Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series in Galle. Sri Lanka came out to bat and managed to score 312 runs in the first innings thanks to a brilliant century. Dhananjay D’Silva, angelo mathews He also scored a brilliant half-century, scoring 64 runs, and shared a 131-run partnership with de Silva for the fifth wicket. Sri Lanka were in trouble at 54/4 at one stage thanks to a brilliant opening spell from the returning Shaheen Afridi.
The left-arm pacer, playing a Test match after a long time, troubled the Sri Lankan batsmen with his pace and swing. Shaheen sent back the top three batsmen – Nishan Madushka, captain Dimuth Karunaratne and kusal mendis – to trouble the hosts cheaply. in this order he also went ahead Jasprit Bumrah In the list of most wicket takers in the history of World Test Championship (WTC).
The third edition of WTC just started last month Ashes, and Pakistan is playing its first Test of this cycle. Overall, Shaheen is playing his 21st Test match in WTC history and has now taken 80 wickets at an impressive average of 25.08. Bumrah, on the other hand, has taken 79 wickets in 20 Tests, but he last played a red-ball game for India exactly a year ago (July 2022).
Apart from this, Shaheen Afridi also has a chance to overtake two more Indian bowlers – Ravindra Jadeja And Mohammed Shami, Jadeja is currently playing in the West Indies series and has taken 81 wickets in 25 Tests, while Shami has taken 85 wickets in 24 Tests. Jadeja will be in action in the second Test against the Caribbean team and Shami has been rested for this series. In the second innings of the ongoing Test match against Sri Lanka, Afridi will once again get a chance to add more wickets to his tally.