06/10Result
2nd Test (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Dubai, Oct 6-10 2017
Sri Lanka won by 68 runs
Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth KarunaratneSri Lanka
06/10Result
2nd Test (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates and Pakistan at Dubai, Oct 6-10 2017
Sri Lanka won by 68 runs
Player of the Match
Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth KarunaratneSri Lanka

END OF OVER:
26 | 1 Run 3 Wkts | SL: 96/10

  • Lahiru Gamage1 (1b)
  • Haris Sohail1-0-1-3
  • Wahab Riaz9-0-41-4

3.04pm Just 26 overs is all Pakistan needed to wrap up Sri Lanka for 96! Pakistan will need 317 to win the Test, and level the series. It's an interesting pitch, not spinning much, which is why it's so dangerous. But Pakistan are used to these conditions. We'll be back soon for the final innings of the series.

25.6
W
Haris Sohail to Pradeep, OUT, and it's all done and dusted. Did it pitch on leg or just outside? Pradeep wants to review. Looks like it pitched outside leg. It's quick down leg, and spins away. Pradeep is tentative and plays the wrong line. The ball beats the outside edge and strikes Pradeep in front of leg. No bat. Replays show the ball is pitching in line, hitting in line and umpire's call on impact. That's the innings done, wow, wow, wow. Sri Lanka are done for 96, their ninth-lowest score in Tests. Sohail has three wickets in the over.

N Pradeep lbw b Haris Sohail 0 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

25.5
0
Haris Sohail to Pradeep, no run, quick outside off, 88 kph, played into the off side towards point

Third-innings collapses are terrific, aren't they? This game is completely open now. No. 11 Pradeep.

25.4
W
Haris Sohail to Mendis, OUT, another top-edge and Sri Lanka are nine down now. Lots of flight and loop on middle and leg, which Mendis reads as a scoring opportunity. Gets low, looks to sweep but plays under the ball slightly. A thick top edge lobs up for Sarfraz to take. Sohail has two wickets in four balls.

BKG Mendis c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Haris Sohail 29 (93m 49b 4x4 0x6) SR: 59.18

25.3
0
Haris Sohail to Mendis, no run, short outside off, 83 kph, Mendis reads the length early, goes back and defends
25.2
1
Haris Sohail to Gamage, 1 run, 95 kph full outside off, a thick outside edge towards backward point for a run

Thanks Shashank. Lahiru Gamage, with a first-class average of 9, walks out. Sri Lanka will take nine

They'll take drinks. What an eventful first hour of play. Pakistan started with a succession of full tosses, but apart from the first 10 minutes where frustration seemed to be getting the better of them, they've really held their own and give themselves a chance, even if just a slim one. Nikhil Kalro is in to take you through till the end of this innings and a little beyond. Cheers

25.1
W
Haris Sohail to Herath, OUT, gets a wicket first ball. Herath top-edges a sweep straight to short fine leg. Gave away his intention too early, the bowler tossed it up nicely and landed it on the rough. Easy catch

HMRKB Herath c Babar Azam b Haris Sohail 17 (28m 17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Here's Haris Sohail

END OF OVER:
25 | 7 Runs | SL: 95/7

  • Kusal Mendis29 (47b)
  • Rangana Herath17 (16b)
  • Wahab Riaz9-0-41-4
  • Yasir Shah12-2-47-2

Wahab is going off the field. He's given it his all in that first spell. Perhaps a quick breather. Pakistan would be hoping they won't need him to come back and have another crack. They'd want to pick the last three wickets asap.

24.6
0
Wahab Riaz to Mendis, no run, slips in a short ball on the stumps from around the wicket, bunted to the off side
24.5
2
Wahab Riaz to Mendis, 2 runs, slower delivery but it slips into a full toss, thumped into the gap at deep cover
24.4
1
Wahab Riaz to Herath, 1 run, inswinging yorker, Herath looks to get his left toe out of the way. Somehow manages to get his bat down to take a thick inside edge to fine leg. Floored him, almost

Match Coverage

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End of an era

0

No. of Test series lost by Pakistan in the UAE since they started playing their home games there in 2010, before this. They had won five and drew four of the nine series.

Strong comeback

17.20

Asad Shafiq's average in 10 Test innings this year, before this century in the fourth innings. His highest score in those innings was only 39.

Biggest turnaround?

243

Most runs added by the last 5 wickets in a successful chase, by Australia against Pakistan in Hobart in 1999-00. If Pakistan wins this Test, they would have added 265 runs for the last 5 wkts and will be a record.

Big difference

386

Difference in Sri Lanka's totals in this match - 482 & 96 - their highest ever in a Test. Previous highest was 383 v Australia at SSC in 1992.

Contrasting innings

34

Score at which Sri Lanka lost their 5th wicket in the second innings. They were at 370 when the fifth wicket fell in the first innings.

Yasir's hot streak

5

No. of consecutive Tests in which Yasir Shah has picked at least one five-wicket haul. He's the first spinner to do so.

Going on and on

4

No. of times in last 3 years Karunaratne has played innings of 300+ balls in Tests - most among all openers. Cook and Azhar Ali have batted 3 such innings.

Only the third

3000+

Runs for Karunaratne as opener in Tests. He's only the third Sri Lanka opener to do so after Jayasuriya (5932) and Atapattu (5317).

Karunratne-Chandimal show

2

No. of 100+ partnerships for the fourth-wicket for Sri Lanka in this series, both between Karunaratne and Chandimal. In the home series against India they could add only a total of 77 runs from six fourth-wicket stands.

Openers' high

2012

Last time a Sri Lanka openers scored 3 or more Test 100s in a year, before Karunaratne this time. Dilshan had hit 3 in 2012. Only Elgar (5) has scored more 100s than Karunaratne in 2017.

Bumper year

6

No. of 50+ scores by Dimuth Karunaratne in Tests this year - the most among all Sri Lanka players. Among all players, only Elgar, Rahul, Pujara and Root have more such scores.

Strong start

81.20

Samarawickrama's strike rate in his first-class career, before making his Test debut in this match. He's striking at over 100 in his debut innings. He averaged 63.63 in 2016-17 season with 4 centuries in 21 innings.

Day/Night debut

1

Sri Lanka are playing their maiden Day/Night Test while Pakistan are playing their third.