Pakistan reach 281-5 at stumps on day one of first Sri Lanka Test

ThePapare reports that the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was being played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with Day 4 ending on November 12. Tamilmirror also reports Pakistan had made 434 runs against Sri Lanka, while ThePapare gives Pakistan’s first-innings total as 434/9.

ThePapare reports Sri Lanka resumed on 404/4, trailing by 30, with Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis at the crease. It says debutant fast bowler Saqib Khan dismissed both, with de Silva scoring 167 and Mendis 119. Sri Lanka were then dismissed for 446 in 117.2 overs, giving them a 12-run first-innings lead. ThePapare reports Khan finished with seven wickets for 130 runs.

ThePapare reports Pakistan reached 57/1 in 21.2 overs in their second innings before bad light brought the day’s play to an early close. It put Pakistan’s overall lead at 45 runs, with nine wickets remaining, ahead of Day 5.

Earlier in the match, ThePapare and Ada Derana report Sri Lanka were 114/3 in reply to Pakistan’s 434/9 at the end of Day 2. Ada Derana reports that bad light had also ended Day 3, when Sri Lanka were 404/4. ThePapare’s account of Day 4 says rain had affected play and that a draw had appeared increasingly likely.

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