Galle: Abdullah Shafiq’s unbeaten 160 helped Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test here on Wednesday, chasing a record target. Despite the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka, this Test series is being organized. Shafiq, taking advantage of the lifeline, hit six fours and a six in his innings of 408 balls.
Shafiq was lucky to score four runs when a credible leg-before appeal against him was turned down. Dhananjay de Silva dropped his catch on his own ball on the score of 135. While his catch was also missed on the score of 151 runs. On the fifth day, the start of the match was delayed. Due to rain after lunch while Pakistan needed 11 more runs to score. At the start of the game, Pakistan scored 344 for six after losing the wicket of Hasan Ali (05).
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Pakistan had to make less than 70 runs when they had six wickets to spare
Earlier in Galle, Sri Lanka had achieved 268 runs against New Zealand in 2019. Shafiq added 71 runs for the fourth wicket with yesterday’s unbeaten batsman Mohammad Rizwan to ease the way to reach the target of 342 runs. Rizwan scored 40 runs before the delivery of Prabath Jayasuriya. At this point, Pakistan had to make less than 70 runs when they had six wickets remaining.
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Sri Lanka dismissed Agha Salman (12) in the last over before lunch. Protests against inflation and corruption were also going on a few hundred meters away from the stadium during the Test. Further massive protests erupted in the capital Colombo. Forcing Sri Lanka cricket officials to move the second Test from Colombo to Galle, starting Sunday.
