Pak versus SL: Nawaz's five-for to no stop as Sri Lanka expands lead greater than 300

Galle test is presently uniformly ready but elements rely upon Pakistan's zenith request to carry out

Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz (2R) celebrates next to taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Ramesh Mendis (presently not predicted) throughout the 1/multi day of play of the main cricket investigate healthy among Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Galle worldwide Cricket Stadium in Galle on July 18, 2022. AFP

GALLE: Pakistan spinners Mohammad Nawaz and Yasir Shah hurt Sri Lanka's batting anyway the hosts extended their 2nd innings cause north of 300 on day 3 of a quite challenged first watch out for Monday.

Sri Lanka comes to be 301 for 8 after eighty-four overs with Dinesh Chandimal, on sixty-three, and Mahesh Theekshana, on 10, batting on a turning pitch on the Galle International Stadium.

Nawaz assured 5 wickets along together with his left-arm turn at the same time as veteran leg-spinner Yasir had 3.

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Kusal Mendis made 76 and opener Oshada Fernando scored 64 and placed on a key third-wicket stand of 91 to conflict once more after an early wicket inside the first part of the day's meeting.

Oshawa arrived at his sixth test fifty inside the primary meeting besides tumbled to Yasir's leg switch on the following ball after lunch.

Kusal raised his fifty and took on the resistance attack with a couple of limits sooner than Yasir bowled him with an unplayable conveyance that pitched open air leg and went to raise a ruckus around the city of off stump.

Nawaz, who was given nightwatchman Kasun Rajitha at the 0.33 bite of the day, joined Yasir as the two marked the resistance community request.

Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya had guaranteed five wickets on Sunday sooner than Pakistan captain Babar Azam hit 119 to steer the fightback from a shaky 85-7.

The website guests' most memorable innings finished 4 runs fast of Sri Lanka's 222.