LIVE – Pakistan v Sri Lanka 3rd Test – Junaid Khan strikes early on Day 2
Pakistan’s young gun, Junaid Khan, has finally broken through the Sri Lankan top order ranks, after dismissing veteran batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 during the opening overs of Day 2, from the ongoing 3rd and final Test outing between the Men in Green and Sri Lanka, at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, on November 4, 2011.
The match initially kicked off on Thursday, where Lankan Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 and Junaid Khan.
Unfortunately for the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325.
Paranavitana’s early departure came after the batsman scored a disappointing score of 4 runs, leaving wicket-keeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, to step into an association with Captain Dilshan.
However, making a shuffle on the side’s line-up turned out to be quite worthy for Sri Lanka, after the newly formed pair took not time to settle in, and revamping their previous slipping performances, went on to produce a worthy partnership for the roster.
With http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 finally managed to part the duo, sending off Dilshan just 8 runs short of a century.
Dilshan-Sangakkara association added some important 173 runs on the total, following which Jayawardene stepped in to take over the Skipper’s spot.
Another contributing stint came for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, after Jayawardene, alongside centurion Sangakkara finally brought a closure to Day 1, having batted an impressive total of 245 runs with a loss of 2 wickets.
As for the ongoing procession, the duo kicked off with another stable batting performance, while the new ball being shared between Gul and Junaid Khan.
However, being the first stump for the day, youngster, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037, finally brought an end to Jayawardene’s stint during the early overs of the game, forcing the batsman to exit the crease on a fair score of 39 runs.
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