25.1: M Aamer to Sangakkara, That ball has taken the inside edge of Sangakkara and thudded into his pads. 99/4
24.6: U Gul to Samaraweera, FOUR! This time it was a half volley on off stump and driven straight back through the vacant mid-off region for a boundary to end the over. 99/4
24.5: U Gul to Samaraweera, FOUR! Full and on the pads. Samaraweera did well to go back in the crease and flick it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 95/4
24.4: U Gul to Samaraweera, Another off stump length delivery pushed towards the point region. 91/4
24.3: U Gul to Sangakkara, This time Gul drifts on the pads and Sangakkara works it superbly through mid-wicket and they run hard to pick up three. 91/4
24.2: U Gul to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 88/4
24.1: U Gul to Sangakkara, A length delivery on off stump and Sangakkara shoulders arms. 88/4
24: M Aamer to Samaraweera, A good delivery on the off stump line which Samaraweera decided to leave very late. Another successful Aamer over. 88/4
23.5: M Aamer to Samaraweera, Samaraweera defends it off the back foot. 88/4
23.4: M Aamer to Samaraweera, Left alone by Samaraweera. 88/4
23.3: M Aamer to Samaraweera, Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 88/4
23.2: M Aamer to Samaraweera, Samaraweera was looking to push at that but was beaten by the swing. 88/4
Thilan Samaraweera is the new batsman.
23.1: M Aamer to J'dena, OUT! A good delivery from Aamer on off stump. J'dena was expecting it to come back in but it went straight on taking the outside edge of the bat straight to Akmal. A big blow for the Lankans. 88/4
23: U Gul to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara outside the off stump. 88/3
22.5: U Gul to Sangakkara, A half volley on off stump and Sangakkara punches that through the covers and gets an easy couple of runs. 88/3
22.4: U Gul to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. 86/3
22.3: U Gul to Sangakkara, Driven through the off side by Sangakkara but straight to the fielder. 86/3
22.2: U Gul to Sangakkara, Left alone by Sangakkara. 86/3
22.1: U Gul to Sangakkara, Sangakkara lets the ball go outside his off stump. 86/3
22: M Aamer to J'dena, A brilliant delivery from Aamer, leaving J'dena who was looking to drive but was fortunate not to edge it in the end. 86/3
21.5: M Aamer to J'dena, Defended off the front foot by J'dena. 86/3
21.4: M Aamer to J'dena, J'dena lets the ball go outside his off stump. 86/3
Mahela Jayawardena comes out to join his skipper in the middle.
21.3: M Aamer to Paranavitana, OUT! Another one goes. A beauty from Aamer which was back of the length and leaving Pranavitana, who was looking to fend that but managed an outside edge straight to Akmal. 86/3
21.2: M Aamer to Sangakkara, Good length ball on off stump and Sangakkara pushes it towards the covers for a single. 86/2
21.1: M Aamer to Sangakkara, Sangakkara defends it off the back foot. 85/2
21: U Gul to Sangakkara, Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the back foot by Sangakkara and they scamper through for a single to end the over. 85/2
20.5: U Gul to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. 84/2
20.4: U Gul to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has flicked the ball off his pads. 84/2
20.3: U Gul to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. 84/2
20.3: U Gul to Sangakkara, Good length ball on off stump which is defended into ground but once again it's a no-ball for over stepping. 84/2
20.2: U Gul to Sangakkara, Defended off the front foot by Sangakkara. 83/2
20.2: U Gul to Sangakkara, U Gul bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off and it's defended into the ground. It's another no ball from Umar Gul. 83/2
20.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, Good length ball on middle. Paranavitana rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball towards the covers for a single. 82/2
20: M Aamer to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 81/2
19.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana and they scamper through for a single. 81/2
19.4: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 80/2
19.3: M Aamer to Paranavitana, FOUR! Aamer drifts onto the pads and Paranavitana worked it through square on the leg side for a boundary. He has looked very comfortable all morning. 80/2
19.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 76/2
19.1: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Paranavitana has played it through mid-wicket. 76/2
18.6: U Gul to Sangakkara, FOUR! A half volley on off stump on this occasion and Sangakkara punched it through the gap between mid-off and cover for a boundary. 76/2
18.5: U Gul to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 72/2
18.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, Good length ball just outside leg. Paranavitana works it down the leg side for a single. 72/2
18.3: U Gul to Sangakkara, Good length ball on middle and leg. Played through mid-wicket by Sangakkara for a single. 71/2
18.2: U Gul to Sangakkara, Sangakkara has pushed it to the cover region. 70/2
18.1: U Gul to Sangakkara, Sangakkara goes for the pull but misses it completely. 70/2
Welcome back for the post Lunch session. Umar Gul has the ball in his hand and Sangakkara will take first strike.
It's Lunch on Day 3 and Sri Lanka are 70/2, leading by 20 runs having batted 18 overs. It's been a good session of cricket with Pakistan starting well, getting a wicket in the first over of the day. Sri Lanka fought back strongly since and Tharanga Paranavitana has led their charge, playing some brilliant shots all around the wicket. Pakistan bowled well and had a few decesions going the other way until the penultimate over of the session when Younus Khan struck to send back Rangana Herath. Do join us in about 40 mins for the post Lunch session.
18: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, Punched off the backfoot by Paranavitana straight to mid-off and that will be Lunch on Day 3. 70/2
17.5: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, Paranavitana defends it off the back foot. 70/2
17.4: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, Full length delivery just outside off. Paranavitana cuts that through square for a couple of runs. 70/2
17.3: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 68/2
17.2: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 68/2
17.1: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 68/2
Saeed Ajmal comes into the attack probably for the last over before Lunch.
17: Y Khan to Sangakkara, Sangakkara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 68/2
Kumar Sangakkara comes out to replace the night watchman.
16.5: Y Khan to Herath, OUT! A good delivery from Khan, who floated that up and Herath was hit on the pads, still in his crease. Khan knew he had him straight away and the Umpire did not disagree on this occasion. 68/2
16.4: Y Khan to Herath, FOUR! A short delivery outside the off stump and this time it's played just behind square on the off side, beating the point fielder to pick up a boundary. 68/1
16.3: Y Khan to Paranavitana, Good length ball on middle and off. Paranavitana works square on the leg side and they manage to run three. 64/1
16.2: Y Khan to Paranavitana, The ball hits Paranavitana on the pads. Khan went up straight away but the Umpire was not interested. 61/1
16.1: Y Khan to Paranavitana, Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for Paranavitana. 61/1
16: A Rauf to Herath, Herath guides it to third man but no chance of run there. 61/1
15.5: A Rauf to Herath, Herath lets the ball go outside his off stump. 61/1
15.4: A Rauf to Herath, Herath shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 61/1
15.3: A Rauf to Herath, Herath has offered no stroke to an incoming delivery. 61/1
15.2: A Rauf to Paranavitana, Good length ball wide outside off. Paranavitana has punched the ball off the backfoot for a single. 61/1
15.1: A Rauf to Paranavitana, Played to the point region by Paranavitana. 60/1
15: Y Khan to Herath, Herath has attempted to put bat on ball but it shaped away just past the outside edge. 60/1
14.5: Y Khan to Herath, A good delivery from Khan angled into Paranavitana. He left that one alone but it nipped back and went just over the middle stump. 60/1
14.4: Y Khan to Paranavitana, Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 60/1
14.3: Y Khan to Herath, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Delicate glance by Herath through the fine leg region for a single. 59/1
14.2: Y Khan to Herath, A good off stump delivery played into the ground towards point. 58/1
14.1: Y Khan to Paranavitana, Good length ball wide outside off. Paranavitana plays the Square-Cut for a single. 58/1
14: A Rauf to Herath, Herath defends it off the back foot. 57/1
13.5: A Rauf to Herath, Herath has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 57/1
13.4: A Rauf to T Paranavitana, Length delivery flicked towards square leg and they went for the single. Yousuf went for the stumps at the non striker's end but with no one backing up conceded four overthrows. 57/1
13.3: Rauf to Paranavitana, Paranavitana goes after a wide one and misses. 52/1
13.2: A Rauf to Herath, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Herath for a single. 52/1
13.1: A Rauf to Herath, A Rauf bowling from round the wicket. Left alone by Herath outside the off stump. 51/1
13: Y Khan to Herath, Good length ball just outside off. Herath has played it to the point region. One run conceded. 51/1
12.6: Y Khan to Herath, Good length ball wide outside off. Left alone by Herath. No Ball signalled by Umpire Harper. 50/1
12.5: Y Khan to Herath, Herath has dug out that yorker at the last second. No run. 49/1
12.4: Y Khan to Herath, Herath goes after a wide one and misses. No run. 49/1
12.3: Y Khan to Herath, Herath has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 49/1
12.2: Y Khan to Herath, Defended off the front foot by Herath. No run. 49/1
12.1: Y Khan to Herath, Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 49/1
12: A Rauf to Herath, Good length ball on leg stump. Herath works it down the leg side for a single and now they lead by 1. 49/1
11.5: A Rauf to Paranavitana, Good length ball on middle and off. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana for a single which takes Sri Lanka to 50. 48/1
11.4: A Rauf to Paranavitana, Left alone by Paranavitana. 47/1
11.3: A Rauf to Paranavitana, Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 47/1
11.2: A Rauf to Paranavitana, Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 47/1
11.1: A Rauf to Paranavitana, Paranavitana shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 47/1
11: Y Khan to Herath, Herath lets the ball go outside his off stump. 47/1
10.5: Y Khan to Herath, Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 47/1
10.4: Y Khan to Herath, Left alone by Herath outside the off stump. 47/1
10.3: Y Khan to Herath, Y Khan bowling from round the wicket. Herath has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 47/1
10.2: Y Khan to Herath, Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 47/1
10.1: Y Khan to Paranavitana, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Paranavitana for another single. 47/1
10: A Rauf to Paranavitana, Good length ball just outside leg. Paranavitana flicks it away with a wristy shot. One run added to the total. 46/1
9.5: A Rauf to Herath, Good length ball on middle and leg. Herath has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 45/1
9.4: A Rauf to Herath, Defended off the front foot by Herath. 44/1
9.3: A Rauf to Herath, Wide outside the leg stump, Herath leaves it alone. 44/1
9.2: A Rauf to Herath, Left alone by Herath outside the off stump this time. 44/1
9.1: A Rauf to Herath, Good length ball on middle and leg. Herath works it down the leg side and gets a couple of runs. 44/1
9: Y Khan to Paranavitana, Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 42/1
8.5: Y Khan to Herath, This one is on the pads and it deflects towards square leg for a leg bye. 42/1
8.4: Y Khan to Herath, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Herath. 41/1
8.3: Y Khan to Herath, Herath has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 41/1
8.2: Y Khan to Herath, This time Khan floats it up and the ball swung away from the off stump line. 41/1
8.1: Y Khan to Paranavitana, Y Khan bowling from over the wicket. Length delivery on middle which is worked towards fine leg for a single. 41/1
Younus Khan brings himself on now.
7.6: A Rauf to Herath, FOUR! Rauf drifts onto the leg side and it takes the thigh pad, running away quickly to fine leg for four leg byes. 40/1
7.5: A Rauf to Herath, Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 36/1
7.4: A Rauf to Herath, Herath tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. 36/1
7.3: A Rauf to Herath, A brilliant delivery from Rauf which pitched on off and straightened hitting Herath on the pads. Rauf was up in a flash but the Umpire showed no interest. That was very close. 36/1
7.2: A Rauf to Herath, Another one outside the off stump and Herath shoulders arms. 36/1
7.1: A Rauf to Herath, A Rauf bowling from over the wicket and he starts with one outside the off stump which is left alone. 36/1
Abdur Rauf is being brought into the attack replacing Umar Gul.
7: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 36/1
6.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, FOUR! A good delivery from Aamer angled into Paranavitana but he did extremely well to punch that off the back foot through the point region to pick up another boundary. 36/1
6.4: M Aamer to Herath, Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the back foot by Herath for a single. 32/1
6.3: M Aamer to Herath, Herath lets the ball go outside his off stump. 31/1
6.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Once again Paranavitana does superbly to play that with soft hands towards the off side for a single. 31/1
6.1: M Aamer to Herath, Good length ball on middle and off. Herath works it towards square leg for an easy single. 30/1
6: U Gul to Paranavitana, U Gul bowling from over the wicket. Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 29/1
5.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, FOUR! A poor delivery from Gul as he strays onto the pads and Paranavitana glances it fine down the leg side to pick up a boundary. 29/1
5.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, A great delivery from Gul which came back in a long way. Paranavitana left that but it was too close to the off stump. 25/1
5.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, BOUNCER! A short delivery which was well over the head and the Umpire has called it a wide. 25/1
5.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, Full length delivery, punched through the vacant mid-on region for a couple of runs. 24/1
5.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, Paranavitana has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 22/1
5.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, FOUR! Back of the length delivery angled into Paranavitana who did well to punch that off the backfoot through the point region for a boundary. It's another no-ball for over stepping. 22/1
5.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, Down the leg side on this occasion and Paranavitana failed to get anything on it. 17/1
4.6: M Aamer to Herath, A full length delivery which struck him on the pads and went down towards fine leg for a couple of leg byes. 17/1
4.5: M Aamer to Herath, Herath chooses to leave this ball which was rising on him. 15/1
4.4: M Aamer to Herath, Just outside the off stump and Herath shoulders arms. 15/1
4.3: M Aamer to Herath, Once again it's outside the off stump line and it's left alone. 15/1
4.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Good length ball just outside off and it's played just wide of point for a single. 15/1
4.1: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Paranavitana chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 14/1
4: U Gul to Herath, A short delivery outside the off stump line and Herath leaves it alone. 14/1
3.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, A good delivery this time which was closer to the off stump. Paranavitana got an outside edge which went through the gully fielder allowing a single. 14/1
3.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, FOUR! This one was on the length again but Paranivatana got behind this well and pushed it straight back past the bowler getting a boundary to long off. It's another no-ball as well. 13/1
3.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, This one nipped back in sharply and hit Paranivitana on the thigh pad but once again it's a no-ball for over stepping. 8/1
3.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, An off stump delivery again and Paranavitana shoulders arms. 7/1
3.3: U Gul to Herath, Defended solidly on the backfoot and they took a single as the ball trickled wide of the mid-off fielder. 7/1
3.3: U Gul to Herath, A back of the length delivery which was left alone by Herath. It's been called a no-ball for over stepping. 6/1
3.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, On the good length again and it's played towards point for a single. 5/1
3.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 4/1
3: M Aamer to Herath, Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 4/1
2.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Good length ball on off stump. Paranavitana played it with soft hands through the slips for a single. 4/1
2.4: M Aamer to Paranavitana, A back of the length delivery on middle. Paranavitana was looking to fend it into the ground but got an inside edge past short leg for a couple. 3/1
2.3: M Aamer to Paranavitana, Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 1/1
2.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, BEAUTY! This time Aamer gets it to shape away from Herath after pitching it on middle and went just past the outside edge. 1/1
2.1: M Aamer to Herath, A length delivery angled into the pads and Herath plays it with soft hands towards mid-wicket for a single. 1/1
2: U Gul to Paranavitana, A length delivery on the off stump line, looking to make the batsman drive but he shoulders arms. Just the start Pakistan was hoping for. 0/1
1.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, Defended off the back foot by Paranavitana. 0/1
1.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, Wide outside off stump, Paranavitana leaves it alone. 0/1
1.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. Once again it was in the off stump channel. 0/1
Tharanga Paranavitana walks out to the middle.
