Cricket News: Sri Lanka VS Pakistan 2nd Test Day 1-Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella dominated the bowling attack
SL vs. PAK, 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: At the end of the play, Sri Lanka scored 315/6 at stumps
Day 1 of the ongoing second Test saw Sri Lanka dominate Pakistan with the help of Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella. Sri Lanka reached a score of 315/6 at the conclusion of play thanks to 80 runs from Chandimal and 42 from Dickwella, who was undefeated. After the hosts took three quick wickets in the first session, Chandimal and Angelo Mathews steadied Sri Lanka. Before Oshada Fernando was bowled by Mohammad Nawaz on 50, the duo had put up 92 runs for the first wicket.
Kusal Mendis was run out following a mix-up, therefore he was unable to have an impact. The second person to leave was Karunaratne when Yasir Shah defeated him. When it came time for the second Test match at the Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat against Pakistan. At the toss, Pakistani captain Babar Azam announced that the injured Shaheen Shah Afridi and Azhar Ali would be replaced by Fawad Alam and Nauman Ali.
Kasun Rajitha and Maheesh Theekshana have been replaced by Asitha Fernando and Dunith Wellalage for Sri Lanka. The First Test match saw Pakistan win by four wickets thanks to centuries from Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique.
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