Rangana Herath conjured six wickets in a day five pitch which led to a minor threat and Sri Lanka caught 99 in a dramatic chase under the constant threat of rain and fading light. A large, dark cloud hung over the ground as Sri Lanka closed in but gave enough time to Angelo Mathews smash an unbeaten 25 off 13 and drag themselves up the local less than five years remaining off. Just after Junaid Khan to Mathews played midwicket for almost suicidal, winning alone, the heavens opened.
Loss of Pakistan was 11 for a side that had published 450-plus batting first, as they tried to block their way to safety in the morning and found everything about them Herath. They lost three wickets for 62 runs in 32 overs in the first session, and although they tried to be more positive after lunch, Sri Lanka They forced four by tea. Sarfraz Ahmed countered with an unbeaten fifty but was stranded as Herath left the queue to leave Sri Lanka 21 for 99 overs.
Mahela Jayawardene went on to open his last test innings in Galle Sri Lanka and took 59 before the hearing of the cloud made him do too much legroom and miss out accurate yorker Junaid Khan in 26 Kumar Sangakkara led the way to 21 22 before he holed out to long in despair as Sri Lanka and Pakistan grew concerned about the visibility drops. It was left to Captain Mathews to slog sixes against a crowd cheering wildly to beat the rain.
The fall of Pakistan began in the morning when their young hitters were reluctant to score off Dhammika Prasad had ended resistance of nightwatchman Saeed Ajmal in the sixth over of the day. Ahmed Shehzad made 16 of 74 and was about equally quiet with Azhar Ali for 93 balls, but the association fetched Even Pakistan merely 28 half volleys away he regularly slapped and spinners were allowed to settle into its rhythms. Occasional attempts to rotate the strike were pressured and tense. Azhar out sometimes, but went to lunch on 18 89.
Rangana Herath dismissed Asad Shafiq to end a 137-run stand, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, first test, Galle, second day, August 7, 2014
Rangana Herath picked up nine wickets in the match © AFP
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Dilruwan Perera and Herath were relentless, even without uneven bounce available and not exaggerated or bounce your time. Perera, a classic offspinner doosra has not used his superbly straight one from either side of the window, leaving the batsmen are not sure about what would turn. He won with a straight Azhar and Shehzad in the unit with a flighted offbreak.
Hitters began shuffling more and more through the doubt and referee Ian Gould gave Shehzad leg before a missed offbreak. Shehzad conferred with Azhar and returned without checking, only to face an incredulous Moin Khan and Waqar Younis in costume, as replays showed that the ball would have turned past leg stump.
Realizing that some races were much needed, Younis Khan Perera led four through extra cover first ball, and it was much more positive in defense and attack hitters unprecedented.
Herath took off after constantly teasing the batsmen with his flying balls and arm, and was brought back ten minutes before lunch. Younis hit the second installment and suffocated. The third pushed forward to playing for the turn, but it was the arm ball and slipped out the door.
Misbah-ul-Haq calmly lofted Herath for four straight off the last ball of that over. Pakistan was more worried after eating, even as spinners tried to attack the rough outside leg. Both Azhar and Misbah resorted to sweeps, and low birth weight arbitrator's decision last review Bruce Oxenford successfully 8 Perera, replays showing the batsman had gloved the ball to the pad.
A few overs later, Misbah slog-swept six over midwicket Perera and reverse-swept the next ball four. The association grew to 56, and the reassuring presence of Misbah Pakistan seemed to have stabilized the tremors in the morning.
Sri Lanka hit twice in the space of three balls to deliver Greatest Hits Pakistan. Azhar got his second of the match Herath Jaffa rotating through taking the edge behind the push forward. Two balls later, Misbah missed a whip with his foot against Perera, and it was time for Sri Lanka to check now successful leg before.
Asad Shafiq could not read the arm ball from Herath again but Sarfraz fought with aggression. Sarfraz went into the test with a batting average of 18.58 but added fifty in each innings. His approach to the turn was in marked contrast to some of his batting colleagues. As the remaining surplus kept waning, Sarfraz kept walking out, whipping, cutting, driving and sweeping the example of Pakistan to 100 Amidst all this, even managed to cultivate strike by Mohammad Talha a while before Herath had his way again.