1.2: U Gul to M Warnapura, OUT! A length delivery on off stump shaping away from Warnapura. He was looking to push that towards the covers but got and outside edge which was caught very low by Younus Khan at second slip. 0/1
1.1: U Gul to Warnapura, U Gul bowling from over the wicket starts with a full length delivery which is defended with the full face. 0/0
The Umpires have decided that the conditions are good to go and play is about to begin after the half an hour delay. Sri Lanka's openers would resume batting, trailing by 50 runs.
Welcome to Day 3 from Galle. News is that the start of play has been delayed due to rain earlier in the morning which has wet the outfield. The rain has stopped now though and courtesy some remarkable work by the groundsmen we should get underway in about half an hour. We will keep you updated with any further developments.
It's Stumps on Day 2 and Sri Lanka are 0/0 after playing 1 over, after Pakistan finished with 342 in 94 overs, leading by 50 runs on what's been a brilliant day of Test match cricket. It was a superb contest between bat and ball throughout the day. The first session looked like a good one for both sides but Mohammed Yousuf and Misbah Ul Haq's 139 run stand put Pakistan slightly ahead in the post Lunch session. Mohammed Yousuf scored his 24th Test match century announcing his comeback to the International scene. It looked like it would stay that way till the last hour of play where Sri Lanka bounced back strongly and picked up five quick wickets bringing things back on an even keel going into the third day.
1: M Aamer to Herath, Herath lets the ball go outside his off stump. That will be Stumps on Day 2. 0/0
0.5: M Aamer to Herath, Herath lets the ball go outside his off stump. 0/0
0.4: M Aamer to Herath, Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 0/0
0.3: M Aamer to Herath, Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 0/0
0.2: M Aamer to Herath, Herath has attempted to play that one - but missed. 0/0
0.1: M Aamer to Herath, M Aamer bowling from over the wicket. Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 0/0
Bowling : Sri Lanka
Pakistan have been bowled out for 342 at the end of 94 overs managing a 50 run lead at the halfway mark. It's been a fighting performance from them after losing both their openers late yesterday evening. Mohammad Yousuf was the star of the day, scoring a brilliant 114 off 185 balls which was his 24th century in Tests. He could not have had a better comeback to International cricket after having been out for over a year now. The fifty run lead could be significant looking at the way the pitch has played till now in this match.
93.6: T Thushara to Aamer, OUT! A length delivery outside off. Aamer was looking to drive through the covers but got an outside edge straight to the man at first slip. 342/10
93.5: T Thushara to Aamer, Aamer has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 342/9
93.4: T Thushara to Aamer, Aamer has attempted to play that one but failed to get any bat on it. 342/9
93.3: T Thushara to Aamer, Left alone by Aamer. 342/9
93.2: T Thushara to Aamer, Aamer fails to put bat on ball. 342/9
93.1: T Thushara to Aamer, Aamer has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 342/9
93: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Good length ball on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by Aamer for a single. 342/9
92.5: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Aamer has played it to the point region. 341/9
92.4: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Aamer has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 341/9
92.3: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Aamer guides it to third man. 341/9
92.2: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Aamer lets the ball go outside his off stump. 341/9
92.1: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Aamer has attempted to play that one - but missed. 341/9
92: A Mendis to Aamer, Full length delivery on middle. Driven through mid-on by Aamer and they pick up a single. 341/9
91.5: A Mendis to Aamer, Aamer has played that with the full face of the bat. 340/9
91.4: A Mendis to Aamer, Aamer has attempted to play that one - but missed. 340/9
91.3: A Mendis to Ajmal, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Ajmal and they take a single. 340/9
91.2: A Mendis to Ajmal, Defended off the front foot by Ajmal. 339/9
Saeed Ajmal is the last man in for Pakistan.
91.1: A Mendis to Akmal, OUT! A flighted delivery which Akmal swept away towards fine leg. He was coming back for the second but Mathews hit the stumps directly at the striker's end and Akmal was well short. 339/9
91: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Played to the point region by Aamer. 338/8
90.5: N Kulasekara to Aamer, N Kulasekara bowling from round the wicket. Aamer has played that with the full face of the bat. 338/8
90.4: N Kulasekara to Akmal, Short of length delivery just outside off. Akmal has hooked that one to fine leg and they get a single. 338/8
90.3: N Kulasekara to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 337/8
90.2: N Kulasekara to Akmal, FOUR! A back of the length delivery on off stump. Akmal rocks onto the backfoot and punches it through square on the off side for a boundary. 337/8
90.1: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Good length ball on middle and off. Played to the point region by Aamer for a single. 333/8
90: A Mendis to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 332/8
89.5: A Mendis to Aamer, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Aamer for a single. 332/8
89.5: A Mendis to Akmal, Full length delivery on middle and off which is pulled away behind square for a single. It's also called a no-ball for over stepping. 331/8
89.4: A Mendis to Akmal, Akmal has attempted to play that one - but missed. 329/8
89.3: A Mendis to Akmal, Akmal has played that with the full face of the bat. 329/8
89.2: A Mendis to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 329/8
89.1: A Mendis to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 329/8
Ajantha Mendis comes on for one last spell.
89: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Wide outside off stump, Aamer leaves it alone. No run. 329/8
88.5: N Kulasekara to Aamer, Aamer has played that with the full face of the bat. 329/8
Mohammad Aamer is the new batsman.
88.4: N Kulasekara to Gul, OUT! Bowled 'em. A length delivery on off which shaped away just enough to beat the outside edge and crash into the top of off stump. That is Kulasekara's fourth. 329/8
88.3: N Kulasekara to Gul, Gul fails to put bat on ball. 329/7
88.2: N Kulasekara to Akmal, Good length ball on middle and off. Akmal has played it through mid-wicket for a single. 329/7
88.1: N Kulasekara to Gul, Good length ball just outside off. Gul flicks it away with a wristy shot for one more. 328/7
88: T Thushara to Akmal, The ball hits the pads of Akmal. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Harper isn't interested in the appeal. 327/7
87.5: T Thushara to Akmal, Wide outside the leg stump, Akmal leaves it alone. 327/7
87.4: T Thushara to Akmal, FOUR! Make that three of three. This time it was a half volley just outside off and Akmal leaned into it, driving through the off side and the ball raced away. 327/7
87.3: T Thushara to Akmal, FOUR! Once again this was just back of the length on off stump and Akmal drove it superbly on the rise through the covers for another boundary. 323/7
87.2: T Thushara to Akmal, FOUR! A full length delivery on off stump and it was driven on the rise through the covers for a boundary. 319/7
87.1: T Thushara to Akmal, Defended off the back foot by Akmal. 315/7
87: N Kulasekara to Gul, Gul has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 315/7
86.5: N Kulasekara to Gul, A length delivery which swung down the leg side and it went well wide of a diving Dilshan for four byes to fine leg. 315/7
86.4: N Kulasekara to Gul, SIX! This one was in the slot and Gul got under it nicely, using the pace of the ball and lofting it over the long on boundary for a maximum. 311/7
86.3: N Kulasekara to Gul, Gul has attempted to play that one - but missed. 305/7
86.2: N Kulasekara to Gul, Gul has attempted to play that one - but missed. 305/7
86.1: N Kulasekara to Gul, Defended off the front foot by Gul. 305/7
86: T Thushara to Akmal, Driven through the covers by Akmal. 305/7
85.5: T Thushara to Akmal, A short delivery outside off stump. Akmal saw it early and smashed it through the point region for a couple of runs. 305/7
85.4: T Thushara to Akmal, Akmal shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 303/7
85.3: T Thushara to Akmal, Ball hits Akmal low on the pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Harper shows no interest in the appeal. 303/7
85.2: T Thushara to Akmal, Driven through the off side by Akmal. 303/7
85.1: T Thushara to Akmal, Akmal has attempted to play that one - but missed. 303/7
Umar Gul walks out now.
84.6: Kulasekara to S Malik, OUT! A brilliant peice of reverse swing bowling from Kulasekara. This one picthed on the length and straightened beating the outside edge of the bat and crashing onto the top of off stump. 303/7
84.5: N Kulasekara to Malik, Left alone by Malik. 303/6
84.4: N Kulasekara to Malik, Defended off the front foot by Malik. 303/6
84.3: N Kulasekara to Malik, Malik shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 303/6
84.2: N Kulasekara to S Malik, The ball has found the edge of the bat and trickled to first slip. 303/6
84.1: N Kulasekara to Malik, Malik plays but fails to make contact. 303/6
84: T Thushara to Akmal, Akmal lets the final ball go safely outside his off stump. Great over by Thushara although there was a boundary which came off an inside edge. 303/6
83.5: T Thushara to Akmal, Akmal has attempted to put bat on ball but fails. 303/6
83.4: T Thushara to Akmal, Good length ball on middle. FOUR... Thick inside edge by Akmal, ball goes down to Fine Leg. The ball has crossed the ropes. Four runs has been signalled by Umpire Harper. 303/6
83.3: T Thushara to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. No run. 299/6
83.2: T Thushara to Akmal, Akmal fails to put bat on ball again. Thushara troubling the new batsman. 299/6
83.1: T Thushara to Akmal, The ball sneaks between the bat and body of Akmal. Great delivery. 299/6
83: N Kulasekara to Akmal, Akmal has played it through mid-wicket. A single to end the over. 299/6
82.5: N Kulasekara to Akmal, Left alone by Akmal. 298/6
82.4: N Kulasekara to Akmal, FOUR, Akmal has played it past the point fielder. He opens his account with a boundary. Umpire Gould signals four runs. 298/6
82.3: N Kulasekara to Akmal, The ball strikes Akmal very low on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question. Umpire Gould isn't interested in the appeal. 294/6
82.2: N Kulasekara to Akmal, Akmal fails to put bat on ball. Dot ball... 294/6
82.1: N Kulasekara to Akmal, Defended off the front foot by Akmal. 294/6
Kamran Akmal comes to the crease at the fall of Yousuf's wicket.
81.6: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf plays this with soft hands. The ball trickles past the stumps. Dilshan comes running, picks up the ball and a direct hit at the non striker's end. Third umpire has been called who declares Yousuf OUT. 294/6
81.5: T Thushara to Malik, Malik plays the square-cut. There is a fielder at the fence to stop the ball from reaching the fence. Only a single taken. 294/5
81.4: T Thushara to Yousuf, Good length ball on middle and off. Yousuf has played it to the point region. One more run has been added to the total. 293/5
81.3: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf has attempted to play that one but misses. 292/5
81.2: T Thushara to Yousuf, The ball brushes the pads of Yousuf. Sangakkara dives but can't reach the ball. Umpire Harper signals four Leg byes. 292/5
81.1: T Thushara to Malik, Played past the point region by Malik for a single. 288/5
Thilan Thushara will share the second new ball along with Kulasekara
81: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Ball hits Yousuf low on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Gould decides Yousuf is not out. 287/5
80.5: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Played straight to the man at point. No run. 287/5
80.4: N Kulasekara to Malik, Malik works it down the leg side. The batsmen have run through for a single. 287/5
80.3: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, This time Yousuf plays it slighty wide of the point fielder. The batsman are able to take a single. 286/5
80.2: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Played to the point region by Yousuf but this time it goes straight to the fielder. No chance of a run. 285/5
Nuwan Kulasekara has been brought into the attack
80.1: N Kulasekara to Malik, Malik has pushed it to the cover region. Easy single taken. 285/5
80 overs up and Sangakkara takes the new ball straight away.
80: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that softly and wants a single but has been sent back by Malik. Dot ball to end the over. 284/5
79.5: A Mendis to Malik, This one has been punched off the backfoot by Malik. One more run has been added to the total. 284/5
79.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full Yousuf plays a sweep shot. The ball goes down to fine leg and the batsmen run through for a single. 283/5
79.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 282/5
79.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, A Mendis bowling from over the wicket. Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 282/5
79.1: A Mendis to Malik, Full length delivery on leg stump and it's played just wide of mid-on for a single. 282/5
79: R Herath to Yousuf, A flighted delivery driven straight to mid-off on this occasion. 281/5
78.5: R Herath to Malik, Full length delivery on middle and off. Malik plays a sweep shot for a single. 281/5
78.4: R Herath to Malik, A good stride forward on this occasion and played straight to the man at cover. 280/5
78.3: R Herath to Malik, Defended off the front foot by Malik. 280/5
78.2: R Herath to Malik, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Malik's pads. 280/5
78.1: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 280/5
It's Drinks in the last session and Pakistan are 280/5 at the end of 78 overs. Mohammed Yousuf has been the star of the day having scored his 24th Test match century. With just an hour's play left in the day the Lankans are in desperate need of a wicket to lift their spirits.
78: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has attempted to play that one - but missed. 280/5
77.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf fails to put bat on ball. 280/5
77.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 280/5
77.3: A Mendis to Malik, Full length delivery just outside leg. Malik plays the pull-shot for a single. 280/5
77.2: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 279/5
77.1: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has driven it through the off side. 279/5
77: R Herath to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 279/5
76.5: R Herath to Yousuf, Pushed to the cover region by Yousuf. 279/5
76.4: R Herath to Yousuf, R Herath bowling from over the wicket. Yousuf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 279/5
76.3: R Herath to Yousuf, FOUR! The ball lacked pace and Yousuf rocked onto the backfoot and cut that very late towards third man for a boundary. 279/5
76.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has pushed it to the cover region. 275/5
76.1: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 275/5
76: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle and leg. Yousuf glances it fine down the leg side for a single. 275/5
75.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, A Mendis bowling from round the wicket. Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 274/5
75.4: A Mendis to Malik, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Malik for a single. 274/5
75.3: A Mendis to Malik, FOUR! A length delivery on off stump and this time Malik drove it straight back past the bowler for a boundary to long off. 273/5
75.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Yousuf and they get one more. 269/5
75.1: A Mendis to Malik, Full length delivery just outside off. Malik rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball for another single. 268/5
75: R Herath to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 267/5
74.5: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 267/5
74.4: R Herath to Malik, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Malik for a single. 267/5
74.3: R Herath to Malik, Malik chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 266/5
74.2: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that solidly back towards the bowler. 266/5
74.1: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 266/5
74: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 266/5
73.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 266/5
This is Mohammed Yousuf's 24th Test match century and one which will hold great importance as far as his comeback to international cricket is concerned.
73.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, FOUR! A short delivery outside off. Yousuf rocks onto the backfoot and cuts that very late through the point region for a boundary to third man. That takes him to 100. 266/5
73.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Played to the point region by Yousuf but it's straight to the man. Remember he is only one away from his century. 262/5
73.2: Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf goes after a wide one and misses. Poor delivery by Mendis. 262/5
73.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has attempted to play that one - but missed. 262/5
Ajantha Mendis comes back into the attack.
73: A Mathews to Yousuf, Good length ball wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region for a single. 262/5
72.5: A Mathews to Yousuf, Yousuf has played it to the point region. 261/5
72.4: A Mathews to Malik, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Malik for a single. 261/5
72.3: A Mathews to Malik, FOUR! A short delivery, wide outside off. Malik rocked onto the backfoot and slammed it through point for a boundary. 260/5
72.2: A Mathews to Yousuf, Good length ball just outside off and Yousuf plays it to point for a single. 256/5
72.1: A Mathews to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 255/5
Angelo Mathews is being brought into the attack again.
72: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Yousuf has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 255/5
71.5: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. No run. 254/5
71.4: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 254/5
71.3: R Herath to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot by Yousuf. 254/5
71.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 254/5
71.1: R Herath to Malik, Full length delivery just outside off. Malik has played the square drive for a single. 254/5
71: N Kulasekara to Malik, Good length ball on off and it's played through the mid-wicket region and it's in the gap allowing them three. 253/5
70.5: N Kulasekara to Malik, Malik has driven it through the off side. 250/5
70.4: N Kulasekara to Malik, Defended off the front foot by Malik. 250/5
70.3: N Kulasekara to Malik, Malik fails to put bat on ball. 250/5
70.2: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Good length ball just outside off. Yousuf has played it to the point region for a single. 250/5
70.1: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, N Kulasekara bowling from over the wicket. Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 249/5
Nuwan Kulasekara comes into the attack now.
