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SRI LANKA 419 (154.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Dimuth Karunaratne93 (205)
- Dinesh Chandimal*155 (372)
- Yasir Shah3/120 (57)
- Mohammad Abbas3/75 (26.5)
PAKISTAN 422 (162.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Azhar Ali85 (226)
- Haris Sohail76 (161)
- Rangana Herath5/93 (40)
- Suranga Lakmal2/42 (22)
SRI LANKA 138 (66.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Kaushal Silva25 (87)
- Niroshan Dickwella*40 (76)
- Yasir Shah5/51 (27)
- Mohammad Abbas2/22 (12)
PAKISTAN 114 (47.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Asad Shafiq20 (44)
- Haris Sohail34 (69)
- Rangana Herath6/43 (21.4)
- Dilruwan Perera3/46 (18)
Scorer: Binoy | Commentator: Varun Shetty
4:43pm What a Test. Take your time and mend your hearts before the next one. It'll be a day-night fixture. And Pakistan will come out strong. They need to level this series. Thanks for joining Sreshth and me for all five days of this game. We hope you enjoyed it - see you!
Dinesh Chandimal: We are over the moon. We have waited for this win and it has finally come. Credit to the guys, they've worked really hard before the match. The management and selectors gave us a lot of confidence too. It's difficult, especially in this heat. Credit goes to people like Dickwella and Karunaratne. Dickwella was unbelievable in the second innings, he got us to the 140 mark. We knew once we got that much, we have our legend (Herath) here. We knew if there were a couple of early wickets, we would do well. Credit to the bowlers who put their heart and soul. It took me a long time (to make runs), but that is how you play on this pitch and I'm happy.
Sarfaraz Ahmed: This is part of the game but I'm very disappointed because we had recovered really well in this game. We should have won this. We have a few issues, especially in the fifth day when we come under pressure. Some things have to change, we needed a partnership and didn't get one. Haris Sohail played really well. It's not easy to come back like he did. We'll try and bounce back in the next game. Our batsmen played well but they didn't play long innings. If we do that, we'll do well.
Rangana Herath: I have no idea (why he takes wickets against Pakistan). I've played nearly 20 tests, maybe that's why. Actually I am ageing and when you get old, you feel soreness. I was so happy with the remarkable achievement (400 wickets). All credit should go to the people behind me, from my parents to the team and the supporting staff.
There was some assistance from the surface. There was something for the spinners
Rangana Herath is the Man of the Match.
4:18pm Subdued now, Sri Lanka. The faux celebration might have played a part in that. But now they know for sure. They haven't had a victory in a long, long time. But they've pulled it off here. What a game. A grind for the first three days. A big century from Chandimal kept them in this after a poor start to the game. It was slow, it was painful at times, but it set everything up. Pakistan were good in their first innings too after struggling. They should never have got the lead, but their debutant and a flambouyant fast bowler grabbed it for them. Only to be undone by Sri Lanka's ninth-wicket stand this morning - how crucial was that? You have Herath, but you've got to give him something. And 136 was enough. Superb stuff from the legend. First left-arm spinner to get 400 wickets in Tests.
Mohammad Abbas lbw b Herath 0 (12m 8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Abbas. Slip, silly point, short leg
END OF OVER:47 | 3 Runs | PAK: 114/9
- Yasir Shah6 (29b)
- Mohammad Abbas0 (4b)
- Dilruwan Perera18-4-46-3
- Rangana Herath21-4-43-5
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