Sri Lanka fight back as de Silva scores unbeaten 141
Sri Lanka recovered from their early setbacks to put up a strong fight against Pakistan on Tuesday in the first Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
At tea on the third day, Sri Lanka were 348 for four, trailing Pakistan by 86 runs.
Dhananjaya de Silva was unbeaten on 141, having struck 16 boundaries, while captain Kusal Mendis was batting on 90 in a commanding display.
Sri Lanka’s dominance with the bat could be gauged from the fact that they maintained a scoring rate of more than four runs per over during the session.
Mohammed Abbas was the only Pakistani bowler to pose a consistent threat, while the others struggled to break the growing partnership.