70: R Herath to Malik, Defended off the front foot by Malik. 249/5
69.5: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 249/5
69.4: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery wide outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Yousuf for another single. 249/5
69.3: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 248/5
69.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot by Yousuf. 248/5
69.1: R Herath to Malik, Full length delivery wide outside off and it's pushed towards the covers for a single. 248/5
69: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 247/5
68.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, FOUR! A short delivery outside off. Yousuf rocked onto the backfoot and cut that late, past the short third man fielder for a boundary. 247/5
68.4: A Mendis to Malik, Full length delivery on middle and off. Malik flicks it away with a wristy shot. The batsmen have run through for a single. 243/5
68.3: A Mendis to Malik, Malik works it down the leg side. 242/5
68.2: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 242/5
68.1: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 242/5
68: R Herath to Malik, Full length delivery just outside off. Malik has played the square drive for a single. 242/5
67.5: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 241/5
67.4: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 241/5
67.3: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Yousuf has pushed it to the cover region for a single. 241/5
67.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Inside edge onto the pads of Yousuf. 240/5
67.1: R Herath to Yousuf, The ball strikes Yousuf very low on the pads. 240/5
67: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle and it's flicked towards square leg for a single. 240/5
66.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, That's hit Yousuf on his pads. 237/5
66.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, A flighted delivery which hits Yousuf on the pads as he looks to defend. Mendis was appealing but the Umpire showed no interest. Looked like missing leg stump. 237/5
66.3: A Mendis to Malik, Full length delivery on middle and it was flicked away for a single. 235/5
66.2: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 234/5
66.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Yousuf for one. 234/5
66: R Herath to Malik, Defended off the front foot by Malik. 233/5
65.5: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery driven wide of the cover fielder for a single. 233/5
65.4: R Herath to Malik, Full length delivery just outside off. Malik plays that straight to mid-off for another single. 232/5
65.3: R Herath to Malik, Malik lets the ball go outside his off stump. 231/5
65.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Yousuf flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 231/5
65.1: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 230/5
65: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has punched the ball off the backfoot. 230/5
64.5: A Mendis to Malik, Played through mid-wicket by Malik. 230/5
64.4: A Mendis to Malik, He comes forward and defends with the full face of the bat. 230/5
64.3: A Mendis to Malik, Defended off the front foot by Malik. 230/5
64.2: A Mendis to Malik, FOUR! A flighted delivery on off stump. Malik got to the pitch of the ball and flicked it past the short mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 230/5
64.1: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 226/5
64: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 226/5
63.5: R Herath to Yousuf, Defended solidly on the front foot. 226/5
63.4: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 226/5
63.3: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf paddles the ball down the leg side. 226/5
63.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 226/5
63.1: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 226/5
63: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 226/5
62.5: A Mendis to Malik, Defended off the front foot by Malik. 226/5
62.4: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 226/5
62.3: A Mendis to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 226/5
62.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle and off. Yousuf works it down the leg side for a single. 226/5
62.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 225/5
62: R Herath to Malik, Once again he gets a long stride and defends the ball into the ground. 225/5
61.5: R Herath to Malik, Malik comes forward and defends back towards the bowler. 225/5
61.4: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 225/5
61.3: R Herath to Malik, Defended off the front foot by Malik. 225/5
61.2: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 225/5
61.1: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 225/5
It's Tea on Day 2 and Pakistan are looking much more comfortable with their score on 225/5, trailing by just 67 runs. It has been courtesy a brilliant fifth wicket stand between Mohammed Yousuf and Misbah Ul Haq which was worth 139 runs. Misbah was out towards the end of the session but clearly the match now back in the balance after Sri Lanka were looking like they could run through this middle order.
61: A Mendis to Yousuf, That's hit Yousuf on his pads. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Gould decides Yousuf is not out and they players would go off for Tea. 225/5
60.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 225/5
60.4: A Mendis to Malik, Full length delivery on middle and off. Malik flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 225/5
60.3: A Mendis to Malik, Defended off the back foot by Malik. 224/5
60.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Yousuf has driven it through the off side for a single. 224/5
60.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 223/5
59.6: R Herath to Malik, FOUR! A short delivery outside off. Malik rocked onto the backfoot and pulled that through the mid-wicket region for a boundary to get off the mark. 223/5
59.5: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 219/5
59.4: R Herath to Malik, Malik has played that with the full face of the bat. 219/5
59.3: R Herath to Malik, Played to the point region by Malik. 219/5
Shoaib Malik is the new batsman.
59.2: R Herath to Misbah, OUT! Flighted delivery on off stump. Misbah was looking to close the face on that one but it turned a long way taking the outside edge straight to Jayawardena at first slip. 219/5
59.1: R Herath to Misbah, Played straight to the man at point. No chance of a run. 219/4
59: A Mendis to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. Dot ball to end the over. 10 runs have come of this over. 219/4
58.5: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah plays a forward defensive shot. But this time they manage to take a single. 219/4
58.4: A Mendis to Misbah, Defended off the back foot by Misbah. 218/4
58.3: A Mendis to Misbah, FOUR, Misbah lofts this one over Mid-on. There is no one at the fence to stop this one from reaching the fence. Umpire Gould signals four again. 218/4
58.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. The batsmen have run through for a quick single. 214/4
58.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, FOUR, Yousuf cuts the ball beautifully past point. The ball has crossed the ropes for Yousuf's seventh boundary. Umpire Gould signals four runs. 213/4
58: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah defends the final ball safely. Dot ball. 209/4
57.5: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads to deep fine leg for a single. 209/4
57.4: R Herath to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 208/4
57.3: R Herath to Misbah, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side this time by Misbah. One more run has been added to the total. 208/4
57.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played this past the point region. One run taken. 207/4
57.1: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle. Yousuf plays the sweep shot. Two runs conceded. There's an appeal for LBW which the umpire has turned down 206/4
57: A Mendis to Misbah, The batsman has defended the final ball as well. 204/4
56.5: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 204/4
56.4: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave this ball outside his off stump. No run. 204/4
56.3: A Mendis to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. Dot ball 204/4
56.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, A full delivery on the pads which was glanced fine down the leg side and they ran hard to pick up three. 204/4
56.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played it through mid-wicket. 201/4
The last boundary took Misbah Ul Haq to his second Test fifty.
55.6: R Herath to Misbah, FOUR! A short delivery on this occasion and it's been pulled away through square leg for a boundary and that takes Pakistan to 200. 201/4
55.5: R Herath to Misbah, FOUR! A flighted delivery on off stump. Misbah picked the length early and got into position, slogging that over the mid-wicket region for a boundary. 197/4
55.4: R Herath to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 193/4
55.3: R Herath to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 193/4
55.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Yousuf has pushed it to the covers for a single. 193/4
55.1: R Herath to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 192/4
55: T Thushara to Misbah, BOUNCER! A good short delivery from Thushara and Misbah does well to duck under it. 192/4
54.5: T Thushara to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 192/4
54.4: T Thushara to Misbah, Good length ball on leg stump which struck Misbah on the pads and they picked up a couple of leg byes. 192/4
54.3: T Thushara to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 190/4
54.2: T Thushara to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Yousuf has played it to the point region for a single. 190/4
54.1: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 189/4
54: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery wide outside off and it's cut away through square for a single. 189/4
53.5: R Herath to Misbah, Full length delivery on middle and off. Delicate glance by Misbah through the fine leg region for one more. 188/4
53.4: R Herath to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 187/4
53.3: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle and off. Yousuf plays a sweep shot and gets a single to fine leg. 187/4
53.2: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 186/4
53.1: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 186/4
53: T Thushara to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 186/4
52.6: T Thushara to Yousuf, Length delivery played towards the covers for a single and they get an extra run as it's a no-ball for over stepping. 185/4
52.5: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 184/4
52.4: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 184/4
52.3: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf has played it to the point region. 184/4
52.2: T Thushara to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 184/4
52.1: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf has pushed it to the cover region. 184/4
52: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 184/4
51.5: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 184/4
51.4: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 184/4
51.3: R Herath to Misbah, FOUR! A full toss on off stump and once again Misbah dispatches it through the deep mid-wicket region for a boundary. 184/4
That last boundary brought up the 100 run stand for the fifth wicket between Yousuf and Misbah.
51.2: R Herath to Misbah, FOUR! A flighted delivery on off stump and Misbah smashed it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 180/4
51.1: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 176/4
51: T Thushara to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 176/4
50.5: T Thushara to Misbah, Full length delivery just outside off. Misbah has played it to the point region for another single. 176/4
50.4: T Thushara to Yousuf, Good length ball just outside leg. Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads for one. 175/4
50.3: T Thushara to Yousuf, Full length delivery on off stump and it's driven through the covers for two more. 174/4
50.2: T Thushara to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 172/4
50.1: T Thushara to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off and it's played towards the covers for a couple of runs. 172/4
50: R Herath to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 170/4
49.5: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah drives through the covers. 170/4
49.4: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle. Yousuf plays a sweep shot. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs. 170/4
49.3: R Herath to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 167/4
49.2: R Herath to Yousuf, A flighted delivery on leg stump. Yousuf was looking to come forward and defend but it took bat and pad straight to short leg. Herath went up but the Umpire did not move. 167/4
49.1: R Herath to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle and off for a single. 167/4
49: T Thushara to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 165/4
48.5: T Thushara to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 165/4
48.4: T Thushara to Misbah, Good length ball on leg stump and it's been flicked away through square for a couple of runs. 165/4
48.3: T Thushara to Misbah, BOUNCER! A good short delivery and this time Misbah does well to get under it. 163/4
48.2: T Thushara to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 163/4
48.1: T Thushara to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Misbah. 163/4
48: R Herath to Misbah, Full length delivery just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Misbah for a single to end the over. 163/4
47.5: R Herath to Misbah, Flighted delivery on off stump and it's been lofted over the fielder at mid-off for a couple of runs. 163/4
47.4: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 160/4
47.3: R Herath to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 160/4
47.2: R Herath to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 160/4
47.1: R Herath to Misbah, R Herath bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 160/4
Rangana Herath has finally been introduced into the attack replacing Ajantha Mendis.
47: T Thushara to Yousuf, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Yousuf. 160/4
46.5: T Thushara to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 160/4
46.4: T Thushara to Yousuf, Played to the point region by Yousuf. 160/4
46.3: T Thushara to Misbah, Good length ball just outside leg. Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for another single. 160/4
46.2: T Thushara to Yousuf, Good length ball on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by Yousuf for another single. 159/4
46.1: T Thushara to Misbah, Good length ball just outside leg. Ball hits Misbah low on the pads and they cross over for a leg bye. 158/4
46: A Mendis to Yousuf, Played to the point region by Yousuf. 157/4
45.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 157/4
45.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 157/4
45.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 157/4
45.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. FOUR, Driven through the off side by Yousuf. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Harper signals a boundary. 157/4
Mohammed Yousuf gets to his 29th Test fifty with that boundary. It's been an incredible knock in the circumstances as he came into the match under tremendous amount of pressure, making his comeback into the Pakistan squad.
45.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, FOUR! A short delivery outside off. Yousuf rocked onto the backfoot and pulled it over the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 153/4
It's starting to look rather gloomy again and we could have some further showers.
45: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 149/4
44.5: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah outside the off stump. 149/4
44.4: N Kulasekara to Misbah, FOUR! A full length delivery on the pads and this time Misbah glanced it fine down the leg side to pick up a boundary. 149/4
44.3: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 145/4
44.2: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 145/4
44.1: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Yousuf and they get a single. 145/4
44: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. 144/4
43.5: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat towards point. 144/4
43.4: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 144/4
43.3: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 144/4
43.2: A Mendis to Misbah, Played through mid-wicket by Misbah. 144/4
43.1: A Mendis to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 144/4
43: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Ball hits Yousuf low on the pads. 144/4
42.5: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 144/4
42.4: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, BOUNCER! This one was shorter in length and Yousuf had to duck under it. 144/4
42.3: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, FOUR! A short delivery outside off. Yousuf got into position early and pulled it through mid-wicket for a boundary on this occasion. 144/4
42.2: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 140/4
42.1: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Full length delivery on middle and off. Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 140/4
42: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 139/4
41.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Driven through the off side by Yousuf. 139/4
41.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Played through mid-wicket by Yousuf. 139/4
The players are back out as the sun shines down on the ground once again.
The Umpires have decided to go off the field as the rain is coming down on the ground very heavily now.
41.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle. Yousuf plays a sweep shot for a couple of runs as the rain is coming down hard now. 139/4
41.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 137/4
41.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball hit him on the pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Harper isn't interested in the appeal. 137/4
41: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Short of length delivery wide outside off and Yousuf pulled that behind square for a single. 137/4
40.5: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 136/4
40.4: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Defended off the back foot by Yousuf. 136/4
40.3: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Good length ball on middle which Yousuf leaves alone but a fumble by Dilshan behind the stumps allowed a couple of byes. 136/4
40.2: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, A good short delivery from Kulasekara and Yousuf did well to get out of the way. 134/4
40.1: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 134/4
40: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah plays the Square-Cut. 134/4
39.5: A Mendis to Misbah, The ball is way wide on the leg side but Misbah still goes after it. Dilshan was appealing for a catch behind but the Umpire showed no interest. 134/4
39.4: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 134/4
39.3: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 134/4
39.2: A Mendis to Misbah, Punched off the backfoot by Misbah. 134/4
39.1: A Mendis to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 134/4
39: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 134/4
38.5: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Good length ball just outside off. Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat to Mendis at mid-on and took off for a single. Mendis got a direct hit but Misbah was home. 134/4
38.4: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 133/4
38.3: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 133/4
38.2: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 133/4
38.1: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah tried hooking that one but missed it completely. 133/4
38: A Mendis to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 133/4
37.6: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Yousuf and it's called a no-ball for over stepping. 133/4
37.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 132/4
37.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Just back of the length outside off. Yousuf was looking to cut that but missed. 132/4
37.3: A Mendis to Misbah, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Misbah for a single. 132/4
37.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off and it's driven wide of mid-off for a single. 131/4
37.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf defends it off the back foot. 130/4
37: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 130/4
36.5: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah gets a bottom edge on that one. 130/4
36.4: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 130/4
36.3: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 130/4
The three runs on the first ball of this over brought up the 50 run stand between these two.
36.2: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Driven through the off side by Misbah. 130/4
36.1: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Full length delivery wide outside off and this time it's driven through the covers for three runs. 130/4
36: A Mendis to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 127/4
35.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle. Yousuf has flicked the ball towards square for one more. 127/4
35.4: A Mendis to Misbah, Full length delivery on middle and off. Misbah flicks it away with a wristy shot for a single. 126/4
35.3: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah defends it off the back foot. 125/4
35.2: A Mendis to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 125/4
35.1: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 125/4
35: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Good length ball wide outside off. Misbah has played it to the point region for a single to end the over. 125/4
34.5: N Kulasekara to Misbah, A beauty from Kulasekara nipping back a long way and hitting Misbah on the back leg. Kulasekara was definite he had him but the Umpire showed no interest. 124/4
34.4: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle which is glanced to fine leg for another easy run. 124/4
34.3: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Length delivery, sliced through point for a single to third man. 123/4
34.2: N Kulasekara to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 122/4
34.1: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Good length ball on middle and off. Guided down to fine leg by Yousuf for a single. 122/4
Nuwan Kulasekara is brought into the attack now.
