Azam Fails Again with Pakistan 151-5 in First Sri Lanka Test
Pakistan’s top order stumbled against Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis’s field setting, but Saud Shakeel stayed unbeaten on 23 after a shoulder blow.
- Pakistan reached 151-5 at lunch on the fifth and final day in Rawalpindi, holding a 139-run lead over Sri Lanka with five wickets intact.
- Resuming on 57-1, Pakistan had a disastrous start when overnight batters Azan Awais and Mohammad Taha were dismissed without adding to their scores of 22 and 24 respectively.
- Skipper Babar Azam added 50 runs before falling for 34, caught off Milan Rathnayaka, extending his drought of test centuries to 42 innings.
- Salman Ali Agha also fell for 13, leaving Pakistan struggling on 125-5 after Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis implemented an innovative field setting.
- Bad light caused a 20-minute stoppage before Saud Shakeel, unbeaten on 23, and wicketkeeper-batter Ghazi Ghori, not out on 7, survived until lunch.
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Azam fails again with Pakistan 151-5 in first Sri Lanka Test
The tourists took four wickets in bad light in the morning as Pakistan reached 151-5 at lunch on the fifth and final day, leading by 139 runs with five wickets in hand. At the break Saud Shakeel was unbeaten on 23 and Ghazi Ghori seven not out after a 20-minute break due to bad light halted Sri Lanka's push for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Azam fell to a leg-side trap, handing the short square-leg fielder a simple catch off fast bowler Mi…
Pakistan leads by 139 after Babar and Agha fall in Sri Lanka fielding trap on 5th day of 1st test
Pakistan's top-order batters stumbled against Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis’ innovative field setting to reach 151-5 on the fifth and final day of the first cricket test
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PressNewsAgencyBabar Azam fails again with Pakistan 151-5 against Sri Lanka in first Test
Babar Azam's century drought continued as Sri Lanka pushed hard for victory over Pakistan in the weather-hit first Test in Rawalpindi on Friday.The tourists took four wickets in bad light in the morning as Pakistan reached 151-5 at lunch...
Sri Lanka tighten grip on Rawalpindi Test as Babar Azam misses century again - Pakistan Observer
RAWALPINDI – Sri Lanka moved closer to securing victory in the opening Test against Pakistan as the hosts lost four wickets during a tense final-day morning session as Babar Azam once again failed to end his century drought. Pakistan reached 151-5 at lunch on Friday, holding an overall lead of 139 runs with five wickets remaining in their second innings. The two-match series opener has been heavily affected by rain and poor weather conditions. S…
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