Naseem Shah breaks down on failing to dedicate maiden 5-wicket haul to late mother
Naseem Shah has become the second youngest cricketer to have achieved a five-wicket haul after Pakistan's Nasim-ul-Ghani.
Naseem Shah has become the second youngest cricketer to have achieved a five-wicket haul after Pakistan's Nasim-ul-Ghani.
Pakistan declared their innings at 555/3 after their fourth batsman Babar Azam reached the triple-figure mark for Sri Lanka to chase a target of 476.
Pakistan has asked Bangladesh about their reason to not play Test matches, especially with Pakistan successfully hosting a Test series against Sri Lanka.
Kumar Sangakkara, who himself was a part of the Sri Lankan team that faced the attack, highlighted the importance of supporting Pakistan.
Dhananjaya De Silva remained unbeaten on 102 after 241 minutes of batting, having come at the score of 127-4 on Thursday.
In the Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the latter had won the toss and opted to bat on the first day, but play was called off after 68.1 overs.
Earlier on Day 1, Sri Lanka made 202/5 at stumps with Dhananjaya batting on 38 along with Dickwella on 11 in the first Test against Pakistan.
Sri Lanka have embarked on the first Test tour of Pakistan since the gun-and-rocket attack in March 2009 killed eight people and wounded visiting players.
The under-pressure Pakistan skipper also made it clear that Sri Lanka would be a tough side to beat even in home conditions.
Michael Gough and Joel Wilson will make a return visit to Pakistan after performing on-field umpires' duties when Sri Lanka had played white-ball matches by umpiring in the Karachi ODIs.