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Rawalpindi Test: Pakistan team's defensive strategy, the match ended without result

Syed Zeeshan HaiderIslamabad Bureau Chief • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
Rawalpindi Test: Pakistan team's defensive strategy, the match ended without result

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • The first Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended without a result.
  • On the last day of the match played in Rawalpindi, Lahiru Kumara took the wicket of Azan Owais (22) on the very first ball to give Sri Lanka.
  • In the very next over, Muhammad Taha (24) fell victim to Asitha Fernando. After 3 wickets fell on the total score of 57, captain Babar Azam.

The first Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended without a result.

On the last day of the match played in Rawalpindi, Lahiru Kumara took the wicket of Azan Owais (22) on the very first ball to give Sri Lanka a good start.

In the very next over, Muhammad Taha (24) fell victim to Asitha Fernando. After 3 wickets fell on the total score of 57, captain Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel batted responsibly and established a partnership of 50 runs.

Babar Azam was dismissed for 34 runs. Salman Ali Agha also couldn't stay at the crease for long and kept going after scoring 13 runs.

Ghazi Ghori 34, Arafat Minhas 16 and Saud Shakeel once again succumbed to the nervous nineties and were dismissed for 97 runs.

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Syed Zeeshan Haider

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