Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 68 runs, take Test series 2-0
DUBAI – Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 68 runs in the second Test on the fifth and final day to take the two-match series 2-0 in Dubai on Tuesday.
Pakistan, chasing 317 to win, were bowled out for 248 in their second innings with Dilruwan Perera finishing with 5-98.
Resuming at 198-5 Pakistan lost Sarfraz Ahmed for 65 while Asad Shafiq scored 112 for his 11th Test century.
Sri Lanka won the first Test by 21 runs in Abu Dhabi.
The two teams will now play a five-match one-day series followed by three Twenty20 internationals, the last of which is scheduled for Lahore on October 29.
SCOREBOARD
Sri Lanka 1st innings 482 (D. Karunaratne 196, D. Chandimal 62, D. Perera 58, N. Dickwella 52; Y. Shah 6-184)
Pakistan 1st innings 262 (A. Ali 59, H. Sohail 56)
Sri Lanka 2nd innings 96 (W. Riaz 4-41)
Pakistan 2nd innings (Overnight: 248-10; Target: 317 runs)
Shan Masood c Dickwella b D. Perera 21
Sami Aslam c K. Mendis b Gamage 1
Azhar Ali c K. Silva b Pradeep 17
Haris Sohail c Dickwella b D. Perera 10
Asad Shafiq c K. Mendis b Lakmal 112
Babar Azam c K. Silva b D. Perera 0
Sarfraz Ahmed c Pradeep b D. Perera 68
Mohammad Amir lbw b D. Perera 4
Yasir Shah st Dickwella b Herath 5
Wahab Riaz c Chandimal b Herath 1
Mohammad Abbas not out 3
Extras (lb-1 nb-5) 6
Total (all out, 90.2 overs) 248
Fall of wickets: 1-5 S. Aslam,2-36 Az. Ali,3-49 H. Sohail,4-52 S. Masood,5-52 B. Azam,6-225 S. Ahmed,7-230 M. Amir,8-244 Y. Shah,9-244 A. Shafiq,10-248 W. Riaz
Bowling
Suranga Lakmal 14 - 4 - 35 - 1
Lahiru Gamage 16 - 5 - 29 - 1(nb-3)
Rangana Herath 22.2 - 3 - 57 - 2
Nuwan Pradeep 11 - 3 - 21 - 1(nb-1)
Dilruwan Perera 26 - 1 - 98 - 5
Kusal Mendis 1 - 0 - 7 - 0(nb-1)
Referees
Umpire: Richard Kettleborough
Umpire: Sundaram Ravi
TV umpire: Nigel Llong
Match referee: Andy Pycroft
Result: Sri Lanka won by 68 runs
