Pakistan in command
Left-arm paceman Junaid Khan chipped in with a maiden five-wicket
haul to help Pakistan bundle Sri Lanka for a mere 197-run total on the
first day of the opening Test here on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old, playing in only his second Test, with 5-38 and was
ably supported by pace partner Umar Gul (2-37) and off-spinner Saeed
Ajmal (2-56) after Pakistan put Sri Lanka into bat on a greenish Abu
Dhabi stadium pitch. Pakistan finished the day at 27-0, with Mohammad
Hafeez on 17 and Taufiq Umar unbeaten on eight.
Sri Lanka, who were confidently placed at 51-1 at lunch, could never
recover from the loss of six wickets for 65 runs between lunch and tea,
as Khan produced a burst of three wickets in the space of just five
deliveries. Vice-captain Angelo Mathews cracked four boundaries and a
six in a fighting unbeaten 52 to avoid total disaster, putting up
innings’ highest partnership with Suranga Lakmal of 54 after Sri Lanka
were tottering at 114-7.
Paceman Aizaz Cheema (1-51) had opened the gates by dismissing former
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara (two) in the second over after lunch,
forcing an edge off the left-hander which was smartly held by a diving
keeper Adnan Akmal. AFP
SRI LANKA 1ST INNINGS
T. Paranavitana c Akmal b Gul 37
L. Thirimanne c Younis b Ajmal 20
K. Sangakkara c Akmal b Cheema 2
M. Jayawardene c Hafeez b Khan 28
T. Dilshan c Akmal b Ajmal 19
A. Mathews not out 52
P. Jayawardene b Khan 0
R. Herath lbw b Khan 0
S. Lakmal c Hafeez b Gul 18
C. Welegedara c Umar b Khan 11
N. Pradeep c Adnan b Khan 1
Extras: (lb3, nb5, w1) 9
TOTAL (all out in 74.1 overs) 197
Fall of wicket: 1-48, 2-51, 3-79, 4-112, 5-112, 6-112, 7-114, 8-168, 9-193, 10-197.
Bowling: Gul 11-1-37-2 (nb3), Cheema 15-5-51-1 (nb1), Hafeez 9-3-12-0,
Khan 14.1-3-38-5 (1nb, 1w), Ajmal 25-5-56-2.
PAKISTAN 1ST INNINGS
Mohammad Hafeez not out 17
Taufiq Umar not out 8
Extras (nb2) 2
TOTAL (for no loss in 8 overs) 27
Bowling: Welagedara 2-0-9-0 (nb2), Lakmal 3-0-8-0, Herath 2-1-2-0, Pradeep 1-0-8-0. |
