Pakistan participant Imam-ul-Haq took a shocking catch at short-leg within the ultimate over of the primary day’s play within the first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on the Galle International Stadium on Sunday.
Sri Lankan keeper batter Sadeera Samarawickrama who was seeking to see off the over was surprised by off-spinner Agha Salman’s supply which took off of the floor and turned a bit. The batter stayed again within the crease and the ball took the within fringe of the bat and popped up within the air when Imam leapt and grabbed a one-handed stunner.
Samarawickrama appeared shell-shocked by the supply and was in disbelief. Till then, he together with Dhananjaya de Silva had constructed a 57-run useful partnership for the sixth wicket. However, the timing of the wicket would go away a bittersweet style within the mouths of Sri Lankans.
What a superb catch by Imam😲🔥#PAKvSL #PAKvsSLpic.twitter.com/wbpnJIHClQ
— SaaD🇵🇰 (@SaaDSFSO) July 16, 2023
On a day when rain performed disguise and search, Sri Lanka managed to get to 242/6 at stumps with De Silva on 94 unbeaten. Earlier within the day, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne received the toss and opted to bat first. Shaheen Shah Afridi, making a comeback into the red-ball format, was impeccable, choosing up three wickets within the rain curtailed first session.
In type batter Dinesh Chandimal walked in when his facet was in hassle and was initially softened up by a fast bumper by Naseem Shah, adopted by a fuller one to which Chandimal threw his arms and nicked it to Pakistan captain Babar Azam at slip. The hosts have been decreased to 54/4 when De Silva and Angelo Mathews stitched a 131-run essential stand to tug Sri Lanka again into the sport.
Mathews who was dropped for Sri Lanka’s World Cup qualifying marketing campaign appeared in elegant contact as he made an easy 64. Abrar galloped Mathews on the stroke of Tea when he tried to chop a short-pitch supply solely ending up edging the ball to wicket-keeper Sarfaraz Khan. However, De Silva continued on his merry means taking part in elegant pictures with sheer timing. He appeared a category aside all through his innings and was untroubled by Pakistani bowlers.
