The first Test of the two-match series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan ended in a draw today (13th November) at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, following an absorbing final day’s play.
Pakistan resumed the final day on 57/1, holding a 45-run lead with nine wickets in hand. However, the morning session began dramatically as overnight batters Azan Awais and Mohammad Taha were dismissed within the first five deliveries.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam walked in with positive intent, finding the boundary on several occasions. He was handed a reprieve when Kamindu Mendis dropped him on 22, but Sri Lanka eventually managed to remove him for 34. Sri Lanka’s unconventional field placements also paid dividends, with Babar and Salman Agha falling to carefully devised plans. Milan Rathnayake accounted for both batters.
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Following lunch, Saud Shakeel and Ghazi Ghori began positively before adopting a more cautious approach, rotating the strike and negotiating Sri Lanka’s bowling attack without taking unnecessary risks.
Rathnayake once again provided the breakthrough, inducing Ghori to glove one behind to the wicketkeeper after the batter had scored 35. Shakeel continued to hold one end together alongside Arafat Minhas, who was dismissed by Dhananjaya de Silva off the final delivery of the session for 16.
Five overs after the Tea break, Lahiru Kumara bowled Shakeel to end a determined innings of 97 runs. Following Shakeel’s dismissal, players from both teams shook hands, bringing the contest to an end in a draw.
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