Scintillating Sangakkara slams double, SL on top
Galle, Aug. 9: Veteran Kumar Sangakkara hit a 200- plus score for the 10th time to light up the fourth day’s play in the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle on Saturday.
The prolific left- hander made 221 as the hosts declared their first innings at 533/ 9 shortly before stumps, a lead of 82 runs over Pakistan’s total of 451.
Left- arm spinner Rangana Herath then had opener Khurram Manzoor caught behind for three to reduce the tourists to 4- 1 in six overs before the close.
Ahmed Shehzad was on one and nightwatchman Saeed Ajmal had yet to score when stumps were drawn, leaving Pakistan the task of batting out the final day to draw the opening encounter of the twomatch series.
SCORECBOARD
Pakistan ( 1st innings): 451 Sri Lanka ( 1st innings): U. Tharanga lbw b Junaid 19, K. Silva c Sarfraz b Talha 64, K. Sangakkara st Sarfraz b Rehman 221, M. Jayawardene lbw b Junaid 59, A. Mathews c Younis b Ajmal 91, K. Vithanage c Shafiq b Ajmal 5, N. Dickwella c Shafiq b Ajmal 5, D. Perera c Junaid b Ajmal 5, D. Prasad st Sarfraz b Ajmal 31, R. Herath ( not out) 6. Extras: ( b5, lb11, w7, nb4) 27. Total: ( for 9 wkts, in 163.1 overs) 533 decl. FoW: 1- 24, 2- 144, 3- 257, 4438, 5- 450, 6- 458, 7- 475, 8511, 9- 533 Bowling: Junaid 33- 9- 104- 2, Talha 27- 4- 104- 1, Ajmal 59.1- 8166- 5, Rehman 39- 2- 123- 1, Shehzad 5- 0- 20- 0. Pakistan ( 2nd innings): K. Manzoor c Dickwella b Herath 3, Ahmed Shehzad ( batting) 1, S. Ajmal ( batting) 0. Extras: 0. Total: ( for 1 wkt, in six overs) 4. FoW: 1- 3. Bowling: Herath 3- 2- 3- 1, Eranga 1- 1- 0- 0, Perera 2- 1- 1- 0.