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Pakistan 57/0 in 2nd innings at Stumps on Day 2, trail Sri Lanka by 23 runs

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Pakistan 191
Asad Shafiq 63
Babar Azam 60
Abid Ali 38
L Kumara 4/49
L Embuldeniya 4/71

Sri Lanka 271
D Chandimal 74
D Perera 48
D de Silva 32
Shaheen Shah Afridi 5/77
Mohammad Abbas 4/55

Pakistan 57/0
Abid Ali 32*
Shan Masood 21*

Pakistan openers respond strongly after Sri Lankan tail ensures first-innings lead

Sri Lanka’s lower middle order extended their first innings lead to 80 runs, before Pakistan’s openers reduced it to 23 runs at stumps on the second day of the Karachi Test.

Openers Abid Ali (32*) and Shan Masood (21*) ended the second day with Pakistan on 57/0 in 14 overs in their second innings.

Sri Lanka began the day on 64/3 in the first innings, with Lasith Embuldeniya (3*) and Angelo Mathews (8*) the overnight batsmen. Naseem Shah got some late inward movement to the left-hander earlier on, and almost had his first wicket when Embuldeniya pushed at a delivery in the 22nd over, only for Babar Azam to spill a straightforward chance at gully.

The duo had added 14 runs to their overnight score, when Mohammad Abbas sent Embuldeniya off a top edge to the slip cordon. Not long after, Mathews edged one behind to the wicket-keeper, becoming the fifth Sri Lankan wicket at the score at 80.

After that, Dhananjaya de Silva and Dinesh Chandimal combined for a short recovery, battling 18 overs to build a 67-run stand. It was Shaheen Afridi who returned to break the partnership in his second spell, capturing his third wicket off a bouncer to de Silva.

Chandimal, at the other end, then found company in Niroshan Dickwella, along with whom he forged a 23-run stand till the tea break, also bringing the deficit down to 21 runs.

Shaheen and Abbas continued to jag the ball around off the pitch; one such delivery from Abbas moved appreciably on pitching and sneaked through the gap between his bat and pad, ending Dickwella’s stay on 21.

A flick by Dilruwan Perera, for two runs, levelled the scores, soon after which Chandimal punched a backfoot drive off Abbas to reach his fifty. Chandimal continued his charge from one end, drilling three fours from one Naseem over, the 70th of the innings, and was supported well by Perera at the other end, who did not shy from hitting Yasir Shah’s spin over the in field.

Chandimal’s vigil ended when he slapped one straight to point off Haris Sohail, but Perera helped himself to a little cameo towards the end, hitting six fours and a six to become Sri Lanka’s penultimate wicket to fall. Afridi bagged his maiden five-wicket haul by wrapping the innings with Lahiru Kumara’s dismissal soon after, but Perera's contribution was enough to take Sri Lanka's score to 271.

Pakistan’s openers Masood and Ali then put together a half-century stand inside 13 overs, defying all four Sri Lanka bowlers used in the dying stages of the evening. The wicket showed signs of further deterioration, with Karunaratne employing an over from off-spinner Perera alongside Embuldeniya’s left-arm spin, but the visitors couldn’t make any inroads before bad light forced stumps.

https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1539342
 
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Haris has swung the match in Pakistan’s favor. A very soft dismissal of a well-set batsmen.
 
Pakistan played well today and have brought themselves back into the game.

Pakistan openers brilliant today - suggest for some regular wrist-slitters to stop crying so much when you see Pakistan do well.
 
Pakistan played well today and have brought themselves back into the game.

Pakistan openers brilliant today - suggest for some regular wrist-slitters to stop crying so much when you see Pakistan do well.
Hopefully Abid kicks on to make a big ton. No hope for Masood though .
 
Pakistan's match to lose. Our batting was extremely disappointing in the first innings but SL's has been equally insipid. They could have easily taken this game away from Pakistan if their senior batsman had batted responsibly but as it stands Pak have a clear edge. The first session tomorrow will be absolutely critical to outcome of the match.
 