34: A Mendis to Misbah, Pushed to the cover region by Misbah. 121/4
33.5: A Mendis to Misbah, Played through mid-wicket by Misbah. 121/4
33.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Good length ball on middle. Yousuf has flicked the ball off his pads for a single. 121/4
33.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 120/4
33.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, A good delivery from Mendis which spun back in. Yousuf was struck on the pad and Mendis was appealing but the Umpire was not interested as it looked to have struck outside the line. 120/4
33.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 120/4
The players are back out in the middle and we are about to get underway. Ajantha Mendis has the ball in his hand.
It's Lunch on Day 2 and Pakistan are 120/4 at the end of 33 overs. It's been an even session for the two sides as Pakistan have added 105 runs to their overnight score whereas Sri Lanka have picked up the wickets of Abdur Rauf and Pakistan skipper, Younus Khan. It will be a crucial next session for both sides and could well decide where this match is headed. Do join us in about 40 mins time.
33: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump and that will be Lunch on Day 2. 120/4
32.5: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region. 120/4
32.4: A Mathews to Misbah, Played to the point region by Misbah. 120/4
32.3: A Mathews to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 120/4
32.2: A Mathews to Yousuf, Good length ball wide outside off. Played to the point region by Yousuf for a single. 120/4
32.1: A Mathews to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 119/4
Angelo Mathews gets ready to ball his next which might well be the last over of the session.
32: A Mendis to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 119/4
31.5: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah fails to put bat on ball. 119/4
31.4: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 119/4
31.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off which was worked to mid-on for a single. 119/4
31.2: A Mendis to Misbah, Full length delivery just outside off. Misbah gets a leading edge on that one for a single to mid-off. 118/4
31.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Yousuf for a single. 117/4
31: A Mathews to Misbah, Outside the off stump and Misbah shoulders arms. 116/4
30.5: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 116/4
30.4: A Mathews to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Misbah. 116/4
30.3: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah plays the Square-Cut. 116/4
30.2: A Mathews to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah outside the off stump. 116/4
30.1: A Mathews to Yousuf, Good length ball wide outside off. Yousuf played a superb square cut, but a brilliant effort from the fielder at point allowed no runs. 116/4
30: A Mendis to Misbah, Misbah has punched the ball off the backfoot but straight to the fielder. 115/4
29.5: A Mendis to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 115/4
29.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, A short delivery outside off and it was cut away through square on the off side for three runs. 115/4
29.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 112/4
29.3: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery down the leg side and it's another no-ball for over stepping. 112/4
29.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, A full toss driven straight to mid-on. 111/4
29.2: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery spinning into Yousuf who failed to pick it and was struck on the pad but it was a no-ball for over stepping. 111/4
29.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. 110/4
29: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 110/4
28.5: A Mathews to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Misbah. 110/4
28.4: A Mathews to Misbah, FOUR! A short delivery outside the off stump. Misbah got up on his toes and slapped that straight back past the bowler for a boundary. 110/4
28.3: A Mathews to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 106/4
28.2: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 106/4
28.1: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 106/4
28: A Mendis to Yousuf, Ball hits Yousuf low on the pads. 106/4
27.5: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf guides it to third man. 106/4
27.4: A Mendis to Yousuf, Yousuf fails to put bat on ball. 106/4
27.3: A Mendis to Misbah, Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the off side by Misbah for a single. 106/4
27.2: A Mendis to Misbah, FOUR! A flighted delivery on off stump. Misbah came down the wicket and lofted that over the mid-wicket region for a boundary. 105/4
27.1: A Mendis to Yousuf, Full length delivery on middle and off. Yousuf works it down the leg side for a single. 101/4
27: A Mathews to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. 100/4
26.5: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 100/4
26.4: A Mathews to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Misbah. 100/4
26.3: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 100/4
26.2: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah fails to put bat on ball. No run. 100/4
26.1: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 100/4
26: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 100/4
25.5: T Thushara to Yousuf, FOUR! Full length delivery just outside off which takes the outside edge and runs away to third man for a boundary. 100/4
25.4: T Thushara to Yousuf, That's gone between bat and pad. Easy catch for Dilshan behind the stumps. The fielding side appeals in unison but replays suggested it hit the thigh pad. 96/4
25.3: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 96/4
25.3: T Thushara to Yousuf, Short of length delivery just outside leg. Yousuf lets that bouncer go past his head. Umpire Harper signals a No Ball. 96/4
25.2: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf goes for the hook but misses it completely. The fielding side appeals in unison. Umpire Harper decides Yousuf is not out. No run. 95/4
25.1: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 95/4
25: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 95/4
24.5: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah lets the ball go outside his off stump. 95/4
24.5: A Mathews to Misbah, Short of length delivery wide outside off. Umpire Gould signals a wide. 95/4
24.4: A Mathews to Misbah, Good length ball wide outside off. FOUR, Played to the point region by Misbah. The ball races to the boundary. Umpire Gould signals a boundary. 94/4
24.3: A Mathews to Misbah, Left alone by Misbah. No run. 90/4
24.2: A Mathews to Misbah, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Misbah's pads. The fielding side is asking the question. Umpire Gould decides Misbah is not out. No run. 90/4
24.1: A Mathews to Yousuf, Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Yousuf for a single. 90/4
24: T Thushara to Misbah, Defended off the front foot by Misbah. 89/4
23.5: T Thushara to Misbah, Good length ball just outside leg. Misbah has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs. 89/4
23.4: T Thushara to Misbah, Misbah has played that with the full face of the bat. 87/4
23.3: T Thushara to Yousuf, Good length ball just outside off. Yousuf has played it to the point region for a single. 87/4
23.2: T Thushara to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf outside the off stump. 86/4
23.1: T Thushara to Yousuf, FOUR! A good delivery angled away from Yousuf who got an outside edge which went through the gap between third slip and gully for a boundary to point. 86/4
23: A Mathews to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Misbah. 82/4
22.5: A Mathews to Misbah, The ball is too wide on the off side for Misbah to make any contact. 82/4
22.4: A Mathews to Misbah, Once again it's well wide of the off stump and Misbah shoulders arms. 82/4
22.3: A Mathews to Misbah, The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Misbah. 82/4
22.2: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 82/4
22.1: A Mathews to Misbah, Misbah has played it to the point region. 82/4
22: T Thushara to Yousuf, The ball strikes Yousuf very low on the pads. The fielding side are asking the question but it looked like there was an inside edge involved. 82/4
21.5: T Thushara to Yousuf, Good length ball on middle and leg which Yousuf worked past short mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 82/4
21.4: T Thushara to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 80/4
21.3: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf has played that with the full face of the bat. 80/4
21.2: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 80/4
21.1: T Thushara to Yousuf, Yousuf shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 80/4
Misbah Ul Haq is the new batsman.
Angelo Mathews has picked up a wicket in his first over on debut and what a big breakthrough this could prove to be.
20.6: A Mathews to Khan, OUT! A good delivery from Mathews on off stump, shaping away slightly. Khan was looking to fend that towards the off side but got an outside edge which was caught superbly by Dilshan. 80/4
20.5: A Mathews to Khan, Khan has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 80/3
20.4: A Mathews to Khan, Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 80/3
20.3: A Mathews to M Yousuf, Good length ball just outside off pushed straight to cover for a single. Sangakkara had a shy at the stumps but missed and allowed them an extra run. 80/3
20.2: A Mathews to Yousuf, Good length ball just outside off. Pushed to the cover region by Yousuf for a single. 78/3
Angelo Mathews is the new bowler.
20.1: A Mathews to Yousuf, FOUR! A short delivery outside off and Yousuf dispatches it through the point region for a boundary. 77/3
20: T Thushara to Khan, Left alone by Khan once again. 73/3
19.5: T Thushara to Khan, Outside the off stump once again and Khan shoulders arms. 73/3
19.4: T Thushara to Khan, Wide outside off stump, Khan leaves it alone. 73/3
19.3: T Thushara to Khan, Khan has stood up on his toes to play that one. 73/3
19.2: T Thushara to Khan, Khan has attempted to play that one - but missed. 73/3
19.1: T Thushara to Khan, Good length ball on middle and leg. Khan works it down the leg side for a couple of runs. 73/3
19: N Kulasekara to Khan, Good length ball just outside off, flicked towards square leg for a single. 71/3
18.5: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan has played the square drive. 70/3
18.4: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Good length ball on off stump and it's worked towards the vacant square leg region for three runs this time around. 70/3
18.3: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Defended off the front foot by Yousuf. 67/3
18.2: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Full length delivery wide outside off. Yousuf drives through the covers for a couple. 67/3
18.1: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Length delivery on middle which strikes him on the pads and goes down the leg side allowing them a couple of leg byes. 65/3
18: T Thushara to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 63/3
17.5: T Thushara to Khan, FOUR! Full again from Thushara and this time Khan goes through the covers but gets the same result. Two consecutive boundaries for Khan. 63/3
17.4: T Thushara to Khan, FOUR! Full length delivery on off stump and Khan drives superbly straight back past the bowler, beating the man at mid-off for a boundary. 59/3
17.3: T Thushara to Khan, A good delivery from Thushara shaped back into the batsman who did well to shoulder arms. 55/3
17.2: T Thushara to Khan, Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 55/3
17.1: T Thushara to Khan, Left alone by Khan outside the off stump. 55/3
17: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Yousuf flicks it away with a wristy shot. 55/3
16.5: N Kulasekara to Yousuf, Left alone by Yousuf. 55/3
Mohammed Yousuf makes his way out to the middle now. It's been a while since he played in this Pakistan side.
16.4: N Kulasekara to Rauf, OUT! A length delivery on off stump which was shaping away just enough to find the outside edge that went straight to Dilshan behind the stumps. 55/3
16.3: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 55/2
16.2: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Rauf has attempted to play that one - but missed. 55/2
16.1: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 55/2
The single off the last ball brought up the 50 run partnership between Younus Khan and Abdur Rauf.
16: T Thushara to Rauf, Good length ball on middle. Rauf shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot and takes a quick single. 55/2
15.5: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 54/2
15.4: T Thushara to Rauf, T Thushara bowling from over the wicket drifts on the pads and it's nudged towards square for a couple. 54/2
15.3: T Thushara to Rauf, FOUR! Pitched up on off stump from Thushara and it's driven past the fielder at mid-off for a boundary. That brings up 50 for Pakistan. 52/2
15.2: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf has played that with the full face of the bat. 48/2
15.1: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf has pushed it to the cover region. 48/2
15: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 48/2
14.5: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan has pushed it to the cover region. 48/2
14.4: N Kulasekara to Khan, Good length ball just outside off and it's flicked away towards square leg for a couple. 48/2
14.3: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 46/2
14.2: N Kulasekara to Khan, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Khan's pads. 46/2
14.1: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Good length ball just outside off which has been driven superbly through the covers and the batsmen manage to run three. 46/2
14: T Thushara to Rauf, Thushara comes round the wicket and finds the outside edge but it goes past the third slip for a single. 43/2
13.5: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf has played that with the full face of the bat. 42/2
13.4: T Thushara to Rauf, Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 42/2
13.3: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 42/2
13.2: T Thushara to Rauf, Defended off the back foot by Rauf. 42/2
Kumar Sangakkara has walked upto the Umpires about the ball having lost shape and they have decided to change it.
13.2: T Thushara to Rauf, A back of the length delivery rising on Rauf who did well to lean back and let it through. It's been called a no-ball for over stepping though. 42/2
13.1: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 41/2
13: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Rauf for a single. 41/2
12.5: N Kulasekara to Khan, A back of the length delivery on off stump. Khan rocked onto the backfoot and punched it on the rise through the covers. 40/2
12.4: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan plays the pull-shot. 37/2
12.3: N Kulasekara to Khan, Good length ball on middle. Ball hits Khan low on the pads and goes down the leg side allowing a couple of leg byes. 37/2
12.2: N Kulasekara to Khan, A good delivery nipping back sharply into Khan. It struck him on the thigh pad and went straight to forward short leg. The bowler went up but the Umpire showed no interest. 35/2
12.1: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 35/2
12: T Thushara to Rauf, Good length ball on middle and leg. Rauf has driven it straight down the ground for two more to end the over. 35/2
11.5: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 33/2
11.4: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf defends it off the back foot. 33/2
11.3: T Thushara to Rauf, FOUR! A length delivery on the pads and Rauf nudged it fine down leg for a boundary on this occasion. 33/2
11.2: T Thushara to Rauf, Good length ball on middle. Driven through the off side by Rauf for a couple of runs. 29/2
11.1: T Thushara to Rauf, Rauf has pushed it to the cover region. 27/2
Thilan Thushara is brought into the attack now.
11: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Good length ball outside off. Rauf got an outside edge to third man and they ran hard to pick up three. 27/2
10.5: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Rauf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 24/2
10.4: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Played to the point region by Rauf. 24/2
10.3: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Rauf has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 24/2
10.2: N Kulasekara to Rauf, Ball hits Rauf low on the pads. Kulasekara went up but it looked like missing leg stump. 24/2
10.1: N Kulasekara to Khan, Down the leg side on this occassion and Dilshan failed to gather it cleanly behind the stumps allowing them a bye. 24/2
10: A Mendis to Rauf, The ball hits the pads of Rauf. 23/2
9.5: A Mendis to Rauf, Rauf has played that with the full face of the bat. No run. 23/2
9.4: A Mendis to Rauf, That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Rauf's pads. The fielding side is asking the question but the Umpire was not interested. 23/2
9.3: A Mendis to Rauf, Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 23/2
9.2: A Mendis to Rauf, Rauf has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. That turned away from the bat very late. 23/2
9.1: A Mendis to Rauf, FOUR! A length delivery on off and this time Rauf drove that through the mid-off region for a boundary. 23/2
9: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. A good first over from Kulasekara. 19/2
8.5: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 19/2
8.4: N Kulasekara to Khan, This one nipped back in and went just past the outside edge of Khan's bat. 19/2
8.3: N Kulasekara to Khan, A good delivery on the off stump channel. Khan was looking to play through the off side but missed. 19/2
8.2: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan has stood up on his toes to play that one. 19/2
8.1: N Kulasekara to Khan, Khan has played that with the full face of the bat. 19/2
8: A Mendis to Rauf, A good delivery to end the over beating the outside edge of the bat. 19/2
7.5: A Mendis to Rauf, Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 19/2
7.4: A Mendis to Rauf, Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 19/2
7.3: A Mendis to Rauf, Defended solidly from within the crease. 19/2
7.2: A Mendis to Rauf, Defended off the front foot by Rauf. 19/2
7.1: A Mendis to Rauf, FOUR! A flighted delivery on off stump. Rauf was beaten by the turn and got an outside edge which raced away through gully for a boundary. 19/2
The players are out in the middle and action is just about to get underway. Younus Khan and Abdur Rauf are the two batsmen while Ajantha Mendis will start proceedings.
Welcome to the coverage of the second day in Galle. The weather is great for now with the sun out in full strength but there is a forecast for showers later in the day.
That is stumps on Day 1! 307 runs were scored and 12 wickets were down. pakistan would have been happy on dismissing Sri Lanka for 292 but they came to bat at a time which is the mosr dreadful for a batsman - Last 7 overs for a day. They lost both the viewers for not too many and in the end, they ended the day at 15/2. Younus Khan is at the crease and partnering him is night watchman Abdur Rauf. Pakistan still trails by 277 and they have a lot of work to do tomorrow on day 2. So, do join us tomorrow for all the day 2 action. Till then, goodbye and goodnight!
6.6: N Kulasekara to Khan, FOUR BYES! Poor delivery down the leg-side and Dilshan had no chance. That is the end of day 1. Pakistan finish at 15/2, they trail by 277. 15/2
6.5: N Kulasekara to Khan, COUPLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Khan has pushed it to the cover region. 11/2
Dilshan is upto the stumps.
