A four-wicket win over Sri Lanka has helped Pakistan to maneuver up on the World Take a look at Championship factors desk. Younger opener Abdullah Shafique remained unbeaten on 160 as Pakistan chased down a 342-run goal at Galle. It was Pakistan’s second highest ever profitable run-chase in Take a look at cricket.
Wednesday’s win was Pakistan’s fourth within the ongoing World Take a look at Championship cycle as their present successful share is 58.33. They pipped Sri Lanka to maneuver to the third spot. Nonetheless, South Africa, who beat India earlier this yr within the Take a look at collection, are on the prime of the desk with a 71.43 successful share. Whereas Pat Cummins’s Australia are within the second spot with a successful share of 70 within the ongoing, they failed to achieve the ultimate within the final cycle.
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Whereas India, who not too long ago misplaced the rescheduled fifth Take a look at match towards England, are behind Pakistan on the fourth spot with 52 per cent.
Sri Lanka, who have been on the third spot earlier than the beginning of the Take a look at match, have now slipped to the sixth place with 48.15 successful per cent.
In the meantime, Shafique hit the successful runs within the ultimate session of play on day 5 to take a 1-0 lead within the two-match collection.
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya took a match haul of 9 wickets however his efforts have been in useless as Pakistan battled previous the earlier greatest chase in Galle of 268 by Sri Lanka towards New Zealand in 2019.
“We all know learn how to play spin so we believed,” Azam stated after the tense win.
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“Once I was batting with Abdullah Shafique we have been simply attempting to construct a partnership. He has proven his class.”
Shafique, who was named man of the match, stated: “It was tough however with time it was simpler. Babar is without doubt one of the greatest on this planet. We’ve learnt a lot from him. I loved batting with him within the center.”
“With the ball we couldn’t assist Prabath from the opposite finish. We needed to give him extra assist,” skipper Dimuth Karunaratne stated of his lead spinner, who toiled for 95.2 overs within the two innings mixed.
(With Company Inputs)
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