Their resilient stand helped Pakistan achieve 221-5 by means of the tip of the second one day, trailing Sri Lanka by means of 91 runs.
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya proved to be a key danger for Sri Lanka, claiming 3 an important wickets, together with that of skipper Babar Azam.
sri lanka batsman Dhananjay de Silva had previous made 122 at hand the hosts a good general.
Pakistan faltered of their answer prior to Shakeel, on 69, and Salman, on 61, placed on 120 runs to stable the innings and thwart the Sri Lankan spinners.
The left- and right-hand batting mixture of Shakeel and Salman combined the correct dose of warning and aggression, with 12 barriers and a six between them.
The pair confirmed adulthood in tackling the spinners by means of the usage of their toes to get to the pitch of the ball, with Pakistan scoring at just about 5 runs an over.
Sri Lanka had pop out roaring when tempo bowler Kasun Rajitha were given Imam-ul-Haq out for one and Jayasuriya despatched again Abdullah Shafique for 19.
The left-handed Shan Masood hit again as he smashed 39 off 30 balls however fell lbw to Ramesh Mendis, who was once denied the wicket by means of the on-field umpire prior to Sri Lanka effectively reviewed.
Azam fell when he were given an inside of edge onto his pads and the ball looped to quick leg, taken by means of wicketkeeper Sadeera Samarawickrama.
De Silva previous moved from his in a single day 94 to sign up his tenth Test ton in his fiftieth fit to reinforce Sri Lanka’s place from a shaky 54-4 on Sunday.
Pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridifellow fast Naseem Shah and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed ended on 3 wickets every to bowl out Sri Lanka and lunch was once referred to as.
The 2nd day’s play started early with revised timings for every of the 3 periods and de Silva quickly were given to his hundred off Shaheen.
De Silva, who smashed 12 fours and 3 sixes, were given helpful runs within the decrease order prior to he in spite of everything fell to Naseem, who struck two times after Pakistan took the second one new ball.
(With AFP Inputs)