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As It Happened: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test, Day 1 in Colombo
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the first day of the second Test match between Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at the P Sara Oval, Colombo on Thursday.
Tharindu Kaushal, Dhammika Prasad wreck Pakistan in second Test © AFP
Sri Lanka, replying to Pakistan's first innings total of 138, were 70 for one at stumps on the opening day of the second Test in Colombo on Thursday. Catch all the highlights of the match here: (SCORECARD)
Kumar Sangakkara was unbeaten on 18 and Kaushal Silva was on 21 after Dimuth Karunaratne had been caught behind off Junaid Khan for 28.
Earlier, off-spinner Tharindu Kaushal grabbed five wickets and seamer Dhammika Prasad took three as the tourists were bundled out in 42.5 overs just before tea at the P. Sara Oval.
Pakistan lead the three-match series after winning the first Test in Galle by 10 wickets.
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Live Score - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
For Pakistan, it was Yasir Shah once again who stole the show. He grabbed a 6-for and was easily the pick of the bowlers. Let's see how Pakistan bat in their second innings. They're far behind and they need to bring out their best if they have to make a game from here.
So Pakistan finally bowl Sri Lanka out for 315. The hosts have got a good 177-run lead and they should be happy with that. They could have got more actually, had the middle order applied themselves properly. Some handy lower order runs has helped Sri Lanka go past the 300-run mark.
OUT! Yasir wraps it up! Yasir does not waste any time here as he was pouched the wicket in his third ball of the day. Tossed up on middle, Chameera gets down as the ball spins away. He tries to fetch it from outside off and sweep this away but the ball ends up taking a top edge which spoons back in the air. Younis at leg slip runs back and takes a good catch to send the last man Chameera back to the pavilion. SRI LANKA ARE ALL OUT FOR 315.
Loopy ball on middle, defends it to the on side.
Full ball on middle, dabs it to the on side.
Chameera gets behind the line and tucks it to the on side for a run.
Bouncer on middle and off, Chameera ducks and evades it.
Living dangerously! Another well executed short ball around off, Herath camps back and mistimes his pull in the air towards mid-wicket. The ball lands safe again.
Bangs it short across off, Herath goes for a pull shot but the ball hits the toe end of the bat and luckily for him the ball lands safely to point.
Herath hangs his bat to defend but gets an outside edge to third man for a couple.