Pak vs SL: Pakistan is on top in the first Test against Sri Lanka

Yasir Shah pardoned Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews in fourteenth and twentieth overs independently

Mohammad Rizwan (L) and Yasir Shah (R) are celebrating immediately following sending again Kusal Mendis to the design. image: AFP

GALLE: Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi saved up his blame for two wickets inside the 2d accumulating to position Sri Lanka into severe hassle within the underlying test on Saturday.

The hosts were shaking at 166 for 8 at tea ensuing to finding out for bat first in Galle close to the beginning of the 2-match series.

Dinesh Chandimal, on 68, became taking over a single conflict with Mahesh Theekshana, on six, imparting his association at the relief.

Shaheen, a left-arm speedy, and returning leg-spinner Yasir Shah ensured 5 wickets among them to show Sri Lanka's tail.

Shaheen drew first blood as he compelled skipper Dimuth Karunaratne to aspect onto the stumps before Oshada Fernando and Kusal Mendis attempted to redo the innings.
The pair took at the bowlers in a 49-run affiliation which consolidated a twister of cutoff factors.

Batting teacher Mohammad Yousuf offers the take a look at the cap to All-rounder Salman Ali Agha. photo: PCB

besides, by then Yasir, who is getting ready to rock 'n roll to the gathering after thumb damage that stored him out on account that August remaining 12 months, got beyond.

Yasir was given Kusal stuck in the back of for 21 and Oshada after a quick time accompanied his assistant again to the design within the accompanying over when tempo bowler Hasan Ali cut off the openers' visit on 35.

Angelo Mathews then capitulated to a fifteen-ball duck as Yasir got the beyond leader caught at mid-on and Sri Lanka took lunch at 80-4.

Shaheen struck twice after lunch and individual short Naseem Shah and left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz took a wicket every.

Chandimal squashed 19-12 months-antique Naseem for three direct cutoff points to elevate his fifty and association a cheer to the furthest restrict of the week swarm.

Sri Lanka, who beat Australia in a series-evening out take a look at win in Galle as of overdue, are working with Pakistan unprecedentedly for quite a long term.

Playing XI:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vc, wk), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Hasan Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Afridi and Yasir Shah.

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunartne (c) Oshanda Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Mahesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Prabath Jayasuriya.