Pallekele, 29 October 2021: Naseem Shah took the fourth five-wicket haul of his young first-class career as Pakistan Shaheens dominated day-two of their first four-day match against Sri Lanka A at the Pallekele International Stadium on Friday.
Unfortunately though, heavy rain and a wet outfield curtailed play for the second consecutive day. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 61 for six, Sri Lanka A added 80 more runs to their total before folding for 141 runs in 23 overs.
Naseem Shah who had taken three wickets yesterday, added two more today to finish with impressive figures of 16-3-53-5. Khurram Shehzad took three wickets for 25 while Irfanullah Shah took two for 40 as the Pakistan Shaheens pacers shared all 10 wickets to fall.
Tail-ender Vishwa Fernando top-scored with an unbeaten 30 for Sri Lanka A.
Pakistan Shaheens finished the day comfortably placed at 70 for one in 23 overs of batting as rain caused a pre-mature end to the proceedings.
Captain Saud Shakeel who opened the innings is batting on 35, the left-hander has so far hit four fours while Omair Bin Yousuf is not out on 26, the right-hander has also hit four fours in his innings so far. The pair has so far added 45 runs for the unbroken second-wicket partnership. Pakistan Shaheens lost the wicket of opener Abdullah Shafique for eight. Spinner Lasith Embuldeniya took Abdullah’s wicket.
Scores in Brief:
Sri Lanka A 141 (Vishwa Fernando 30 not out, Lahiru Udara 23; Naseem Shah 5-53, Khurram Shehzad 3-25, Irfanullah Shah 2-40 )
Pakistan Shaheens 70 for 1, 23 overs (Saud Shakeel 35 not out, Omair Bin Yousuf 26 not out, Lasith Embuldeniya 1-22)
