Pakistan take lead in first Sri Lanka Test

GALLE: Pakistan took a first innings lead of 50 runs in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Sunday.

Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 292, were bowled out for 342 shortly before close of the second day's play at the Galle International Stadium.

Sri Lanka were 0-0 in their second knock after one over when stumps were drawn for the day.

Scoreboard at stumps on the second day of the first cricket Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium here on Sunday:

Sri Lanka 1st innings: 292 (T. Paranavitana 72, A. Mathews 42, N. Kulasekera 38, Mohammad Aamer 3-74, Abdur Rauf 2-59)

Pakistan 1st innings (overnight 15-2):

Khurram Manzoor lbw b Thushara 2

Salman Butt b Kulasekera 0

Younus Khan c Dilshan b Mathews 25

Abdur Rauf c Dilshan b Kulasekera 31

Mohammad Yousuf run out 112

Misbah-ul Haq c Jayawardene b Herath 56

Shoaib Malik b Kulasekera 38

Kamran Akmal run out 31

Umar Gul b Kulasekera 7

Mohammad Aamer c Paranavitana b Thushara 4

Saeed Ajmal not out 1

Extras: (b12, lb15, nb7, w1) 35

Total (all out, 94 overs) 342

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Butt), 2-5 (Manzoor), 3-55 (Rauf), 4-80 (Younus), 5-219 (Misbah), 6-294 (Yousuf), 7-303 (Malik), 8-329 (Gul), 9-339 (Akmal), 10-342 (Aamer).

Bowling: Kulasekera 24-3-71-4, Thushara 21-3-77-2 (nb3), Mendis 25-2-89-0 (nb4), Mathews 8-2-26-1 (w1), Herath 16-2-52-1

Sri Lanka 2nd innings:

R. Herath not out 0

M. Warnapura not out 0

Total (for no loss, one over) 0

Bowling: Aamer 1-1-0-0

Toss: Pakistan

Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) and Ian Gould (ENG)

TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)

Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS)GALLE: Pakistan took a first innings lead of 50 runs in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Sunday.

Pakistan, replying to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 292, were bowled out for 342 shortly before close of the second day's play at the Galle International Stadium.

Sri Lanka were 0-0 in their second knock after one over when stumps were drawn for the day.