Reuters, LAHORE, PakistanDinesh Chandimal yesterday helped Sri Lanka earn a handy first-innings lead against Pakistan, whose strong reply left the second and final Test evenly poised in Karachi. Earlier, Shaheen Afridi claimed his maiden five-wicket haul and Mohammad Abbas returned 4-55 to restrict Sri Lanka to a sub-300 total and keep the hosts alive. Resuming on 64-3, Sri Lanka lost both overnight batsmen cheaply. Chandimal hit a four off Abbas to bring up his fifty and put Sri Lanka ahead. Perera, who was hit on the helmet grill by an Afridi delivery, made a defiant 48 before falling.

Source: Taipei Times December 20, 2019 15:56 UTC