ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara led Sri Lanka’s fightback in a second innings with an dominant 161, aided by messy Pakistan fielders who forsaken a array of catches upon day 4 of a initial exam in Abu Dhabi.
At stumps upon a penultimate day of a exam match, Sangakkara as well as Prasanna Jayawardene (25) were during a double with Sri Lanka upon 298 for 5 wickets, still trailing Pakistan by sixteen runs.
The twin combined 65 for an consecutive sixth-wicket mount as well as Sri Lanka’s hopes of saving a exam compare will rest upon them fluctuating their partnership upon a last day.
Former captain Sangakkara, who has strike sixteen boudaries so distant in his 295-ball knock, reached a three-figure symbol with a block driven 4 off left-arm paceman Junaid Khan.
The in vogue left-hander, who batted by a total day to accumulate his 26th century in tests, combined 153 for a second wicket with opener Lahiru Thirimanne to eat in to Pakistan’s lead.
Umar Gul private Angelo Mathews (22) lbw with a initial smoothness with a second latest round though Pakistan’s chances of a feat were harm by a open-handedness of their fielders.
Mohammad Hafeez forsaken Thirimanne (68) 3 times, twice off unbroken deliveries off Junaid Khan as well as again off spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Hafeez was a detrimental bowler when Younis Khan, during slip, forsaken a difficult possibility of Sangakkara, when he was upon 56.
Prasanna Jayawardene, when upon 12, was additionally supposing a reason up when surrogate fielder Wahab Riaz put down a candid possibility off Umar Gul during reduced mid-wicket.
Junaid, who took his lass five-wicket transport in a initial innings, bowled an moving spell in a sunrise as well as additionally found Sangakkara’s edge, which Younis managed to reason upon to.
However, a umpires ruled a batsman not out after radio replays referred to which a round competence have strike a belligerent prior to Younis took a catch.
Pakistan picked up a wickets of gifted Mahela Jayawardene (four) as well as captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (nine) in a afternoon event to progress their chances.
Pakistan have been personification “home” tests in a Gulf segment since of confidence fears in their own country. The compare is a initial in a three-test series.
(Writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; modifying by Patrick Johnston; to question or criticism upon this story, email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
Sangakkara thwarts Pakistan’s feat charge
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