6.4: N Kulasekara to Khan, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Khan. 9/2
6.3: N Kulasekara to Khan, NO RUN. APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! NOT OUT! says Gould. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Khan still goes after it. 9/2
6.2: N Kulasekara to Khan, DOT BALL. Khan fails to put bat on ball. The ball was down the leg-side and Younus missed a free-bie, especially when things are so tight, a freebie like that would have been welcome. But he missed it. 9/2
Sangakkara is on the field but he is not keeping.
6.1: N Kulasekara to Khan, NO RUN. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Khan still goes after it. 9/2
6: T Thushara to Rauf, DOT BALL. Defended off the back foot by Rauf. Maiden. 9/2 after 6. Deficit 283. 9/2
5.5: T Thushara to Rauf, NO RUN. Wide outside off stump, Rauf leaves it alone. 9/2
5.4: T Thushara to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf has played that with the full face of the bat. 9/2
5.3: T Thushara to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played it to the point region. 9/2
5.2: T Thushara to Rauf, DOT BALL. Rauf defends it off the back foot. Wants a single, but rightly sent back by his skipper. 9/2
5.1: T Thushara to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf lets the ball go outside his off stump. 9/2
5: N Kulasekara to Khan, DOT BALL. Defended off the back foot by Khan. 4 off the over. 9/2 after 5. Deficit 283. 9/2
4.5: N Kulasekara to Rauf, ONE BYE. Good length ball just outside off. Rauf lets the ball go outside his off stump. Dilshan could not collect it cleanly. 9/2
How hard can it get? A debutant walks in as night watchman on the very first day! That is cricket.
4.4: N Kulasekara to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf has played that with the full face of the bat. 8/2
4.3: N Kulasekara to Khan, THREE RUNS. Good length ball on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Khan. 8/2
4.2: N Kulasekara to Khan, DOT BALL. Khan defends it off the back foot. 5/2
4.1: N Kulasekara to Khan, NO RUN. Khan fails to put bat on ball. 5/2
4: T Thushara to Rauf, NO RUN. Rauf chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Wicket maiden. 5/2 after 4. Deficit 287. 5/2
Abdur Rauf has come in as a night watchman at number 4.
3.5: T Thushara to Manzoor, OUT! LBW! Pakistan are tottering here! Good length ball on middle and leg. Ball hits Manzoor low on the pads. That was pitched on line and would have taken leg and middle. Pakistan have lost their second wicket for 5. 5/2
3.4: T Thushara to Manzoor, DOT BALL. Manzoor chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. No run. 5/1
3.3: T Thushara to Manzoor, NO RUN. Manzoor lets the ball go outside his off stump. 5/1
3.2: T Thushara to Manzoor, DOT BALL. Defended off the back foot by Manzoor. 5/1
3.1: T Thushara to Manzoor, NO RUN. Manzoor has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 5/1
3: N Kulasekara to Khan, DOT BALL. That ball has taken the inside edge and thudded into Khan's pads. Direct hit would have had him. 2 off the over. 5/1 after 3 overs. Deficit 287. 5/1
2.5: N Kulasekara to Khan, NO RUN. APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! says Gould. Very very close. Maybe height may have been factor. 5/1
2.4: N Kulasekara to Khan, DOT BALL. Khan has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 5/1
2.3: N Kulasekara to Khan, NO RUN. Khan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 5/1
2.2: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, ONE LEG-BYE. Good length ball on middle. Ball hits Manzoor low on the pads. 5/1
2.1: N Kulasekara to Khan, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Khan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 4/1
2: T Thushara to Khan, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Khan gets a bottom edge on that one. Gets off the mark. Direct hit and he was gone. 2 off the over. 3/1 after 2. Deficit 289. 3/1
1.5: T Thushara to Manzoor, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Manzoor has flicked the ball off his pads to deep fine leg. 2/1
1.4: T Thushara to Manzoor, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Manzoor. 1/1
1.3: T Thushara to Manzoor, NO RUN. Wide outside off stump, Manzoor leaves it alone. 1/1
Dilshan is the man with the gloves. Sangakkara is in the dressing room.
1.2: T Thushara to Manzoor, DOT BALL. Left alone by Manzoor. 1/1
1.1: T Thushara to Manzoor, NO RUN. T Thushara bowling from over the wicket. Manzoor lets the ball go outside his off stump. 1/1
1: N Kulasekara to Khan, DOT BALL. Khan offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. 1 off the over and a wicket as well. 1/1 after 1. 1/1
0.5: N Kulasekara to Khan, NO RUN. HUGE APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT! says Gould. Khan appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. 1/1
0.4: N Kulasekara to Y Khan, DOT BALL. The ball has found the edge of the bat. 1/1
0.3: N Kulasekara to Khan, NO RUN. Left alone by Khan. 1/1
Younus Khan walks in at number 3 to face ball number 3 of the innings!
0.2: N Kulasekara to Butt, OUT! BOWLED! Good length ball on middle. Butt didn't offer any stroke to that delivery and paid the price for it. Complete misjudgement! Pakistan have lost their first wicket for 1. Butt goes for a golden duck! 1/1
Welcome back. Pakistan will have to face 7 overs till the close of play. Here goes!
0.1: N Kulasekara to Manzoor, SINGLE. N Kulasekara bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball on middle and off. Manzoor has flicked the ball off his pads. Gets off the mark. 1/0
Bowling : Pakistan
Welcome back. Pakistan will have to face 7 overs till the close of play. Here goes!
So! Sri Lanka have lost 5 wickets in the last session for 98 runs. All and all, Pakistan will be very happy having restricted the hosts to 292. Pick of the bowlers was Aamer who picked up 3/74. Rauf and Ajmal picked up 2 wickets apiece, but the surprise package was the skipper, who picked up 2 wickets at crucial times. For the hosts, it was the debutant Paranavitana who stood defiant at 72. Jayawardene and Samaraweera got starts but could not go on. Good lower order contributions from Mathews and Kulasekara propelled the Lankans to 292. It will be interesting to see how many overs do Pakistan have to face before stumps tonight. Do join us in a few moments.
80.2: S Ajmal to Mendis, OUT! STUMPED! Full length delivery just outside off. Mendis had a go at it but did not judge the flight of the ball well. Akmal does the rest. Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 292. 292/10
80.1: S Ajmal to Mendis, FOUR! Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the covers by Mendis. 292/9
79.6: M Aamer to Herath, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Herath plays the Square-Cut. 6 off the over. 288/9 after 80. 94/4 off 26 after Tea. 41/2 off 13 after Drinks. 288/9
79.5: M Aamer to Herath, NO RUN. Herath has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 284/9
79.4: M Aamer to Mendis, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle. Mendis has driven it straight down the ground. A run out attempt by but Mendis makes it home. 284/9
79.3: M Aamer to Herath, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Herath plays the pull-shot. 283/9
79.2: M Aamer to Herath, DOT BALL. Defended off the back foot by Herath. 282/9
79.1: M Aamer to Herath, NO RUN. Herath has played that with the full face of the bat. 282/9
79: S Ajmal to Mendis, NO RUN. S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Mendis has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 4 off the over and a wicket as well. 282/9 after 79. 88/4 off 25 after Tea. 35/2 off 12 after Drinks. 282/9
Ajantha Mendis is the last man in.
78.5: S Ajmal to Thushara, OUT! CAUGHT AT SILLY POINT! Full length delivery on middle and off. Thushara gets a leading edge on that one. Good catch by Manzoor. Sri Lanka have lost their ninth wicket for 282. 282/9
78.4: S Ajmal to Thushara, DOT BALL. Thushara plays a sweep shot. 282/8
Sri Lanka have scored 31/1 off 13 overs after Drinks.
78.3: S Ajmal to Thushara, FOUR! Full length delivery on middle and off. Thushara has lofted it over covers. Partnership worth 11. 282/8
78.2: S Ajmal to Thushara, DOT BALL. Thushara has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 278/8
78.1: S Ajmal to Thushara, NO RUN. Thushara has played that with the full face of the bat. 278/8
78: Y Khan to Herath, DOT BALL. Y Khan bowling from round the wicket. Herath has dug out that yorker at the last second. 2 off the over. 278/8 after 78. 84/3 off 24 after Tea. 31/1 off 13 after Drinks. 278/8
77.5: Y Khan to Thushara, NO RUN. Good length ball on middle and off. Played to the point region by Thushara. 278/8
77.4: Y Khan to Thushara, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Thushara. 277/8
77.3: Y Khan to Herath, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Herath flicks it away with a wristy shot. 277/8
Sri Lanka have scored 80/3 after Tea.
77.2: Y Khan to Herath, NO RUN. APPEAL FOR LBW AND CAUGHT BEHIND! They get neither. The ball hits the pads of Herath. 276/8
77.1: Y Khan to Thushara, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Thushara plays the Square-Cut. 276/8
77: S Ajmal to Herath, NO RUN. Herath tries to sweep but fails to connect. 3 off the over. 275/8 after 77. 80/3 off 23 after Tea. 28/1 off 10 after Drinks. 275/8
76.5: S Ajmal to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath defends it off the back foot. 275/8
76.4: S Ajmal to Herath, NO RUN. Herath shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 275/8
76.3: S Ajmal to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath has been hit on the pads as he tried to sweep that one. 275/8
76.2: S Ajmal to Thushara, THREE RUNS. TOP EDGE! JUST LONG OF MALIK! Full length delivery just outside off. Thushara goes for the big one but does not connect it well. 275/8
76.1: S Ajmal to Thushara, NO RUN. Thushara fails to put bat on ball. 272/8
76: Y Khan to Herath, NO RUN. Herath has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 5 off the over and a wicket. 272/8 after 76. 78/3 off 22 after Tea. 25/1 off 9 after Drinks. 272/8
75.5: Y Khan to Herath, DOT BALL. Defended off the back foot by Herath. 272/8
75.4: Y Khan to Thushara, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Played to the point region by Thushara. Gets off the mark. 272/8
Thilan Thushara walks in at number 10.
75.3: Y Khan to Kulasekara, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Good length ball just outside off. Kulasekara gets a thin edge to Akmal. Loose shot to a harmless delivery. Sri Lanka have lost their eighth wicket for 271. Valiant knock from Kulasekara. Second wicket for the skipper. Must be a really good day for him. 271/8
75.2: Y Khan to Kulasekara, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Driven uppishly through the off side by Kulasekara. Partnership worth 30. 271/7
Sri Lanka have scored 20/0 off 8 overs after Drinks .
75.1: Y Khan to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 267/7
Younus Khan replaces Aamer.
75: S Ajmal to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath plays the slog sweep. 2 off the over. 267/7 after 75. 73/2 off 21 after Tea. 20/0 off 8 after Drinks. 267/7
74.5: S Ajmal to Herath, NO RUN. Herath defends it off the back foot. 267/7
74.4: S Ajmal to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath has played that with the full face of the bat. 267/7
Sri Lanka have scored 71/2 off 20 overs after Tea .
74.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside leg. Kulasekara has flicked the ball off his pads. 267/7
74.2: S Ajmal to Herath, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Herath has lofted that over mid wicket. 266/7
74.1: S Ajmal to R Herath, NO RUN. The ball has found the edge of the bat. 265/7
74: M Aamer to Kulasekara, COUPLE. Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by Kulasekara. 3 off the over. 265/7 after 74. 71/2 off 20 after Tea. 18/0 off 7 after Drinks. 265/7
73.5: M Aamer to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. 263/7
73.4: M Aamer to Herath, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Driven through the leg side by Herath. 263/7
73.3: M Aamer to Herath, NO RUN. Left alone by Herath. 262/7
73.2: M Aamer to Herath, DOT BALL. Left alone by Herath. 262/7
73.1: M Aamer to Herath, NO RUN. Herath fails to put bat on ball. 262/7
Professor Kamran Akmal shouts after Herath plays a sweep shot, "GHUMEGI!" which means it will turn. This was to the fielder at deep fine leg.
73: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara fails to put bat on ball. 2 off the over. 262/7 after 73. 67/2 off 19 after Tea. 15/0 off 6 after Drinks. 262/7
72.5: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 262/7
72.4: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. 262/7
72.3: S Ajmal to Herath, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Herath plays a sweep shot. 262/7
72.2: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside leg. Kulasekara plays a sweep shot. 261/7
72.1: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, NO RUN. S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Wide outside the leg stump, Kulasekara leaves it alone. 260/7
72: M Aamer to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath has edged the ball. Maiden over. 2 in a row. 260/7 after 72. 65/2 off 18 after Tea. 13/0 off 5 after Drinks. 260/7
71.5: M Aamer to Herath, NO RUN. Herath has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 260/7
71.4: M Aamer to Herath, DOT BALL. M Aamer bowling from over the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Herath. 260/7
71.3: M Aamer to Herath, NO RUN. M Aamer bowling from round the wicket. Pushed to the cover region by Herath. 260/7
71.2: M Aamer to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath lets that bouncer go past his head. 260/7
71.1: M Aamer to Herath, NO RUN. Herath lets the ball go outside his off stump. 260/7
71: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Maiden over. 260/7 after 71. 65/2 off 17 after Tea. 13/0 off 4 after Drinks. 260/7
70.5: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 260/7
70.4: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara has played it through mid-wicket. 260/7
Sri Lanka have scored 13/0 off 3 overs after Drinks .
70.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 260/7
70.2: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Kulasekara drives through the leg side. 260/7
70.1: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 260/7
69.6: M Aamer to Herath, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by Herath. Absolutely elegant. 5 off the over. 260/7 after 70. 65/2 off 16 after Tea. 13/0 off 3 after Drinks. 260/7
69.5: M Aamer to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 256/7
Sri Lanka have scored 61/2 off 15 overs after Tea. They have just been put in a bit of a check by Gul and the seamers.
69.4: M Aamer to Herath, NO RUN. Herath has attempted to play that one - but missed. 256/7
69.3: M Aamer to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath gets a bottom edge on that one. 256/7
69.2: M Aamer to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Played to the point region by Kulasekara. 256/7
69.1: M Aamer to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Left alone by Kulasekara. 255/7
Aamer replaces Rauf.
69: S Ajmal to Herath, DOT BALL. S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 2 off the over. 255/7 after 69. 61/2 off 15 after Tea. 8/0 off 2 after Drinks. 255/7
68.5: S Ajmal to Herath, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Herath. 255/7
68.4: S Ajmal to Herath, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Herath. 255/7
68.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, SINGLE. S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Delicate glance by Kulasekara through the fine leg region. 255/7
68.2: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara has played that with the full face of the bat. 254/7
68.1: S Ajmal to Herath, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside leg. Herath has managed to sweep it. Strange shot. 254/7
68: A Rauf to Kulasekara, NO RUN. A Rauf bowling from over the wicket. Kulasekara ducks under the bouncer. 6 off the over. 253/7 after 68. 59/2 off 14 after Tea. 6/0 off 1 after Drinks. 253/7
67.5: A Rauf to Herath, SINGLE. A Rauf bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Herath defends it off the back foot. 253/7
67.4: A Rauf to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Kulasekara has played it to the point region. 252/7
67.3: A Rauf to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 251/7
67.2: A Rauf to Kulasekara, FOUR! CRASHED THOUGH POINT! Good length ball just outside off. Kulasekara plays the Square-Cut. 250 up. Partnership worth 10. 251/7
Younus Khan has a lot of thinking to do. With 60 minutes to go for the day's play, he has another 23 overs to finish off.
67.1: A Rauf to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 247/7
Thats the final drinks break. Sri Lanka are 247/7 after 67 overs. They have added 53 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 13 overs. It was a good counterattack by Mathews and Kulasekara, but the wicket of Mathews just pegged the hosts a bit back.
