Pakistan Dominate the second test against Srilonka in Dubai

Pakistan secured a first-innings lead of 164 over Sri Lanka on day three of the second Test in Dubai before Sri Lanka hit back to reduce the deficit to 76 by stumps.
Tharanga Paranavitana (42 not out) and Kumar Sangakkara (29 not out) fought hard on a deteriorating pitch after their side had been put under severe pressure.
Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 403 in their first innings in reply to Sri Lanka's 239 with Asad Shafiq completing a fluent half-century while both Dammika Prasad and Tillakaratne Dilshan returned three-wicket hauls.
Misbah-ul-Haq (41) fell early in the day when he was caught by Mahela Jayawardene off Chanaka Welagedara, who quickly struck again to remove nightwatchman Saeed Ajmal, who was caught by Angelo Mathews for 20 as Mathews atoned for an earlier miss.
Shafiq then made his way confidently to 59 in 101 balls, hitting four fours and one six down the ground with Adnan Akmal adding a punchy 41 in 80 deliveries as the pair put on 70 for the seventh wicket.
Shafiq fell when he guided Prasad to Jayawardene in the gully and after Abdur Rehman (0) and Umar Gul (2) were despatched by Rangana Herath, Akmal fell when he was caught by Kaushal Silva off Dilshan.
Sri Lanka made their way cautiously to 22 in reply before losing the wicket of Lahiru Thirimanne, who fell when Misbah turned to Mohammad Hafeez and reaped the dividend when the off-spinner delivered a beauty that clean bowled him.
Paranavitana, who has faced 141 balls and Sangakkara, who has kept out 86, faced plenty of nervous moments from spinners Hafeez, Rehman and Ajmal but survived to fight another day - with Sri Lanka still facing a huge task to get back into the game.
The opening Test between the two sides was drawn when Kumar Sangakkara propped up Sri Lanka's second innings with a double-century; the sort of innings that is required of him, or one of his team-mates, once again.

Score in brief:

Pakistan 1st innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Hafeez	lbw b Prasad	33	63	4	0	52.38
23.3 they have created pressure all morning, and now they have got the big wicket of Hafeez, rapped on the pads with one that came back in a long way from outside off, would that angle have taken it down leg, umpire Hill did not think so, tight call, hit him above the knee roll as well, but Sri Lanka have sent the openers back 64/2
Taufeeq Umar	c †Silva b Prasad	27	75	3	0	36.00
21.1 that is it for Taufeeq, he has gone for the drive to a full delivery going across him, and edged it for Kaushal to take a tumbling first catch in Test cricket, the runs had just not been coming for him, even as he was trying too hard 63/1
Azhar Ali	lbw b Dilshan	100	242	9	0	41.32
97.5 Dilshan strikes again, just as the day is about to end, Azhar went down to sweep a tossed up full delivery that turned in to strike him on the pad, would have gone on to hit middle and leg but did that hit him outside the line of off? It did strike him in line but replays show there was some bat on that, oh dear, what a way to bring an end to a break-through knock 275/4
Younis Khan	b Dilshan	55	103	2	1	53.39
63.2 Dilshan strikes at the stroke of tea, Younis falls in a manner similar to how Mahela fell in Abu Dhabi, trying to cut a flighted and sharply spinning offbreak, and edges it on to the stumps 181/3
Misbah-ul-Haq*	c Jayawardene b Welegedara	41	113	2	1	36.28
100.4 oh well, Misbah is gone pretty early, he has had a quite needless poke at this one outside off after having left so many deliveries similar to this one, slightly fuller and going further away, Misbah goes after it feebly and a fine tumbling catch is taken in the slips, it is Mahela who holds on as he dives to his right at second slip 283/5
Saeed Ajmal	c Mathews b Welegedara	20	51	1	0	39.21
114.2 this time he is gone, and it is Angelo who makes up for his earlier drop, it was floated wide and full outside off, Ajmal had a go at it, the thick edge flew straight in to Angelo's hands, and he banged it in the ground after taking it 324/6
Asad Shafiq	c Jayawardene b Prasad	59	101	4	1	58.41
133.1 Asad is gone to a pretty ordinary shot, it was short outside off, but he lazily steered it off the front foot straight to gully, even Hafeez would have taken this one 394/7
Adnan Akmal	c †Silva b Dilshan	41	80	4	0	51.25
141.1 Dilshan ends the innings with some flight, drift and turn from outside off that produces an outside edge from Adnan as he pushes inside the line, Kaushal snaps up a fine catch 403/10
Abdur Rehman	b Herath	0	12	0	0	0.00

Umar Gul	lbw b Herath	2	3	0	0	66.66
136.5 Herath now has two in the over, he catches Gul on the crease with the one that slides in with the angle from a length, this time umpire Tarapore upholds Sri Lanka's loud appeal, but there was too much angle on that one 399/9
Junaid Khan	not out	0	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 10, lb 10, w 2, nb 3)	25

Total

(all out; 141.1 overs)

403

(2.85 runs per over)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
Welegedara	29	7	79	2	2.72	(1w)
100.4 to Misbah-ul-Haq, oh well, Misbah is gone pretty early, he has had a quite needless poke at this one outside off after having left so many deliveries similar to this one, slightly fuller and going further away, Misbah goes after it feebly and a fine tumbling catch is taken in the slips, it is Mahela who holds on as he dives to his right at second slip 283/5 114.2 to Saeed Ajmal, this time he is gone, and it is Angelo who makes up for his earlier drop, it was floated wide and full outside off, Ajmal had a go at it, the thick edge flew straight in to Angelo's hands, and he banged it in the ground after taking it 324/6
Prasad	32	2	104	3	3.25	(3nb)
21.1 to Taufeeq Umar, that is it for Taufeeq, he has gone for the drive to a full delivery going across him, and edged it for Kaushal to take a tumbling first catch in Test cricket, the runs had just not been coming for him, even as he was trying too hard 63/1 23.3 to Mohammad Hafeez, they have created pressure all morning, and now they have got the big wicket of Hafeez, rapped on the pads with one that came back in a long way from outside off, would that angle have taken it down leg, umpire Hill did not think so, tight call, hit him above the knee roll as well, but Sri Lanka have sent the openers back 64/2 133.1 to Asad Shafiq, Asad is gone to a pretty ordinary shot, it was short outside off, but he lazily steered it off the front foot straight to gully, even Hafeez would have taken this one 394/7
Herath	37	5	89	2	2.40
136.2 to Abdur Rehman, Herath gets one past Rehman, who charges out for an attempted swing over midwicket as he sees flight from over the stumps, is beaten and the ball turns in to strike the stumps 397/8 136.5 to Umar Gul, Herath now has two in the over, he catches Gul on the crease with the one that slides in with the angle from a length, this time umpire Tarapore upholds Sri Lanka's loud appeal, but there was too much angle on that one 399/9
Lakmal	24	8	54	0	2.25	(1w)
Dilshan	19.1	1	57	3	2.97

Sri Lanka 2nd innings		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paranavitana	not out	42	141	2	0	29.78
Thirimanne	b Mohammad Hafeez	8	45	0	0	17.77
13.1 Hafeez has got the breakthrough! flight from round the wicket, pitches on a length on middle, draws him forward, and spins past the push to clip off stump, Hafeez is delighted 22/1
Sangakkara	not out	29	86	0	0	33.