Srilanka Close the First Innings At 197

Junaid grabs three as Sri Lanka slump

  

APPakistan's Junaid Khan, left, bowls Sri Lanka's Prasanna Jayawardena during the first day of the test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Zayed cricket stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

Left—arm pacer Junaid Khan grabbed 3—21 as Pakistan reduced Sri Lanka to 115—7 at tea on the opening day of the first test on Tuesday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

The 21—year—old Junaid, playing only his second test, was well supported by off—spinner Saeed Ajmal (2—33) and fellow seamers Aizaz Cheema (1—27) and Umar Gul (1—22).

Cheema made a crucial breakthrough with the scalp of Kumar Sangakkara in the second over after lunch as Sri Lanka resumed at 50—1.

Sangakkara (2) sparred outside off stump and edged behind, where wicket—keeper Adnan Akmal dived in front of first slip to take a left—handed catch.

Paranavitana and Jayawardene added 28 for the third wicket before Gul ended the three—hour resistance of Paranavitana at 79—3.

The left—hander hit three fours in 37 off 128 balls before he was hurried by a Gul bouncer and gloved a hook to Akmal down the leg side.

Captain Tillakaratne Dilshan started positively and shared a further 33 with Jayawardene before Ajmal                     and Junaid ripped apart the innings.

Dilshan (19) fell to Ajmal, but was unhappy with umpire Tony Hill’s decision that he edged a delivery to Akmal.

Junaid then took over, claiming the two Jayawardenes, Mahela and wicket—keeper Prasanna, as well as Rangana Herath.

Mahela nudged a short ball to first slip where Mohammad Hafeez juggled twice before clinging on while Prasanna’s middle and off stumps were splayed by a yorker.

Herath fell leg before first ball to leave Junaid on a hat—trick. Suranga Lakmal survived that and was unbeaten on nought at the break. Angelo Mathews, who watched the decline from the other end, was on three not out.

Sri Lanka First Innings:

Tharanga Paranavitana c Akmal b Gul 37

Lahiru Thirimanne c Younus b Ajmal 20

Kumar Sangakkara c Akmal b Cheema 2

Mahela Jayawardene c Hafeez b Junaid 28

Tillakaratne Dilshan c Akmal b Ajmal 19

Angelo Mathews not out 3

Prasanna Jayawardene b Junaid 0

Rangana Herath lbw b Junaid 0

Suranga Lakmal not out 0

Extras- (3lb, 1w, 2nb) 6

TOTAL- (for seven wickets) 115

Overs- 52.

Fall of wickets- 1—48, 2—51, 3—79, 4—112, 5—112, 6—112, 7—114.

To bat- Chanaka Welegedara, Nuwan Pradeep.

Bowling- Umar Gul 8—1—22—1 (2nb), Aizaz Cheema 12—5—27—1, Mohammad Hafeez 6—2—9—0, Junaid Khan 9—3—21—3 (1w), Saeed Ajmal 17—4—33—2
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