The pre-test between these sides had Pakistan in Sharjah chasing 302 in quick time. This was not as big a chase, but it did in the drama front.
Loss of Pakistan was 11 for a side that had published 450-plus batting first, as they tried to block their way to safety in the morning and found everything about them Herath. They lost three wickets for 62 runs in 32 overs in the first session, and although they tried to be more positive after lunch, Sri Lanka They forced four by tea. Sarfraz Ahmed countered with an unbeaten fifty but was stranded as Herath left the queue to leave Sri Lanka 21 for 99 overs.
Mahela Jayawardene went on to open his last test innings in Galle Sri Lanka and took 59 before the hearing of the cloud made him do too much legroom and miss out accurate yorker Junaid Khan in 26 Kumar Sangakkara led the way to 21 22 before he holed out to long in despair as Sri Lanka and Pakistan grew concerned about the visibility drops. It was left to Captain Mathews to slog sixes against a crowd cheering wildly to beat the rain.
The fall of Pakistan began in the morning when their young hitters were reluctant to score off Dhammika Prasad had ended resistance of nightwatchman Saeed Ajmal in the sixth over of the day. Ahmed Shehzad made 16 of 74 and was about equally quiet with Azhar Ali for 93 balls, but the association fetched Even Pakistan merely 28 half volleys away he regularly slapped and spinners were allowed to settle into its rhythms. Occasional attempts to rotate the strike were pressured and tense. Azhar out sometimes, but went to lunch on 18 89.
Rangana Herath dismissed Asad Shafiq to end a 137-run stand, Sri Lanka v Pakistan, first test, Galle, second day, August 7, 2014
Rangana Herath picked up nine wickets in the match © AFP
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Dilruwan Perera and Herath were relentless, even without uneven bounce available and not exaggerated or bounce your time. Perera, a classic offspinner doosra has not used his superbly straight one from either side of the window, leaving the batsmen are not sure about what would turn. He won with a straight Azhar and Shehzad in the unit with a flighted offbreak.
Hitters began shuffling more and more through the doubt and referee Ian Gould gave Shehzad leg before a missed offbreak. Shehzad conferred with Azhar and returned without checking, only to face an incredulous Moin Khan and Waqar Younis in costume, as replays showed that the ball would have turned past leg stump.
Realizing that some races were much needed, Younis Khan Perera led four through extra cover first ball, and it was much more positive in defense and attack hitters unprecedented.
Herath took off after constantly teasing the batsmen with his flying balls and arm, and was brought back ten minutes before lunch. Younis hit the second installment and suffocated. The third pushed forward to playing for the turn, but it was the arm ball and slipped out the door.
Misbah-ul-Haq calmly lofted Herath for four straight off the last ball of that over. Pakistan was more worried after eating, even as spinners tried to attack the rough outside leg. Both Azhar and Misbah resorted to sweeps, and low birth weight arbitrator's decision last review Bruce Oxenford successfully 8 Perera, replays showing the batsman had gloved the ball to the pad.
A few overs later, Misbah slog-swept six over midwicket Perera and reverse-swept the next ball four. The association grew to 56, and the reassuring presence of Misbah Pakistan seemed to have stabilized the tremors in the morning.
Sri Lanka hit twice in the space of three balls to deliver Greatest Hits Pakistan. Azhar got his second of the match Herath Jaffa rotating through taking the edge behind the push forward. Two balls later, Misbah missed a whip with his foot against Perera, and it was time for Sri Lanka to check now successful leg before.
Asad Shafiq could not read the arm ball from Herath again but Sarfraz fought with aggression. Sarfraz went into the test with a batting average of 18.58 but added fifty in each innings. His approach to the turn was in marked contrast to some of his batting colleagues. As the remaining surplus kept waning, Sarfraz kept walking out, whipping, cutting, driving and sweeping the example of Pakistan to 100 Amidst all this, even managed to cultivate strike by Mohammad Talha a while before Herath had his way again.
The pre-test between these sides had Pakistan in Sharjah chasing 302 in quick time. This was not as big a chase, but it did in the drama front.