http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 v Sri Lanka – 1st Test – Match Update
Pakistan has dominated the opening two session’s proceedings against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037 bamboozling the opponents.
In a fiery spell bowled by the youngster, he claimed two wickets in one over, dismissing the two Jayawardene’s, Mahela and Prasanna. He enticed the veteran to play away from the body, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 taking a good catch at the third attempt. Junaid’s
second victim came courtesy of a superb toe crusher, which ripped off the middle-stumps.
In his next over, the left-armer than grabbed his third, catching Rangana Hearth on the back-foot with the ball hit low on the pads, and the standing umpire had no hesitation in lifting his finger, leaving the host seven down with a full session still to
play.
Earlier, the Lankan resumed from 50 for 1 after the lunch interval, however in just the second over, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779, who could only make 2. The bowler produced a thick edge off the left-hander’s
bat destined for the first slip fielder, however, wicket-keeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adnan-Akmal-c42042 dived acrobatically to his left to take an excellent one-handed catch.
The scorching heat meant that captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/NT-Paranavitana-c2132 through a good short ball, with Adnan taking a good catch.
This brought Sri Lankan skipper on the crease and he smashed the first ball he faced to the cover boundary. However, he also could not prolong his stay and was adjudged, although harshly, to have nicked a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859 doosra to the wicket-keeper. The skipper
showed his dismay but had to walk back to the dressing room, since Decision Review System is not place for the Test series.
At the end of the second session, the Lankan http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AD-Mathews-c913 can guide the team to a respectable total.
However, one needs to praise the Men In Green bowlers, who have bend their backs on a track offering little assistance.
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