Sri Lanka vs Pakistan – 2nd Test – Live Cricket Score and Match Update
Pakistan’s opening pair of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 finally responded to give their side a solid start on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka, currently being played at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground, Colombo, June 30, 2012.
Having been outclassed in the first Test at Galle, which had witnessed several controversial umpiring decisions and a couple of superb centuries by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TM-Dilshan-c2691, the Men in Green looked for reprieve as they went into the second game.
On the other side, the hosts will be eager to clinch a series win, which had eluded them in their previous eight attempts.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472he weather hasn’t been very good off-late in the Island country and there is forecast for scattered thunderstorms throughout the five days of the second Test however, the over-all conditions at the start were warm, humid and bright.
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After winning the toss, Captain Jayawardene, in a surprise move, decided to insert the visitors to bat first on a pitch which had some moisture due to continuous rain in the past few days, with the intentions of making early inroads through his inform seamers
The hosts introduced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KMDN-Kulasekara-c1802 instead of the regular pace man Nuwan Pradeep
The visitors somehow, managed to work out their opening woes and played well during the opening session of the day, putting up an opening stand of 78 runs. Taufeeq was in a good touch, hitting twelve boundaries in his 65 run knock off just 74 balls, while Hafeez kept weathering the storm quietly on the other end.
Taufeeq latched on to anything pitched forward and raised his fifty in the eighteenth over by hitting a four off Mathews, a welcoming sign for the left-hander as he scored his first fifty in the last eight Test innings.
In the 22nd over the Lankans finally got the all-important breakthrough after Pakistani opener edged to Lankan wicketkeeper off Mathews. It was an impressive innings and the player was well settled to score more however, the hosts took a sigh of relief to see his back.
Azhar Ali was the next man to walk in, hoping make amends following a dreadful first Test performance. He showed good early signs as he opened his account with a couple of fours.
At lunch, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 (8) occupying the crease. The tourists have finally got the start they have been looking for, and would want to build up a good score from here onwards.
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