GALLE, June 19 (AFP): Sri Lanka�s bowlers ripped through Pakistan�s top order in dramatic fashion to leave the tourists struggling on the scheduled third day of the first Test here today.
After opener Kaushal Silva hit 125 to lift Sri Lanka to 300 in the first innings, Pakistan collapsed to 35-3 in reply before a partial recovery saw them to 118-5 by stumps.
Asad Shafiq was unbeaten on 14 and Sarfraz Ahmed was on 15 when rain forced play to end early with the tourists trailing by 182 runs with five wickets in hand.
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Sri Lanka 1st innings: Karunaratne c Sarfraz b Wahab 21, Silva c Sarfraz b Babar 125, Sangakkara c Younis b Wahab 50, Thirimanne c Babar b Hafeez 8, Mathews b Wahab 19, Chandimal b Babar 23, Vithanage c and b Hafeez 18, Perera c Sarfraz b Yasir 15, Prasad b Babar 0, Hera,th not out 6, Pradeep c and b Yasir 4, Extras: (LB-5, NB-4, W-2): 11; Total: (all out in 109.3 overs) 300; Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-142, 3-154, 4-189, 5-226, 6-261, 7-277, 8-288, 9-291; Bowling: Junaid 16-5-38-0, Wahab 26-3-74-3, Babar 27-8-64-3, Yasir 30.3-6-79-2, Hafeez 10-0-40-2
Pakistan 1st innings: Hafeez c Karunaratne b Prasad 2, Shehzad lbw b Prasad 9, Ali lbw b Herath 8, Younis b Perera 47, Misbah c Sangakkara b Pradeep 20, Shafiq not out 14, Sarfraz not out 15; Extras: (NB-3): 3; Total: (for five wickets in 41.4 overs) 118; Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-11, 3-35, 4-86, 5-96; Bowling: Prasad 9-2-24-2, Pradeep 9-1-36-1, Herath 12.4-3-33-1, Perera 9-2-23-1, Mathews 2-1-2-0.