67: U Gul to Herath, COUPLE. TOP EDGE! SAFE! Full length delivery on middle and off. Herath has lofted that over mid off. 4 off the over. 247/7 after 67. 53/2 off 13 after Tea. 247/7
66.5: U Gul to Herath, NO RUN. Herath does well to leave that bouncer. 245/7
66.4: U Gul to Herath, DOT BALL. Driven through the leg side by Herath. 245/7
66.3: U Gul to Herath, NO RUN. Herath has driven it through the off side. 245/7
66.2: U Gul to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Kulasekara plays the pull-shot. 245/7
66.1: U Gul to Herath, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Herath has flicked the ball off his pads. 244/7
66: A Rauf to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 1 off the over. 243/7 after 66. 49/2 off 12 after Tea. 243/7
Herath is no mug with the bat. 6 months ago, he was in the Sri Lankan A team on the tour of South Africa and he, along with Kandamby had an unbroken partnership of 200 runs and helped the Lankan A side win the match.
65.5: A Rauf to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 243/7
65.4: A Rauf to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara ducks under the bouncer. 243/7
65.3: A Rauf to Herath, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Pushed to the cover region by Herath. 243/7
65.2: A Rauf to Herath, DOT BALL. Herath chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 242/7
65.1: A Rauf to Herath, NO RUN. Herath has played that with the full face of the bat. 242/7
65: U Gul to Kulasekara, NO RUN. JUST SHORT OF AJMAL AT MID-ON! Kulasekara went for the on-drive, it was uppish and landed just short of mid-on. 1 off the over and a wicket as well. 242/7 after 65. 48/2 off 11 after Tea. 242/7
64.5: U Gul to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 242/7
64.4: U Gul to Herath, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Herath has flicked the ball off his pads. Gets off the mark. 242/7
64.3: U Gul to Herath, NO RUN. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for Herath. 241/7
Umar Gul is receiving straps around his leg. In his jubiliation, he just over-stretched his right calf muscle just a bit.
Rangana Herath is now at the centre.
64.2: U Gul to Mathews, OUT! TOP EDGE AND CAUGHT BEHIND! Short of length delivery just outside leg. Mathews missed out on that one, miscued the pull and Kamran did a sudden change of direction from left to right and took an outstanding catch. Sri Lanka have lost their seventh wicket at 241. Great partnership worth 47. 241/7
64.1: U Gul to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews has driven it through the off side. 241/6
64: A Rauf to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 7 off the over. 241/6 after 64. 47/1 off 10 after Tea. 241/6
63.5: A Rauf to Mathews, SINGLE. Short of length delivery just outside off. Mathews plays the pull-shot to deep fine leg. 241/6
63.4: A Rauf to Mathews, NO RUN. Pushed to the cover region by Mathews. 240/6
63.3: A Rauf to Mathews, FOUR! ANOTHER STRAIGHT DRIVE! Good length ball just outside off. Mathews is really getting on the nerves of the visitors. 240/6
63.2: A Rauf to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Kulasekara has flicked the ball off his pads. 236/6
63.1: A Rauf to Mathews, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Mathews has played it through mid-wicket. 235/6
Rauf comes in for Ajmal. Hint of reverse swing.
63: U Gul to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Left alone by Kulasekara. Maiden over. 234/6 after 63. 40/1 off 9 after Tea. 234/6
62.5: U Gul to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Left alone by Kulasekara. 234/6
62.4: Gul to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. TOE CRUSHER. Kulasekara just manages to keep the yorker out. Good ball bowled by Gul. Actually, good is an understatement. It is an excellent delivery. 234/6
62.3: U Gul to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara lets that bouncer go past his head. 234/6
Sri Lanka have scored 40/1 off 8 overs after Tea
62.2: U Gul to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 234/6
62.1: U Gul to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Left alone by Kulasekara. 234/6
62: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews fails to put bat on ball. 9 off the over. 234/6 after 62. 40/1 off 8 after Tea. 234/6
61.5: S Ajmal to Mathews, COUPLE. S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle. Mathews plays the Square-Cut. 234/6
61.4: S Ajmal to Mathews, DOT BALL. The ball strikes Mathews very low on the pads. 232/6
61.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Kulasekara has played it to the point region. 232/6
Sri Lanka have scored 31/1 off 7 overs after Tea
61.2: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 231/6
61.1: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, SIX! UP, UP AND AWAY! S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. SIX, Kulasekara has lofted it over Mid-on. Ajmal is struggling big time. 231/6
61: U Gul to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Kulasekara has dug out that yorker at the last second. 2 off the over. 225/6 after 61. 31/1 off 7 after Tea. 225/6
60.5: U Gul to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Edged by Kulasekara. 224/6
60.4: U Gul to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 224/6
60.3: U Gul to Mathews, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Mathews has pushed it to the cover region. Partnership worth 30. 224/6
60.2: U Gul to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. 223/6
60.1: U Gul to Mathews, NO RUN. Pushed to the cover region by Mathews. 223/6
Gul to replace Aamer
60: S Ajmal to Mathews, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and leg. Mathews works it down the leg side. 5 off the over. 223/6 after 60. 29/1 off 6 after Tea. 223/6
59.5: S Ajmal to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 222/6
59.4: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Played through mid-wicket by Mathews. 222/6
59.3: S Ajmal to Mathews, DOT BALL. S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 222/6
59.2: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 222/6
59.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, FOUR! Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews has punched the ball off the backfoot towards covers. A river of boundaries has just started flowing from the bat of Mathews. 222/6
59: M Aamer to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 9 off the over. 218/6 after 59. 24/1 off 5 after Tea. 218/6
58.5: M Aamer to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 218/6
58.4: M Aamer to Kulasekara, FOUR! BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD SLIP! Good length ball on middle and leg. Kulasekara guides it to third man. 218/6
58.3: M Aamer to Mathews, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and leg. Mathews flicks it away with a wristy shot. 214/6
58.2: M Aamer to Mathews, NO RUN. Left alone by Mathews. 213/6
58.1: M Aamer to Mathews, FOUR! M Aamer bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Mathews just helps it round the corner towards deep square-leg. 213/6
58: S Ajmal to Mathews, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews has flicked the ball off his pads. 3 off the over. 209/6 after 58. 15/1 off 4 after Tea. 209/6
57.5: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 208/6
57.4: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Played to the point region by Kulasekara. 208/6
57.3: S Ajmal to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 207/6
57.2: S Ajmal to Mathews, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the leg side by Mathews. 207/6
57.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 206/6
56.6: M Aamer to Kulasekara, FOUR! SLASHED! Full length delivery just outside off. Kulasekara had a big slash and got a thick outside edge to third man. 4 off the over. 206/6 after 57. 12/1 off 3 after Tea. 206/6
56.5: M Aamer to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara lets the ball go outside his off stump. 202/6
56.4: M Aamer to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. Slight mix-up as Kulasekara wanted a single but Mathews didn't. 202/6
56.3: M Aamer to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara defends it off the back foot. 202/6
56.2: M Aamer to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Kulasekara ducks under the bouncer. 202/6
56.1: M Aamer to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 202/6
56: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews dances down the track and does well to block the ball. 4 off the over. 202/6 after 56. 8/1 off 2 after Tea. 202/6
55.5: S Ajmal to Mathews, FOUR! Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews dances down the track and has a swipe across the line. Mistimes it, but still, hits it well enough to cross the fence. 202/6
55.4: S Ajmal to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 198/6
55.3: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 198/6
55.2: S Ajmal to Mathews, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 198/6
55.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 198/6
Ajmal to partner Aamer after Tea.
55: M Aamer to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Driven through the leg side by Kulasekara. 4 and a wicket off the over. 198/6 after 55. 4/1 after Tea. 198/6
Aamer is really striking gold for Pakistan. Super stuff by the youngster.
54.5: M Aamer to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Left alone by Kulasekara. 198/6
54.4: M Aamer to Kulasekara, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Kulasekara. 198/6
54.3: M Aamer to Kulasekara, NO RUN. Kulasekara chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 198/6
54.2: M Aamer to Kulasekara, FOUR! Full length delivery on middle and off. Kulasekara guides it to third man. Not in complete control though. 198/6
54.1: M Aamer to Dilshan, OUT! GONE! CAUGHT AT GULLY! Full length delivery just outside off. Dilshan threw the kitchen sink at it, but unfortunately for him, it went straight to the best fielder in the side, Malik. Sri Lanka have lost their sixth wicket. What a start for Pakistan right after Tea! 194/6
Hello and welcome back to the post-tea session. it has been a pretty fair day for both the teams with the teams having a session each to their name. Just when we thought Pakistan were on top, Sri Lanka used to have a good partnership and come out on top. But then, Pakistan used to strike back and then the match would have been levelled. This has been the order of the day so far. But, now another element is slowly getting added to this match. Rain! It has started drizzling out there and it is looking very very dark. Sri Lanka are 194/5 highly due to the solid performance of Paranavitana. pakistan have rode high on Aamer and Rauf. Dilshan and Mathews are at the crease. Hopefully we will have another riveting session! Hang on!
So! That is Tea on Day 1. Sri Lanka have reached 194/5 in 54 overs. They have scored 90 runs in this session in 30 overs, but crucially, they have lost 3 wickets. Pakistan have been on the hunt and they have made the Lankan batsmen work hard for their runs. But, just when Sri Lanka were in a danger of losing their way at 160/5, Dilshan and Mathews have resurrected the innings and have built a 34-run partnership in next to no time. There is a little bit of rain around in the air. Who will be on the top at the end of the day? Join us after the break to find out!
54: Y Khan to Mathews, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 5 off the over. Sri Lanka are 194/5 after 54 overs as umpire Harper calls Tea. Join us after the break. 194/5
53.5: Y Khan to Mathews, COUPLE. Good length ball just outside off. Mathews works it down the leg side. 194/5
53.4: Y Khan to Dilshan, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Dilshan has played it through mid-wicket. 192/5
53.3: Y Khan to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Dilshan. 191/5
53.2: Y Khan to Dilshan, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Dilshan. 191/5
Hats off to the Sri Lankan supporters. Even in this hot and humid climate, they have the stamina to keep dancing throughout the day. what is the secret of their energy?
53.1: Y Khan to Dilshan, COUPLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Delicate glance by Dilshan through the fine leg region. 193/5
53: M Aamer to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 2 off the over. 189/5 after 53. 189/5
52.5: M Aamer to Dilshan, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 189/5
52.4: M Aamer to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Dilshan goes for the pull but misses it completely. 188/5
52.3: M Aamer to Mathews, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Defended off the back foot by Mathews. 188/5
52.2: M Aamer to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 187/5
52.1: M Aamer to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 187/5
Matthews is really picking up Ajmal well.
52: S Ajmal to Mathews, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Mathews drives through long-on. 5 off the over. 187/5 after 52. 187/5
51.5: S Ajmal to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 186/5
51.4: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 186/5
51.3: S Ajmal to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews has played it through mid-wicket. 186/5
51.2: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Defended off the back foot by Mathews. 186/5
51.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, FOUR! Short delivery and Matthews just rocked on to the back foot and dispatched it to the cover boundary. 186/5
51: M Aamer to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 6 off the over. Partnership worth 22. 182/5
50.5: M Aamer to Dilshan, COUPLE. Good length ball on middle and leg. Dilshan has flicked the ball off his pads. 182/5
50.4: M Aamer to Dilshan, NO RUN. Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 180/5
50.3: M Aamer to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Dilshan has attempted to play that one - but missed. Good comeback by the youngster. 180/5
50.2: M Aamer to Dilshan, FOUR! Good length ball wide outside off. Dilshan has punched the ball off the backfoot. 180/5
In the last 10 overs, between 40-50 Sri lanka have scored 33/1. Pakistan have done a very smart thing by stopping the run flow and thereby make the batsmen go for their strokes and try and do something different. And they have been rewarded for their patience.
50.1: M Aamer to Dilshan, NO RUN. Dilshan has played that with the full face of the bat. 176/5
Mohammad Aamer replaces Shaoib Malik.
50: S Ajmal to Dilshan, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Dilshan has flicked the ball off his pads towards long leg. 8 off the over. Expensive one. 176/5
49.5: S Ajmal to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Dilshan appears to have been struck on the thigh-pad. 175/5
49.4: S Ajmal to Dilshan, FOUR! SWEPT AWAY! Full length delivery on middle and off. Dilshan dispatches it to square leg. 175/5
49.3: S Ajmal to Dilshan, COUPLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Dilshan comes down the track and doesnt hit it properly and the ball tops just in front of the ropes. 171/5
49.2: S Ajmal to Mathews, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews works it down the leg side. 169/5
Ajmal replaces his skipper
49.1: S Ajmal to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 168/5
49: S Malik to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 5 off the over. 168/5
48.5: S Malik to Mathews, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews drives through the leg side. 168/5
48.4: S Malik to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 167/5
48.3: S Malik to Mathews, FOUR! LOFTED OVER MID-ON! Full length delivery just outside off. Mathews charges down the wicket and dismisses it. 167/5
48.2: S Malik to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews has pushed it to the cover region. No run. 163/5
48.1: S Malik to Mathews, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 163/5
48: Y Khan to Dilshan, NO RUN. Dilshan lets the ball go outside his off stump. 3 off the over. 163/5
47.5: Y Khan to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Pushed to the cover region by Dilshan. 163/5
47.4: Y Khan to Dilshan, NO RUN. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Dilshan still goes after it. 163/5
47.3: Y Khan to Mathews, THREE. Good length ball on middle and off. Mathews has played it through mid-wicket. Gets off the mark. 163/5
47.2: Y Khan to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 160/5
47.1: Y Khan to Mathews, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Mathews. 160/5
47: S Malik to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Dilshan has nudged the ball fine down the leg side. Excellent piece of fielding by the skipper. 2 consecutive maidens for Pakistan. 160/5
46.5: S Malik to Dilshan, NO RUN. Dilshan shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 160/5
46.4: S Malik to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 160/5
46.3: S Malik to Dilshan, NO RUN. Dilshan has played it through mid-wicket. 160/5
46.2: S Malik to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Dilshan has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 160/5
46.1: S Malik to Dilshan, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Dilshan. 160/5
All of a sudden Sri lanka are in a spot of bother at 160/5.
46: Y Khan to Mathews, NO RUN. Pushed to the cover region by Mathews. Wicket maiden for the skipper! 160/5
45.5: Y Khan to Mathews, DOT BALL. Mathews has played that with the full face of the bat. 160/5
45.4: Y Khan to Mathews, NO RUN. Mathews defends it off the back foot. 160/5
45.3: Y Khan to Mathews, DOT BALL. Left alone by Mathews. 160/5
Angelo Matthews walks in at no.7. he is on debut and is the 112th player for his team.
45.2: Y Khan to Samaraweera, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Good length ball just outside off. Action replay of the previous delivery. But this time just a slight change in the script. Samaraweera has edged it. What a breakthrough. What a wicket. Captain courageous and responsible, please take a bow. Sri Lanka have lost their fifth wicket. 160/5
45.1: Y Khan to Samaraweera, NO RUN. BEATS THE OUTSIDE EDGE! Samaraweera was completely beaten. 160/4
Younus Khan has replaced Abdur Rauf.
45: S Malik to Dilshan, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Dilshan. 3 off the over. 160/4
44.5: S Malik to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. 160/4
44.4: S Malik to Dilshan, SINGLE. OOPS! Full length delivery just outside off. Ball turned sharply and Dilshan awkwardly played it to third man. 159/4
44.3: S Malik to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. 158/4
44.2: S Malik to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 157/4
44.1: S Malik to Samaraweera, NO RUN. S Malik bowling from over the wicket. Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 157/4
Shoaib Malik replaces Ajmal.
