Chasing the target of 342 runs set by Sri Lanka in the Galle Test, Pakistan scored 147 runs and got 2 out by tea break. After the lunch break on the fourth day, when Pakistan started chasing the target of 342 runs, Imam-ul-Haq scored 35 runs and was stumped by Ramesh Mendes. Former captain Azhar Ali again failed to play any big innings and was caught at slip by Jayasuriya for 6 runs.
Pakistan scored 147 runs and got 2 out by tea break
At the tea break, Pakistan had scored 147. Abdullah Shafiq scored 77 runs and captain Babar Azam scored 26 runs at the crease. When the game started on the fourth day, in the morning session, Pakistani bowlers took the remaining two wickets of Sri Lanka in 4 overs. The host team was bowled out for 337 runs on the fourth day of the Galle Test. Left-arm spinner Muhammad Nawaz took 5 wickets from Pakistan. He took 5 wickets in an innings for the first time in his Test career. Yasir Shah got 3 wickets. Hasan Ali and Naseem Shah took one wicket each.
An impressive partnership is brewing between Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique 🤝
Pakistan are 147-2 at tea, requiring 195 runs for victory.#SLvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen https://t.co/F14Zj6xnhl pic.twitter.com/vfG0ERFjpL
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) July 19, 2022