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As It Happened: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 1st Test, Day 3 at Galle
Live cricket score and ball-by-ball commentary from the second day of the first Test match between Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at the Galle International Stadium, Galle on Thursday.
Kaushal Silva ton takes Lanka to 300.© AFP
Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings score of 300, were 118-5 when rain ended play on the scheduled third day of the first Test in Galle on Friday. Catch all the live cricket score and live updates of the match here: SCORECARD
Asad Shafiq was unbeaten on 14 and Sarfraz Ahmed was on 15 with the tourists trailing by 182 runs with five wickets in hand.
Earlier, opener Kaushal Silva hit 125 before being ninth out in Sri Lanka's innings which ended during the post-lunch session.
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Live Score - Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
Pick of the Lankan bowlers was Perera with four wickets however there was not much to show from them on the bowling front. We will now see the reply from the Sri Lankan batsman.
Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Khan then took it away from the Sri Lankans as Sarfraz played some good aggressive shots to put the Lankans on the back foot. The Wicket-Keeping batsman missed on a century by 4 runs. Asad Shafiq guided the Pakistanis towards a good lead.
Great batting by Pakistan as they take a lead of 117 on the 4th day post tea. It all began slowly as the top order were bundled out for single digit scores. In came the experienced Younis Khan and Misbah-Ul-Haq who steadies the ship with a good partnership before both departed cheaply.
OUT! A brilliant innings comes to an end. Charges foward and tries to defend, the ball sharply turns in with bounce. Good take by the keeper before dislodging the bails. Sri Lankan players congratulate Shafiq as he departs. Pakistan bowled out for 417 runs.
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Driven gently off the front foot.
The batsman has pushed it to the cover region.
Punches off the back foot towards covers.
Driven through mid-on by the batsman.