Sri Lanka lost remaining six wickets during 1st session of fourth day of the Test
“Sri Lanka bundled up at 446, losing all crucial wickets early on the fourth day of the opening Test against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Resuming their first innings at 404-4…”
Resuming their first innings at 404-4, the visitors suffered an early setback as Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva departed after scoring 119 and 167 runs, respectively. Both batters were dismissed by Pakistan debutant Saqib Khan, who claimed his fourth and fifth wickets of the innings.
Mohammad Abbas has taken two wickets so far. Earlier, Pakistan declared their first innings at 434-9 on the second day of the Test, securing a 30-run lead over Sri Lanka. Saud Shakeel top-scored for Pakistan with 93 runs, while debutant Arafat Minhas contributed 52.
Ghazi Ghori scored 48, while fellow debutants Tayyab Arif and Mohammad Taha made 57 and 51 runs, respectively. Babar Azam also scored 50. Pakistan have fielded four debutants in the opening Test of the series, including Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha, Arafat Minhas and Saqib Khan.
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