Not too sure for how long this left alone stuff is going to continue.
43.6: A Rauf to Dilshan, FOUR! SMASH! Good length ball wide outside off. FOUR, Dilshan plays the Square-Cut past gully. 5 off the over. 157/4
43.5: A Rauf to Dilshan, Left alone by Dilshan. No run. 153/4
43.4: A Rauf to Dilshan, NO RUN. Played to the point region by Dilshan. Wanted a run, but was sent back. 153/4
43.3: A Rauf to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Left alone by Dilshan. No run. 153/4
43.2: A Rauf to Dilshan, NO RUN. Dilshan has driven it through the off side. 153/4
43.1: A Rauf to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 153/4
43: S Ajmal to Dilshan, DOT BALL. CLOSE! Dilshan has played that with the full face of the bat and the ball flew of the face and landed just short of the man at silly point. Lucky. 4 off the over. 152/4 after 43. Partnership worth 13. 152/4
42.5: S Ajmal to Dilshan, NO RUN. Dilshan offers no stroke and is wrapped on the pads. 152/4
SRI LANKA reach 150 in the 43rd over.
42.4: S Ajmal to Dilshan, FOUR! UP AND OVER MID-OFF! Full length delivery wide outside off. Dilshan comes down the track and whacks it. 152/4
42.3: S Ajmal to Dilshan, NO RUN. Played to the point region by Dilshan. 148/4
42.2: S Ajmal to Dilshan, DOT BALL. Played through mid-wicket by Dilshan. 148/4
Busy, very busy player, is Tillekeratne Dilshan. Keeps himself busy, the bowler busy, the fielders busy, the captain busy and the umpires also busy. Not to forget, the crowds as well.
42.1: S Ajmal to Dilshan, NO RUN. APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND AND LBW! Neither is out. 148/4
41.6: A Rauf to Samaraweera, FOUR! CLASSIC STRAIGHT DRIVE THROUGH MID-ON! Good length ball just outside off. Samaraweera has played an exceptional shot. 5 off the over. 148/4 after 42. 148/4
41.5: A Rauf to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 144/4
41.4: A Rauf to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Left alone by Samaraweera. 144/4
41.3: A Rauf to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 144/4
41.2: A Rauf to Dilshan, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Dilshan plays the Square-Cut. 144/4
41.1: A Rauf to Dilshan, NO RUN. Played to the point region by Dilshan. 143/4
41: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 2 off the over. Sri Lanka 143/4 after 41. 143/4
40.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. 143/4
40.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 143/4
Sri Lanka have scored 26/1 in the last 10 overs. Good stuff this from Pakistan. they are trying to strangulate the hosts and in the process hope for a loss of concentration and they were rewarded with the wicket of Paranavitana.
40.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Defended off the back foot by Samaraweera. Went outside leg stump amd had to change his shot at the last moment. 143/4
40.2: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 143/4
40.1: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, COUPLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Samaraweera. 143/4
40: A Rauf to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Samaraweera works it down the leg side. 2 off the over. Sri Lanka 141/4 after 40. 141/4
39.5: A Rauf to Dilshan, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Driven through mid-off side by Dilshan. Off the mark straightaway. 140/4
39.4: A Rauf to Paranavitana, OUT! EDGED TO SECOND SLIP AND TAKEN! Good length ball on middle. Paranavitana, going for the steer, has edged the ball to Misbah. Finally, pakistan have something to cheer about. Paranavitana goes for a well-made 72. Great innings. Take a bow, young man. 139/4
39.3: A Rauf to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 139/3
Akmal must be given a reward for his comments. He praises every player in his team and whats more, he even tellss the fielders which way the ball will turn on the field. Superb stuff when things are not going your way.
39.2: A Rauf to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 139/3
39.1: A Rauf to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 139/3
Drinks have been called for. It has been a pretty uneventful session. Sri Lanka have reached 139/3 after 39 overs. They have scored 35 runs in the last 15 overs. Pakistan have pulled things back just a little, but the Lankans havn'e lost their cool. They were lucky though.
39: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 6 off the over. Sri Lanka 139/3 after 39. Partnership worth 43. Time for drinks. 139/3
38.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, FOUR! BANG! Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera picked up the slow delivery and dispatched it over deep mid-wicket. Ajmal invited him to go over the top and Samaraweera obliged him. 139/3
38.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 135/3
38.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Delicate glance by Samaraweera through the fine leg region. Slight appeal for caught behind. Only problem was there was no bat involved. 135/3
38.2: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, SINGLE. S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery on middle and off. Paranavitana has flicked the ball off his pads. 135/3
38.1: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera works it down the leg side just past forward short leg. 134/3
38: A Rauf to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 4 off the over. Sri Lanka 133/3 after 38. 133/3
37.5: A Rauf to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 133/3
37.4: A Rauf to Paranavitana, FOUR! SMACK! Short of length delivery just outside off, Paranavitana plays the pull-shot towards deep mid-wicket. 133/3
37.3: A Rauf to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Driven through the off side by Paranavitana. 129/3
37.2: A Rauf to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. Samaraweera wanted a single, but was sent back. 129/3
37.1: A Rauf to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 129/3
Abdur Rauf has been brought into the attack to replace Gul.
37: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, SINGLE. S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Driven through the off side by Paranavitana. 4 off the over. Sri Lanka 129/3 after 37. 129/3
36.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, SINGLE. S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot. 128/3
36.4: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Paranavitana plays the Square-Cut. 127/3
36.3: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Defended off the back foot by Paranavitana. 126/3
36.2: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Punched off the backfoot by Samaraweera. 126/3
36.1: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 125/3
Good aggressive stuff from Gul. Threw back at the stumps in his follow-through. Hit the batsmen though, on his foot.
36: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 4 off the over. Sri Lanka 125/3 after 36. 125/3
35.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Paranavitana. A boundary after a long time. 125/3
35.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. U Gul bowling from round the wicket. Paranavitana ducked in time to let that one go over him. 121/3
35.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 121/3
35.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 121/3
35.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 121/3
35: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, COUPLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Played through mid-wicket by Samaraweera. 2 off the over. 121/3 after 35. 121/3
34.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera dances down the track and does well to block the ball. 119/3
34.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 119/3
34.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 119/3
34.2: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! NOT OUT! says Gould. The ball was down the leg side but Samaraweera still goes after it. 119/3
34.1: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Punched off the backfoot by Samaraweera. 119/3
34: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 1 off the over. 119/3 after 34. 119/3
33.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat towards cover. 119/3
33.4: U Gul to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Samaraweera flicks it away with a wristy shot. 119/3
33.3: U Gul to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Samaraweera defends it off the back foot. 118/3
33.2: U Gul to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Wide down the leg side, No trouble at all for Samaraweera, who lets it go. 118/3
33.1: U Gul to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Left alone by Samaraweera. 118/3
33: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. Maiden over. 118/3 after 33. 118/3
32.5: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 118/3
32.4: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 118/3
32.3: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 118/3
32.2: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Played to the point region by Paranavitana. 118/3
32.1: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, NO RUN. S Ajmal bowling from round the wicket. Paranavitana guides it to the slip. Well done by the fielder. 118/3
32: U Gul to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 1 off the over. 118/3 after 32. 118/3
31.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Defended off the back foot by Paranavitana. 117/3
31.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 117/3
31.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! NOT OUT! says Harper. What a let-off. the ball taking the inside edge of the bat but Harper rules him not out. Poor umpiring. 117/3
31.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Wide outside the leg stump, Paranavitana leaves it alone. Umpire Harper signals one bouncer for the over. 117/3
Umar Gul to replace Aamer.
31.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Bouncer! Paranavitana does well to evade it. 117/3
31: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Played through mid-wicket by Samaraweera. Maiden over. 117/3 after 31. 117/3
30.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Driven through the off side by Samaraweera. 117/3
30.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Driven through the leg side by Samaraweera. 117/3
30.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 117/3
30.2: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. APPEAL FOR CAUGHT BEHIND! NOT OUT! says Gould. The ball is way wide on the leg side but Samaraweera still goes after it 117/3
30.1: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 117/3
30: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Left alone by Paranavitana. Maiden over. 117/3 after 30. 117/3
29.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has pushed it to the cover region. 117/3
29.4: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana ducked in time to let that one go over him. 117/3
29.3: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana ducks under the bouncer. 117/3
29.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 117/3
29.1: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 117/3
29: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 2 off the over. 117/3 after 29. Partnership worth 21. 117/3
28.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 117/3
28.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, 2 LEG-BYES. Good length ball on middle. The ball strikes Samaraweera very low on the pads and deflects to fine leg. 117/3
28.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Wide outside the leg stump, Samaraweera leaves it alone. 115/3
28.2: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Samaraweera has punched the ball off the backfoot. 115/3
28.1: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 115/3
28: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana defends it off the back foot. 2 off the over. 115/3 after 28. 115/3
27.5: M Aamer to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the off side by Samaraweera. 115/3
27.4: M Aamer to Samaraweera, NO RUN. M Aamer bowling from round the wicket. Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 114/3
27.3: M Aamer to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Good length ball wide outside off. Driven through the off side by Paranavitana. Moves to 60. 114/3
27.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. 113/3
27.1: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has punched the ball off the backfoot. 113/3
27: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, COUPLE. Full length delivery just outside off. Samaraweera rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball through the covers. Moves into double figures. 2 off the over. 113/3 after 27. 113/3
26.5: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 111/3
26.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 111/3
26.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Played through mid-wicket by Samaraweera. 111/3
26.2: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Left alone by Samaraweera. 111/3
26.1: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Samaraweera. 111/3
26: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana lets that bouncer go past his head. 5 off the over. Sri Lanka are 111/3 after 26. 111/3
25.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Punched off the backfoot by Paranavitana. 111/3
25.4: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Bouncer! Paranavitana does well to evade it. 111/3
25.3: M Aamer to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. Samaraweera has pushed it to the cover region. 111/3
25.2: M Aamer to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Driven through the off side by Samaraweera. 110/3
25.1: M Aamer to Samaraweera, FOUR! Full length delivery on middle and off. Delightful straight drive through mid-off. gentle loosener and what a way to get your first boundary. Pure class. Doesn't look like he hasn't played much cricket off late. 110/3
Aamer to partner Ajmal.
25: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 2 off the over. Sri Lanka are 106/3 after 25. 106/3
24.5: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 106/3
24.4: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, COUPLE. First runs after lunch. Full length delivery just outside off. Paranavitana plays the Square-Cut. Butt manages to stop the ball awkwardly with his legs. 106/3
24.3: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 104/3
24.2: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Left alone by Paranavitana. 104/3
24.1: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 104/3
Welcome back after the lunch break Sri Lanka are 104/3 and they have Paranavitana and Samaraweera at the crease. Samaraweera has an average of 239 against Pakistan but he has not played much cricket recently.
Sri Lanka go into lunch 3 down and 104 runs on the board. What a session has been. 2 quick wickets and then SL pulled it back. They would have loved to have Mahela till lunch, but he played well. The score could have been worse at drinks, if only the catches had been taken. Paranavitana is still out there on 57 and Samaraweera has just joined him. Join us at 0710 HRS GMT for the post-lunch session.
24: A Rauf to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Left alone by Samaraweera. 2 off the over. That is lunch on day 1. SL are 104/3 at LUNCH after 24. Even-stevens session. Join us after the break. 104/3
23.5: A Rauf to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. APPEAL FOR LBW! Harper says not out. The ball strikes Samaraweera just below the knee-roll. Struck just outside the line. 104/3
23.4: A Rauf to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 104/3
23.3: A Rauf to Samaraweera, DOT BALL. Left alone by Samaraweera. 104/3
23.2: A Rauf to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera lets the ball go outside his off stump. 104/3
23.1: A Rauf to Samaraweera, COUPLE. Good length ball just outside off. Played through mid-wicket by Samaraweera. 104/3
23: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 6 off the over. SL 102/3 after 23. 102/3
22.5: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 102/3
22.4: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, SINGLE. Full length delivery on middle and off. Samaraweera has flicked the ball off his pads. Gets off the mark. 102/3
22.3: S Ajmal to Samaraweera, NO RUN. Samaraweera has played that with the full face of the bat. 101/3
22.2: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Full length delivery just outside leg. Paranavitana works it down the leg side. 101/3
22.1: S Ajmal to Paranavitana, FOUR! S Ajmal bowling from over the wicket. Short delivery just outside off. Paranavitana plays the Square-Cut. Nerves for the young Ajmal. 100/3
Saeed Ajmal replaces his skipper
21.6: A Rauf to J'dena, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN THIS TIME BY AKMAL! Good length ball just outside off. J'dena went for one too many, trying to guide it to third man. What a big wicket this is. Just before lunch. First wicket for Rauf. 130th Test catch for Akmal. 11 off the over and a wicket as well. SL 96/3 after 22. 96/3
21.5: A Rauf to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Paranavitana flicks it away with a wristy shot. 96/2
21.4: A Rauf to Paranavitana, FOUR! FIRST FIFTY FOR PARANAVITANA! Good length ball just outside leg. Delicate glance by Paranavitana through the fine leg region. Delightful innings so far. 95/2
21.3: A Rauf to Paranavitana, COUPLE. Good length ball just outside off. Played to the point region by Paranavitana. 91/2
21.2: A Rauf to Paranavitana, FOUR! Full toss wide outside off. Paranavitana had to make a big effort to even reach the ball, let alone place it. Superb. 89/2
21.1: A Rauf to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 85/2
21: Y Khan to J'dena, DOT BALL. J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 7 off the over. SL 85/2 after 21. Partnership worth 64. 85/2
20.5: Y Khan to J'dena, FOUR! BOTTOM EDGE OVER THE SLIPS! Good length ball just outside off. J'dena went for the cut and got a bottom edge. Lucky. Moves to 30. 85/2
20.4: Y Khan to J'dena, NO RUN. Y Khan bowling from over the wicket. J'dena has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 81/2
20.3: Y Khan to Paranavitana, THREE RUNS, Y Khan bowling from round the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana has punched the ball off the backfoot towards extra-cover. Partnership into the 60's. 81/2
20.2: Y Khan to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 78/2
20.1: Y Khan to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 78/2
20: A Rauf to J'dena, DOT BALL. J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. 2 off the over. SL 78/2 after 20. 78/2
19.5: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. HUGE APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT SAYS HARPER! The ball strikes J'dena very low on the pads. Replays indicate the ball may have just slid down leg. Excellent decision. 78/2
19.4: A Rauf to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Paranavitana works it down the leg side. 78/2
19.3: A Rauf to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 77/2
19.2: A Rauf to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 77/2
19.1: A Rauf to J'dena, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and off. J'dena flicks it away with a wristy shot. 77/2
19: Y Khan to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has driven it through the off side towards mid-off. MAIDEN! 76/2 after 19. 76/2
18.5: Y Khan to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 76/2
18.4: Y Khan to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has punched the ball off the backfoot. 76/2
18.3: Y Khan to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Defended off the back foot by Paranavitana. 76/2
18.2: Y Khan to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. The ball thuds in to the pads of Paranavitana. Just a bit of an appeal. 76/2
18.1: Y Khan to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Y Khan bowling from over the wicket. Punched off the backfoot by Paranavitana. Younus has started off with medium-pace. Probably that over in Hamilton where McMillan tore him apart for 26 runs ahs made him changed his mind. 76/2
Younus Khan replaces Mohammad Aamer
17.6: A Rauf to J'dena, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by J'dena. What a beauty. 4 off the over. SL 76/2 after 18. 76/2
17.5: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. 72/2
17.4: A Rauf to J'dena, DOT BALL. J'dena chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 72/2
17.3: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. Fuller delivery outside off, defended off the front foot by J'dena. 72/2
17.2: A Rauf to J'dena, DOT BALL. Left alone by J'dena. 72/2
Abdur Rauf replaces Gul
17.1: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 72/2
17: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Left alone by Paranavitana. 2 off the over. SL 72/2 after 17. Partnership worth 51. 72/2
16.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana ducks under the bouncer. 72/2
16.4: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana does well to leave that bouncer. 72/2
16.3: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Played through mid-wicket by Paranavitana. 72/2
16.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 72/2
16.1: M Aamer to Paranavitana, COUPLE. Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana has played it through mid-wicket. 50-partnership comes back. What a resurrection by this pair. 72/2
15.6: U Gul to J'dena, FOUR! Good length ball wide outside off. J'dena has played into the ground over the slips. 13 off the over. SL 70/2 after 16. Partnership worth 49. 70/2
15.5: U Gul to J'dena, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Beautiful straight-drive past mid-on. Outfield is slow, ball is slow and the fielder Rauf is even slower. Gets to the ball, but fails to cut it off. Lethargic fielding. 66/2
15.4: U Gul to J'dena, DOT BALL. J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat. 62/2
15.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, ONE BYE. Short of length delivery just outside leg. Bouncer! Akmal under the scanner again as he fumbles again. 62/2
15.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana ducks under the bouncer. 61/2
15.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Straight drive through mid-off. Partnership into the 40's now. 61/2
15: M Aamer to J'dena, NO RUN. Left alone by J'dena. 3 off the over. SL 57/2 after 15. 57/2
14.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat and tuns through. Tap and run. 57/2
14.4: M Aamer to J'dena, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. J'dena has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 56/2
14.3: M Aamer to J'dena, DOT BALL. J'dena lets the ball go outside his off stump. 55/2
14.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana just taps it on the off-side and off he goes for a single. Moves to 30. 55/2
14.1: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. 54/2
Mohammad Aamer replaces Rauf
14: U Gul to J'dena, NO RUN. J'dena lets the ball go outside his off stump. 5 off the over. SL 54/2 after 14. Partnership worth 33. 54/2
13.5: U Gul to J'dena, DOT BALL. Missed a free-bie. Down the leg-side and Jayawardene picks up one of the two fielders on the on-side. Square-leg. Missed out there. 54/2
13.4: U Gul to J'dena, NO RUN. Good delivery. Full delivery on outside off, Jayawardene goes for the drive and gets an outside edge, just short of point. 54/2
13.3: U Gul to J'dena, DOT BALL. J'dena shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the backfoot. 54/2
13.2: U Gul to J'dena, COUPLE. Good length ball wide outside off. J'dena guides it to third man. Beautiful delivery but even a better shot. He gets into double figures. Getting into his groove? 54/2
13.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, THREE RUNS. U Gul bowling from over the wicket. Good length ball just outside off. Driven through the covers by Paranavitana. Partnership into the 30's. 50 up for the hosts. 52/2
12.6: A Rauf to J'dena, FOUR! Full length delivery just outside off. Classic cover-drive by the classy Mahela. 6 off the over. SL 49/2 after 13. 49/2
12.5: A Rauf to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and leg. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 45/2
12.4: A Rauf to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 44/2
12.3: A Rauf to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. APPEAL FOR LBW! That's hit Paranavitana on his pads. Umpire Gould decides Paranavitana is not out. Just a touch high. 44/2
12.2: A Rauf to J'dena, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. J'dena has played that with the full face of the bat towards square-leg. Good running results in a sharp single. 44/2
12.1: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. Left alone by J'dena. 43/2
That's the first drinks of the day. Its pretty even-stevens. Pakistan striking two crucial blows and SL pulling it back. Both the batsmen have had let-offs. SL are 43/2 after 12 overs. Not a good over-rate, but a good run-rate.
