NEW DELHI: An unbeaten 94 from Dhananjay de Silva and a gritty half-century from Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka to triumph over a Shaheen Afridi-triggered top-order cave in because the hosts reached 242 for six in opposition to Pakistan at stumps on Day 1 of the Galle Test.
After captain Dimuth Karunaratne opted to bat, Shaheen Afridi ran in the course of the Lankan height order, because the hosts discovered themselves reeling at 54/4 within the morning consultation.
But De Silva and Mathews then solid a 131-run partnership to secure the send within the first fit of the two-Test sequence.
Mathews fell on the stroke of tea after making 64, however De Silva went on to sew in combination some other 50-plus partnership with Sadeera Samarawickrama, who made 36 sooner than Agha Salman pushed aside him with the overall supply of the day.
Earlier, Afridi made an emphatic go back to Test cricket after Sri Lanka elected to bat at a venue the place they’ve performed six in their closing 8 Tests, successful 4 of them.
Afridi had suffered a hamstring damage on the similar stadium closing yr and the left-arm speedy bowler didn’t have to attend lengthy to assert his one centesimal Test wicket.
In his 2d over, Afridi reached the milestone when he precipitated a thick edge from opener Nishan Madushka, who made 4, and Sarfaraz Ahmed took the catch in the back of the stumps.
Rain interrupted play after 5.5 overs however Afridi mowed down Sri Lanka’s height order after play resumed as Kusal Mendis (12) perished within the slip and Karunaratne (29) fell stuck in the back of.
Naseem Shah pushed aside Dinesh Chandimal, who made one, sooner than Mathews and de Silva bailed out Sri Lanka.
Abrar Ahmed got rid of Mathews with the overall supply sooner than the tea destroy however de Silva, who hit 3 sixes and 10 fours in his stellar knock, remained on target for his tenth Test hundred.
(With inputs from Reuters)
After captain Dimuth Karunaratne opted to bat, Shaheen Afridi ran in the course of the Lankan height order, because the hosts discovered themselves reeling at 54/4 within the morning consultation.
But De Silva and Mathews then solid a 131-run partnership to secure the send within the first fit of the two-Test sequence.
Mathews fell on the stroke of tea after making 64, however De Silva went on to sew in combination some other 50-plus partnership with Sadeera Samarawickrama, who made 36 sooner than Agha Salman pushed aside him with the overall supply of the day.
Earlier, Afridi made an emphatic go back to Test cricket after Sri Lanka elected to bat at a venue the place they’ve performed six in their closing 8 Tests, successful 4 of them.
Afridi had suffered a hamstring damage on the similar stadium closing yr and the left-arm speedy bowler didn’t have to attend lengthy to assert his one centesimal Test wicket.
In his 2d over, Afridi reached the milestone when he precipitated a thick edge from opener Nishan Madushka, who made 4, and Sarfaraz Ahmed took the catch in the back of the stumps.
Rain interrupted play after 5.5 overs however Afridi mowed down Sri Lanka’s height order after play resumed as Kusal Mendis (12) perished within the slip and Karunaratne (29) fell stuck in the back of.
Naseem Shah pushed aside Dinesh Chandimal, who made one, sooner than Mathews and de Silva bailed out Sri Lanka.
Abrar Ahmed got rid of Mathews with the overall supply sooner than the tea destroy however de Silva, who hit 3 sixes and 10 fours in his stellar knock, remained on target for his tenth Test hundred.
(With inputs from Reuters)