Pakistan won the first test against Sri Lanka by ten wickets in Galle on Sunday. Set a target of 90, Pakistan knocked off the runs in 11.2 overs. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 206 runs in their second innings just before tea on day five. Pakistan require 90 runs to go one up in the series.
Scores:
Sri Lanka 300 all out in 109.3 overs
Pakistan 417 all out in 113.1 overs
Scoreboard:
Kaushal Silva c Azhar b Wahab 5
Dimuth Karunaratne 79
Kumar Sangakkara c Azhar b Yasir 18
Dilruwan Perera b Yasir 0
Lahiru Thirimanne c Younis b Wahab 44
Angelo Mathews c Azhar b Yasir 05
Dinesh Chandimal st Sarfraz b Yasir 38
Kithruwan Vithanage c Babar b Shah 01
Dhammika Prasad st Sarfraz b Babar 02
Rangana Herath c Hafeez b Yasir 01
Nuwan Pradeep not out 0
Extras: (b 5,lb 1, w6, nb1) 13
TOTAL: (all out) 206
Overs: 77.1.
Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-63, 3-63, 4-132, 5-144, 6-167, 7-175, 8-200, 9-203.
Bowling: Wahab Riaz 16-4-46-2 (2w), Junaid Khan 7-1-23-0, Yasir Shah 30.1-6-76-7 (1nb), Mohammad Hafeez 10-3-24-0, Sulfiqar 14-4-31-1.
Toss: won by Pakistan.
Umpires: Richard Illingworth, England, and Paul Reiffel, Australia.
TV Umpire: Chris Gaffaney, New Zealand. Match Referee- Chris Broad, England.