Pakistan v Sri Lanka: 2nd Test - Day 2 - 1st Session Recap
At the lunch break on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test of the three-match series, Pakistan were still trailing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758’s first innings total of 239 by 144 runs, with eight wickets in hand.
Prolific pacer Dhammika Prasad struck twice in successive overs, removing openers Taufeeq Umar and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 to lead the Sri Lankan fight against Pakistan in the Test match being played at the Dubai Stadium.
Prasad sacked the double centurion of Abu Dhabi Test, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 went to lunch with 95 for 2 on the board.
At the end of the first session on Thursday, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 was at the crease on 13.
Earlier, Pakistan resumed their first innings at the overnight score of 42 without loss. Pakistani openers started the day slowly, and were gifted with two chances in the form of dropped catches off Suranga Lakmal’s successive deliveries.
Lakmal was exceptionally well with the ball in the opening session of the day. The first catch dropped by the Lankan fielders was of Hafeez, who was dropped on 25 by Sri Lanka skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691, in the fifth over of the day. On the very next
ball, it was http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397 missing Taufeeq Umar’s catch, who was batting on 24.
However, a persistent Dhammika Prasad ensured that the two dropped catches cost his side only 11 runs, and removed both the openers for scores inside 35.
Earlier, Pakistani bowlers rolled Sri Lanka over for 239 runs on Day One, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abdur-Rehman-c41691 bagged two wickets each.
The opening Test of the series was drawn in Abu Dhabi, while the third and the last match will be played in Sharjah from November 3-7, 2011.
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