Pakistan declare first innings at 434 for 9 on day two
Hoping to put Sri Lanka under pressure by getting early wickets, host Pakistan on Tuesday declared their first innings at 434 for 9 on the second day of the Rawalpindi Test.
Resuming their innings at 281 for 5, the home side added 153 runs to their overnight total.
Saud Shakeel narrowly missed his century by just seven runs, scoring 93 to emerge as Pakistan’s top scorer.
Tayyab Arif contributed 57 runs, while debutant Arafat Minhas impressed with a half-century of 52.
Mohammad Taha scored 51, Babar made 50, and Ghazi Ghori returned to the pavilion after scoring 48.
For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando and Dilshan Madushanka claimed three wickets each.