12: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana ducks under the bouncer. Second consecutive maiden. SL are 43/2 after 12 and Harper calls for drinks. 43/2
11.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. 43/2
11.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Good length delivery, just on off stump, Paranavitana has played that off the front foot and into the ground. Wanted a single, but was rightly sent back. 43/2
11.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Again. Same as the first two deliveries. 43/2
11.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Same ball, Same shot. Action replay. 43/2
11.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 43/2
Umar Gul comes back for his second spell replacing Aamer.
11: A Rauf to J'dena, DOT BALL. Left alone by J'dena. Maiden over. SL 43/2 after 11. 43/2
10.5: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. J'dena has attempted to play that one - but missed. Akmal struggles again. 43/2
10.4: A Rauf to J'dena, DOT BALL. J'dena chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 43/2
10.3: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. J'dena plays the Square-Cut straight to Butt. 43/2
10.2: A Rauf to J'dena, DOT BALL. MIX-UP, but safe. Defended off the front foot by J'dena towards the bowler. Mahela wanted the single then refused. Paranavitana backed off just at the last minute. 43/2
10.1: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. Played to the point region by J'dena. 43/2
9.6: M Aamer to Paranavitana, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana has played it through mid-wicket. 8 off the over. 43/2 after 10. Partnership worth 22. 43/2
9.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana guides it past point. Superb shot. 39/2
9.4: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana guides it to third slip. Excellent fielding by Malik. 35/2
9.3: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Bouncer! Paranavitana does well to evade it. 35/2
9.2: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Left alone by Paranavitana. Akmal fails to collect it cleanly. Has hurt his finger. 35/2
9.1: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Good lebgth delivery, just outisde off, Paranavitana has attempted to play that one - but missed. 35/2
9: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. The ball is way outside the off stump, easy leave for J'dena. 4 off the over. SL 35/2 after 9. 35/2
8.5: A Rauf to J'dena, DOT BALL. BEATEN! Fuller delivery, just outside off, J'dena has attempted to play that one - but missed. Good comeback. 35/2
8.4: A Rauf to J'dena, FOUR! Good length ball wide outside off. J'dena has steered it past gully, past the diving Butt. 35/2
8.3: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. Better line. Ball just coming in a touch. J'dena lets the ball go outside his off stump. 31/2
8.2: A Rauf to J'dena, DOT BALL. The ball is too wide on the off side for J'dena to make any contact. 31/2
8.1: A Rauf to J'dena, NO RUN. A Rauf bowling from over the wicket. J'dena chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. Nervous start. Sprays wide outside off. 31/2
Abdur Rauf replaces Umar Gul.
7.6: M Aamer to T Paranavitana, FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana angles it through the slip cordon to the third-man fence. 5 off the over. SL 31/2 after 8. Partnership worth 10 now. 31/2
7.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 27/2
7.4: M Aamer to J'dena, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Delicate glance by J'dena through the fine leg region. 27/2
7.3: M Aamer to J'dena, NO RUN. J'dena lets the ball go outside his off stump. 26/2
7.2: M Aamer to J'dena, DOT BALL. EDGED AND DROPPED! Kamran Akmal is the culprit. Good length ball just outside off, Mahela had a feeble poke, gets the outside edge and Akmal drops the easiest of all catches. 2 catches have gone of Aamer's bowling. Could this be the turning point? Remember SL vs IND? Mahela out of form and dropped at second slip. Went to score a double-century. 26/2
7.1: M Aamer to J'dena, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by J'dena. 26/2
6.6: U Gul to Paranavitana, FOUR! BEAUTIFUL STRAIGHT DRIVE! Full length delivery just outside off. Paranavitana has driven it through mid-off. Lovely shot. 5 off the over. SL 26/2 after 7. 26/2
6.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana lets that bouncer go past his head. 22/2
6.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, ONE NO-BALL. Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana has played that with the full face of the bat. Umpire Gould signals a No Ball. The score reads 22-2. 22/2
6.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. BOUNCER. U Gul bowling from round the wicket. Paranavitana ducks. First bouncer of the match. 21/2
6.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Left alone by Paranavitana. Action replay. 21/2
6.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Paranavitana lets the ball go outside his off stump. 21/2
6.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Paranavitana chooses to leave the ball outside his off stump. 21/2
6: M Aamer to J'dena, NO RUN. Good length delivery outside off. Left alone by J'dena. Wicket maiden for Aamer. SL 21/2 after 6. 21/2
5.5: M Aamer to J'dena, DOT BALL. Uppish drive by Mahela, just short of the gully fielder. 21/2
5.4: M Aamer to J'dena, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by J'dena. 21/2
5.3: M Aamer to J'dena, DOT BALL. J'dena lets the ball go outside his off stump. 21/2
5.2: M Aamer to M J'dena, NO RUN. He stood up on his toes to play that one. 21/2
Mahela Jayawardene walks in at no.4 to replace his skipper.
5.1: M Aamer to K Sangakkara, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN AT THIRD SLIP! Good length ball outside off. Sangakkara went for the drive and got the outside edge. That is a big wicket for the tourists. Aamer is causing havoc in the home camp. 21/2
5: U Gul to Sangakkara, SINGLE. Good length ball on middle and leg. Sangakkara works it down the leg side. 9 off the over. SL 21/1 after 5. 21/1
4.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, SINGLE. ANOTHER CHANCE! Good length ball on middle and leg. Bat-pad on the on-side and the short leg is back. Would have been a sitter had been in his normal position. Another break for Paranavitana. 20/1
4.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Left alone by Paranavitana. 19/1
4.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, NO RUN. That ball has struck Paranavitana on the thigh-pad. 19/1
4.2: U Gul to Sangakkara, THREE RUNS. Good length ball just outside leg. Sangakkara has flicked the ball off his pads. Running has been the excellent except for the odd mix-up. 19/1
4.1: U Gul to Sangakkara, FOUR! LOVELY STRAIGHT DRIVE! Full length delivery just outside off. Sangakkara just places it past the bowler and the ball races past the ropes. 16/1
4: M Aamer to Paranavitana, NO RUN. Defended off the front foot by Paranavitana. 8 off the over and a dropped catch. SL 12/1 after 4. 12/1
3.5: M Aamer to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Good comeback. Good length outside off, Paranavitana has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. 12/1
3.4: M Aamer to T Paranavitana, EDGED! DROPPED! FOUR! Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana went for the drive, got an outside edge and Shoaib Malik spills it. Lucky break for Paranavitana. 12/1
3.3: M Aamer to Sangakkara, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside off. Sangakkara works it down the leg side. Slight mix-up, but the batsmen make it through. 8/1
3.2: M Aamer to Sangakkara, NO RUN. WHAT A BEAUTY! Good length delivery just outside off and the ball just went away from Sangakkara a touch and he was beaten. 7/1
3.1: M Aamer to Paranavitana, THREE RUNS. Good length ball just outside off. Paranavitana sublimely places it past mid-off for three. Good bowling, good batting and excellent running. Good cricket all around. 7/1
3: U Gul to Sangakkara, NO RUN. Sangakkara tries flicking a ball that is wide on the leg stumps. Missed out there. 1 off the over. 4/1 after 3. 4/1
2.5: U Gul to Sangakkara, DOT BALL. Ball hits Sangakkara low on the pads. 4/1
2.4: U Gul to Sangakkara, NO RUN. Sangakkara lets the ball go outside his off stump. Forward short-leg in place. 4/1
2.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, SINGLE. Good length ball just outside leg. Paranavitana plays a leg glance to fine leg. 4/1
2.2: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Defended off the back foot by Paranavitana. 3/1
2.1: U Gul to Paranavitana, Paranavitana ducks under the bouncer. No run. 3/1
1.6: M Aamer to Warnapura, OUT! BOWLED! Good length ball wide outside off. Warnapura goes for the drive but the ball gets the inside edge and crashes into middle. First Test wicket for Aamer. Sri Lanka have lost their first wicket. 3/1 after 2. 3/1
1.5: M Aamer to Warnapura, TOP EDGE! SAFE! COUPLE. Good length ball just outside off. Warnapura went to hit it through mid-wicket, was early, and luckily, the ball landed ahead of mid-on. 3/0
1.4: M Aamer to Warnapura, DOT BALL. Ball hits Warnapura low on the pads. Good bowling this, good line and length. 1/0
1.3: M Aamer to Warnapura, NO RUN. Warnapura rocks onto the backfoot and punches the ball. 1/0
1.2: M Aamer to Warnapura, DOT BALL. Warnapura flicks it away with a wristy shot. 1/0
The pitch looks a good one to bat on but Younus Khan feels that because of the early morning rain, there will be some moisture and some assistance for the bowlers. If the batsmen get in and set themselves, they should get a good score.
1.1: M Aamer to Warnapura, M Aamer bowling from over the wicket. Played to the point region by Warnapura. No run. 1/0
1: U Gul to Paranavitana, Left alone by Paranavitana. No run. 1/0 after 1 over. 1/0
0.5: U Gul to Paranavitana, Paranavitana has attempted to put bat on ball - but fails. No run. 1/0
0.4: U Gul to Paranavitana, DOT BALL. Left alone by Paranavitana. Action replay. 1/0
0.3: U Gul to Paranavitana, Left alone by Paranavitana outside the off-stump. No run. 1/0
0.2: U Gul to Warnapura, ONE LEG-BYE. Good length ball just outside leg. Ball hits Warnapura low on the pads. 1/0
0.1: U Gul to Warnapura, from over the wicket. Hit straight to mid-off. No run. 0/0
It is bright and sunny out there. Looks a pretty good day for cricket. There is some moisture and Younus reckons that moisture is the reason for him choosing to bowl. There was a slight drizzle in the morning, but it is bright and sunny now and the match will start on time.
Pakistan has won the toss and Younus Khan has elected to field first.
Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the 3 match series at Colombo today. It's the first time the two sides would meet since the horrifying Lahore attacks which would certainly make it an emotional affair. Pakistan are on a high after having won the ICC World Twenty20 in England and would be looking to carry that winning momentum into this tour. Pakistan have not won in any of the last five tests that they featured in and would be hoping that Mohammad Yousuf's comeback gives their chances a boost. Pakistan would be eager to go out there and produce a memorable performance to answer their critics a lot of whom would have written them off already. Sri Lanka, on the other hand are looking like a strong unit themselves. This will be their first Test series with Kumar Sangakkara leading the side. It will be quite a test for him as they will be without the services of Muttiah Muralidaran, after he pulled out due to a knee injury. Chaminda Vaas has not been included in the side and Lasith Malinga is unfit for tests. Nuwan Kulasekara would be expected to take the lead role in their absence and a lot of responsibility will lie on his shoulders. A lot of players could be making the Test debuts through this series with Mohammed Aamer and Saeed Ajmal being the top contenders from the Pakistan camp while Angelo Mathews and offspinner Suraj Randiv could feature for the home team. Quote corner Inexperienced? Yes. Great opportunity? Yes. And do they have the ability? Yes, Sri Lankan captain Sangakkara says that despite his bowling attacked being a bit inexperienced with Murali ruled out, his bowlers are not short on talent. "I want Pakistan to be among the top three cricketing nations in the world," Pakistan captain Younus Khan making it clear that he has set high standards for the young Pakistani side. Guys to watch out for Kumara Sangakkara: This series will mark Kumar Sangakkara's debut as Test captain. He led Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup but his captaincy will be put to test over the next five days. Mohammad Yusuf: The middle order batsman makes a welcome return after snapping ties with the unrecognized Indian Premier League. He has not played a first class game for over a year now but has a huge reputation and sheer class. Team News Sri Lanka: A knee injury has forced spin great Muttiah Muralidaran out of Sri Lanka's side for the opening Test. Team News: Pakistan have been boosted by the return of veteran batsman Mohammad Yousuf, 34, and seasoned all-rounder Abdur Razzaq, 29, to the Test fold.