Sri Lanka v Pakistan - Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2nd Test – Day 4 – Live Score and Update
Pakistan 551/6d v Sri Lanka 278/5 (85.4 ov) - Sri Lanka trail by 273 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Fans at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, witnessed nearly 71 overs of play between Pakistan and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 on the fourth day of the five-day match, where almost two hours were lost to rain, as rains have played their role in ruining the second Test between the two sides.
The match is now surely heading for a draw, throwing to waste Pakistan’s mammoth first innings tally of 551 runs for the loss of six wickets.
The match holds great importance for the Men in Green as after having lost the first Test in the three-match series, it was vital for Pakistan to level the series by winning the second encounter.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka began the day, resuming their first innings from a tally of 70 runs for the loss of one wicket, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 on 22 runs.
If http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 were thinking that this was their day, they were in for a surprise, as Dilshan and Sangakkara batted their hearts out, to deny Pakistan early breakthroughs.
This was the defining moment in the match as had Pakistan nabbed a few quick wickets; it would have changed the whole face of the match, nonetheless, the pair of Dilshan and Sangakkara steadfast and hammered away the bowlers remorselessly.
Finally with a ton of 236 runs on the board, the partnership was broken by Pakistan pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037, who had Dilshan given leg before wicket, after the batsman smashed an innings of 121 runs.
The left-arm bowler then struck again by grabbing the wicket of the Sri Lankan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, who faltered without scoring a run, leaving his team standing on a tally of 250.
Pakistan now made a comeback in the game, as with 259 runs on the board, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TT-Samaraweera-c2712 became the next Sri Lankan to hit the showers, as he fell without scoring a run.
While Sangakkara batted handsomely for his unbeaten knock of 144, Pakistan finished the day by grabbing their fifth wicket when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Randiv-c2396 fell on the last delivery of the day, after scoring five runs, as Sri Lanka posted 278 runs at stumps.
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