Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in the first Test match played in Galle.
The target of 131 runs given by Sri Lanka was achieved by Pakistan at the loss of 6 wickets.
In pursuit of the target, Imam-ul-Haq scored 50 runs and Agha Salman scored 6 runs on behalf of the national team.
On behalf of Sri Lanka, Prabhat Jayasuriya took 4 wickets and Ramesh Mendis took one wicket while Pakistan got one run out.
Pakistan took a 0-1 lead in the two-Test series.
Middle-order batsman Saud Shakeel was awarded the player of the match award for his outstanding batting in the Test match.
Opener Imamul Haq started the fifth day’s play with 25 and captain Babar Azam with 6 runs.
Babar Azam was dismissed for 24 runs after adding another 18 runs to his innings.
Saud Shakeel, who scored a double century for Pakistan in the first innings, got out after scoring 30 runs in the second innings, he was dismissed by Ramesh Mendis.
Sarfraz Ahmed was dismissed for one run, he was also dismissed by Prabath Jayasuriya.
Chasing a target of 131 runs, Pakistan had scored 48 runs for the loss of 3 wickets by the end of the fourth day’s play.
Abdullah Shafiq was out for 8, Shaan Masood for 7 and Nouman Ali for zero.
In the second innings, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 279 runs, giving Pakistan a target of 131 runs to win.
Dhananjaya De Silva was the top scorer for Sri Lanka, playing a key role in his team’s 82-run innings to take a remarkable lead.
On behalf of Pakistan, Noman Ali and Abrar Ahmed dismissed three players each while Agha Salman and Shaheen Shah Afridi took two wickets each.
In the first innings, Pakistan team was bowled out for 461 runs, middle order batsman Saud Shakeel played an unbeaten innings of 208 runs, with which the national team got a lead of 149 runs over the home team.
For Sri Lanka, Ramesh Mendis took 5 wickets, Prabhat Jayasuriya dismissed three players while Kisun Rajitha and Vishwa Fernando guided a batter to the pavilion each.
It should be noted that despite losing early wickets, the Sri Lankan team posted a total of 312 on the board in the first innings.
Dhananjaya de Silva was the top scorer for the host team with 122 runs.
Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews scored 64 and Sudira Samarawakarma scored 36 runs.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed took 3 wickets each while Agha Salman dismissed one player.
Babar Azam has expressed his happiness over the victory against Sri Lanka on the fifth day in the Galle Test.
Talking after the match, Pakistan cricket team captain Babar Azam said that all the players have a role in the victory.
Babar Azam said that Saud Shakeel and Salman Agha batted brilliantly, as captain I am satisfied with the performance of the players and the team.
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