Match is almost in balance. Pak needs to determine the conditions again and have a target in mind accordingly that they can defend once they fully overcome the lead.
 
Pakistan's match to lose. Our batting was extremely disappointing in the first innings but SL's has been equally insipid. They could have easily taken this game away from Pakistan if their senior batsman had batted responsibly but as it stands Pak have a clear edge. The first session tomorrow will be absolutely critical to outcome of the match.

Lets hope our seniors stand up. :inzi2
 
Pcb should make Abid ali batting coach for national team for how to apply themselves in the middle. Showed the importance of singles and how to make the bad balls count, something our national side had forgotten thanks to Misbah and club level players like Imam. They rither blocked till eternity or tried to score 4s. Some of the credit also goes to short and wide bowling by Sri Lankan esp. their premier spinner Embuldeniya. Pakistan went at 4 an over still Lanka is in the game as soon as they get Abid
 
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Lets hope our seniors stand up. :inzi2

Need two batsmen to get big runs. Lot will depend on Abid and Babar. With three days remaining there is a lot of time and tomorrow will perhaps be the easiest day for batting. If our batsman can't get 400 here then we surely don't deserve to win.
 
Amazing stuff.
Surprised we are not 2 down already. This match is well in the balance and if we bat sensibly throughout tomorrow we can win this one.
 
Sri Lanka have definitely missed an opportunity to bat Pakistan out of the game here. They would have aimed at 400+ had their batsmen showed some resilience. But credit to Shaheen and Abbas for bowling very well and putting Pakistan in the driving seat.

The batsmen need to make sure to not screw this up now. Hundreds from Babar and Abid might seal the game, while others like Masood, Haris and Rizwan need to contribute as much as they can to take the lead above 300 as I have absolutely no hope from our clueless captain who might get an 80-ball 25 before getting out.

Hoping for Yasir to come back strongly in the 4th innings as well.
 
The game is perfectly poised now for a classic finish. NSK is the original fortress for PCT and what they need now is to avoid a first innings like collapse - PAK will need to cross SRL’s first innings here as I think anything below 225, SRL would fancy their chances here.
 
Day 3 should be best day for batting but if there is spin than Pakistan might not get good total
 
SL still on top. Pakistan have to many out of form batsmen and bowlers. Problem is pakistan could be 150-0 tomorrow and quickly be 160/5.

As a team in last 2.5 years with bat most of time 2 batsmen tend to score in and inns and rest fail. Pakistan need 380 here which is a huge task, even 280 would be a miracle with our poor batting.

2 big hundreds atleast needed.
 
Our match to lose. Did not expect 50 something for no loss after conceding an 80 run lead to be honest. It's like gold. I just hope Babar, Haris, and Asad capitalize on this start and stretch the lead to 250 thereabouts. Acid test for middle order tomorrow. We generally suck in these situations.
 
SL still on top. Pakistan have to many out of form batsmen and bowlers. Problem is pakistan could be 150-0 tomorrow and quickly be 160/5.

As a team in last 2.5 years with bat most of time 2 batsmen tend to score in and inns and rest fail. Pakistan need 380 here which is a huge task, even 280 would be a miracle with our poor batting.

2 big hundreds atleast needed.

Exactly. I fear another middle order collapse from team Pakistan.
 
barring collapse, we are in drivers seat. anything over 250 will be hard to chase in 4th innings. ideally get 350+. i reckon one of shan/abid, babar, and asad will get some big scores in second innings. potentially even rizwan.
 
Good start by the openers. However I am worried about Masood, he has entered into nervous 20's
 
It's a decent batting pitch. May get difficult on day 4 and 5. Need to try and bat all of tommorow.
 
SL still ahead. Remember we are playing with just 2 bowlers. Naseem and yasir are rubbish
 
Poor batting again has put us in a terrible position. No excuses here of the ball bouncing to high or anything like that.
 
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