Pakistan wins first test against Sri Lanka

June 21, 2015 04:07 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 04:59 pm IST - GALLE, Sri Lanka

Sri Lankas Kaushal Silva bats during the second day of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 18, 2015. The entire first day's play was washed out by rain. (AP Photo/Sanka Gayashan)

Sri Lankas Kaushal Silva bats during the second day of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 18, 2015. The entire first day's play was washed out by rain. (AP Photo/Sanka Gayashan)

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.

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