LAHORE MIRROR — Sri Lanka reached 114-3 at the close of play on the second day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday, trailing by 320 runs.
Kamindu Mendis was unbeaten on 40, while Dhananjaya de Silva was batting on 22 at the close.
Debutant Pakistan pacer Saqib Khan claimed two wickets, while Mohammad Abbas took one.
Earlier, Pakistan declared their first innings at 434-9 after resuming the day at 281-5, with Saud Shakeel and debutant Ghazi Ghori at the crease.
Ghori added 48 runs before falling with the score at 349. Debutant Arafat Minhas then joined Shakeel and helped Pakistan extend their total.
Shakeel narrowly missed out on a century, being dismissed for 93 by Fernando. Minhas marked his Test debut with an impressive half-century, scoring 52, while Razaullah contributed 10.
Pakistan declared their innings at 434-9.
For Sri Lanka, Fernando and Madushanka took three wickets each, while Lahiru Kumara, Milan Rathnayake and Sonal claimed one apiece.
Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis had won the toss and elected to field, inviting Pakistan to bat first.
