
Saud Shakeel hits unbeaten 208 (Image Credit:- Twitter)
Srilanka | Pakistan |
First Innings:- 312/10 Second Innings:- 14/0 | First Innings:- 461/10 |
Saud Shakeel (208* runs from 361 balls) helps Pakistan reach 461 runs in response to Srilanka’s first innings score of 312. His innings helps Pakistan took 149 runs first innings lead. Srilanka were 14/0 at the end of Day 3.
Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman duo resumed Pakistan innings on 221/5 added another 57 runs for the sixth wicket on Day 3 before Ramesh Mendis dismissed Agna Salman for 83. They put together 177 runs for the sixth wicket.
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Pakistan tailenders Noman Ali (25 runs from 57 balls) , Shaheen Shah Afridi (9 runs from 14 balls) , Naseem Shah (6 runs from 78 balls) and Abrar Ahmed (10 runs from 12 balls) stood with Saud Shakeel to help Pakistan reach 461.
Saud Shakeel who scored his first double century for Pakistan was lucky that he was dropped twice by Srilanka on 93 and 139. Nishan Madushka dropped him first on 93 and then by Angelo Mathews on 139.

Ramesh Mendis took five wickets for Srilanka in first innings (Image Credit:- Twitter)
Ramesh Mendis (5/136 in 42.2 overs) and Prabath Jayasuriya (3/145 in 35 overs) together took 8 Pakistan wickets. Vishwa Fernando (1/69 in 18 overs) and Kasun Rajitha (1/77 in 19 overs) are the other wicket takers for Srilanka.
Srilankan openers Nishan Madushka (8* runs from 12 balls) and captain Dimuth Karunaratne(6* runs from 10 balls) survived final 3.4 overs before bad light forced to stop play. Srilanka were 14/0.
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