Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test at Galle, 18 Jun, 2015

Toss: Pakistan, who chose to bowl first
Sri Lanka 300/10 (109.3)  &  206/10 (77.1)
Pakistan 417/10 (113.1)  &  92/0 (11.2)
Pakistan won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Sarfaraz Ahmed
  • Ahmed Shehzad 43 * (35)
  • Mohammad Hafeez 46 * (33)

Hello and welocme to live coverage of 1st Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at Galle..

Bad news folks, its raining at colombo.Toss will be delayed.

09:43 Local Time, 04:13 GMT, 09:43 IST: Some good news. The rain has stopped. But there is huge work to be done to get the ground ready.

10:18 Local Time, 04:48 GMT, 10:18 IST: The groundstaff are making their way to the middle.

10:56 Local Time, 05:26 GMT, 10:56 IST: No rain but still overcast. The groundstaff for the moment have decided not to remove the covers.

11:15 Local Time, 05:45 GMT, 11:15 IST: There will be an inspection at 2pm. So that will be early lunch

12:10 Local Time, 06:40 GMT, 12:10 IST: It has started raining now.

12:35 Local Time, 07:05 GMT, 12:35 IST: It has now turned into a thunderstorm.Raining hard at Galle. 

13:50 Local Time, 08:20 GMT, 13:50 IST:Play has been abandoned for the day.

Stumps - Day 1

Over 12.3WahabRiaz bowls short and wide to KC Sangakkara, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Boundary!

Over 12.4WahabRiaz bowls short and wide to KC Sangakkara, goes back and across and punches it straight to pointNo runs

Over 12.5WahabRiaz bowls pitched up delivery to KC Sangakkara, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Four leg byes

Over 12.6WahabRiaz bowls short and wide to KC Sangakkara, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 14.1WahabRiaz bowls good length delivery to KC Sangakkara, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 14.2WahabRiaz bowls good length delivery to KC Sangakkara, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 14.3WahabRiaz bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to KC Sangakkara, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 14.4WahabRiaz bowls short and wide to KC Sangakkara, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Noball + No runs off the bat

Over 14.4WahabRiaz bowls good length delivery to KC Sangakkara, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 14.5WahabRiaz bowls short and wide to KC Sangakkara, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 14.6WahabRiaz bowls short of length delivery to KC Sangakkara, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 15.3ZulfiqarBabar bowls flighted delivery to KC Sangakkara, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 15.4ZulfiqarBabar bowls flighted delivery to KC Sangakkara, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 15.5ZulfiqarBabar bowls quicker and flatter in the air to KC Sangakkara, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 15.6ZulfiqarBabar bowls flighted delivery to KC Sangakkara, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 18.1WahabRiaz bowls flighted delivery to KC Sangakkara, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

Over 19.1ZulfiqarBabar bowls quicker and flatter in the air to KC Sangakkara, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 19.2ZulfiqarBabar bowls flighted delivery to KC Sangakkara, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Sixer!

Over 19.3ZulfiqarBabar bowls flatter trajectory delivery to KC Sangakkara, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 19.4ZulfiqarBabar bowls short and wide to KC Sangakkara, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

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