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08-Jan-2014 14:25:00 GMT
Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 2nd Test, Dubai

Quicks Give Sri Lanka the Edge Against Pakistan

Dubai: Sri Lanka owed it to their bowlers for taking the opening day honours against Pakistan in the second Test in Dubai on Wednesday.

A three-pronged pace and one-man spin attack helped Sri Lanka bowl out Pakistan for just 165 after Angelo Mathews won the toss and opted to bowl on a seaming Dubai stadium pitch.

Paceman Nuwan Pradeep finished with a career-best 3-62 while spinner Rangan Herath took 3-26. Fast bowlers Shaminda Eranga (2-25) and Suranga Lakmal (2-45) were also useful in the second session.

By the close Sri Lanka had knocked off 57 runs for the loss of opener Dimuth Karunaratne, out leg-before to Junaid Khan for 32.

Kaushal Silva and Kumar Sangakkara were each on 12 as Sri Lanka now trail Pakistan by 108 wuns with nine wickets intact on a day dominated by the bowlers.

But initially it looked as if Sri Lanka had miscalculated in bowling first as Ahmed Shehzad, trapped leg-before by Pradeep in the tenth over for three, was the only man out by lunch, but five wickets fell for 71 runs as Pakistan slumped from 57-1 to 128-6 at tea.

Opener Khurram Manzoor top-scored with 73 in an otherwise insipid batting display. Manzoor termed the seam movement as difficult to handle. He hit seven fours and a six during his 136-ball knock but failed to turn it into a big score and halt the slide. Lakmal then had Manzoor caught behind off a rash shot and Asad Shafiq off a miscued drive for six.

Sri Lankan pacemen had little success in the first session and their hard work was also spoiled by sloppy fielding.

Mathews floored Shehzad in the slips off Lakmal with the batsman still to get off the mark, but the lapse did not prove costly.

Mahela Jayawardene dropped Hafeez off the first ball he faced from Pradeep, but the paceman had the last laugh when he bowled Hafeez through the gate soon after lunch.

Pakistan had pinned their hopes on Younis Khan and Misbah-ul Haq but they lost their last eight wickets for 58 runs.

Eranga took the prized wickets of Younis and Misbah in the space of seven balls. Younis, who made 13, tried to cut a wide delivery while Misbah was squared up on a moving delivery on one -- both caught behind.

Pradeep, who had three wickets in his previous four Tests, took the scalp of Sarfraz Ahmed after tea for seven to claim his best figures in Tests.

Herath polished off the tail to wrap Pakistan's innings.

Earlier, Sri Lanka have won the toss and ask Pakistan to bat.

The obvious change for Pakistan has been the inclusion of Sarfraz Ahmed in place of the injured Adnan Akmal. For Sri Lanka, right-arm seamer Nuwan Pradeep makes a comeback after a year-long.

Teams

Pakistan: Khurram Manzoor, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (Capt.), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Bilawal Bhatti, Rahat Ali, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan

Sri Lanka: Kaushal Silva, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (Capt.), Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep

Brief scores
Pakistan
165 (Manzoor 73, Pradeep 3-62, Herath 3-26)
Sri Lanka 57 for 1
Status Sri Lanka trail by 108 runs


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