Pakistan Bowlers Struggle as Sri Lanka Fight Back with 404 Runs

Sri Lanka closed Day 3 of the first Test on 404 for 4. The match is at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The tourists trail Pakistan’s first-innings total by just 30 runs. They still have six wickets in hand.

Dhananjaya de Silva and captain Kusal Mendis both scored unbeaten centuries on Wednesday. The pair added 249 runs together, without being separated.

De Silva finished the day on 167 not out off 241 balls, with 20 fours. Mendis was 117 not out off 188 balls, hitting 10 fours and 4 sixes.

Sri Lanka resumed the day at 114 for 3. Play lasted 74.5 overs in total. Pakistan got just one wicket all day. Pacer Mohammad Abbas removed Kamindu Mendis for 58 runs off 131 balls, with 8 fours.

It took Pakistan 14.5 overs to get that breakthrough. Wicketkeeper Muhammad Ghazi Ghori took the catch behind the stumps. It was his third catch of the innings. De Silva and Mendis came together in the 42nd over. By the end of the day, Sri Lanka’s innings had reached 102 overs.