Pak vs SL: Rain spoils first Test just when Pakistan was inches away from win

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 06 Jan 2023

• Pakistan were 331 for six on final day of opening Test against Sri Lanka.
• Abdullah Shafique stands at 154, Mohammad Nawaz on 12 in Galle.
• Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya takes four wickets so far.

GALLE: Rain halted Pakistan's record chase of 342 in Galle on Wednesday with the tourists 11 runs short of victory on the final day of the opening Test against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan were 331 for six with Abdullah Shafique on 154 and Mohammad Nawaz on 12 at the venue in Galle, where the highest successful fourth-innings chase was 268 by Sri Lanka against New Zealand in 2019.

Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has taken four wickets so far for the hosts and is on the brink of an unprecedented feat of four straight five-wicket hauls in his first two Tests.

The ground staff members have covered the pitch with a plastic sheet.