Lunch পাকিস্তান 137 for 2 (Arif 57, Babar 31*, Awais 30, Rathnayaka 1-18) vs শ্রীলঙ্কা
Lunch পাকিস্তান 137 for 2 (Arif 57, Babar 31*, Awais 30, Rathnayaka 1-18) vs শ্রীলঙ্কা। পাকিস্তান piled on the রান in a dominant first session of the first Test in Rawalpindi against শ্রীলঙ্কা, with a sizzling opening অনবদ্য জুটি helping amass 137 in an eventful 30 overs.। Debutant Tayyab Arif controlled the morning with 57 off 51 balls in a brisk 86-রান stand with Azan Awais. শ্রীলঙ্কা hit back with the উইকেট of the openers in the space of five balls, but another bright অনবদ্য জুটি kept পাকিস্তান's momentum up, with Babar Azam picking up where Arif had left off.।
শ্রীলঙ্কা won the toss on a bright morning, and opted to insert পাকিস্তান in, Kusal Mendis' eyes lighting up at the green strip he wanted his four fast bowlers to exploit. But the surface turned out to be much less lethal and the শ্রীলঙ্কা bowlers far less consistent than Mendis might have hoped.। Arif - one of four debutants in পাকিস্তান's XI - showed no nerves as he went after the fast bowlers, especially punishing fuller lengths as শ্রীলঙ্কা went searching for swing that was never quite there.। There were hints the pitch might have offered শ্রীলঙ্কা more if they jhad settled on the right length. Awais, in particular, was beaten a number of times just outside off, but Dilshan Madushanka and Asitha Fernando kept allowing him to release the pressure. He was happy to do so, particularly though the cover region, and unafraid of taking his chances against the odd short ball, with one flying over deep fine-leg for six.।
The pair struck a whopping 16 fours plus that six in the first half of the session , and it was on the stroke of drinks that Milan Rathnayaka finally broke through. He jagged one back into Awais from around the উইকেট and that took the edge through to Mendis behind the stumps.। The following over, Asitha drew Arif's outside edge, and suddenly শ্রীলঙ্কা had roared back.। পাকিস্তান can often see a pair of উইকেট turn into a cluster, but they spent the following hour shutting শ্রীলঙ্কা out while refusing to hand over scoring momentum.।
Babar got through the early stages of his innings with strokeplay confident enough to belie his recent lack of রান. Mohammad Taha, another of the debutants, was far more circumspect, but with Babar in free-flowing form, he was allowed to be. By the time lunch was called, the pair had closed in on a 50-রান stand, having made up for the loss of the toss on a green, ostensibly lively surface.। lovely nipbacker, and it finally produces a উইকেট। He'd been bright in this spell, and it's a superb setup before he lands the variation. Awais' eyes lit up as he eyed another drive, but this time it was coming back in. It takes the inner edge, and the অধিনায়ক takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. You'd say শ্রীলঙ্কা have probably deserved it.।
Edged and both openers are gone। This was nearly identical to the last delivery, but here a thick outside edge is taken and Kusal gobbles up another. Quality from Asitha, just testing the green Tayyab in that channel outside off, and the young man unwisely pushes a touch away from his body।
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