Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan, 1st Test, Day 2: Highlights, Scorecard and Report

Kaushal Silva led the way for Sri Lanka as the hosts made steady progress on day two of the first Test against Pakistan in Galle.

The hosts reached 178-3 at stumps, after being put into bat at the Galle International Stadium, with Silva unbeaten on 80.

After Wednesday’s opening day washout, rain delayed the start by two hours but 64 overs were possible.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Karunaratne	c Sarfraz Ahmed	b Riaz	21	59	42	1	0
K Silva	not out		80	267	197	12	0
Sangakkara	c Younus Khan	b Riaz	50	142	106	2	1
Thirimanne	c Zulfiqar Babar	b Hafeez	8	29	17	1	0
Mathews	not out		10	31	26	1	0
Extras		4nb 1w 0b 4lb	9
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Junaid Khan			12	4	24	0
Riaz			15	2	51	2
Zulfiqar Babar			15	4	32	0
Yasir Shah			15	2	43	0
Hafeez			7	0	24	1

Sri Lanka reached 40-1 at lunch with Dimuth Karunaratne falling for 21 just before the break.

The left-handed opener attempted to pull Wahab Riaz but underedged it to Sarfraz Ahmed behind the stumps.

The hosts went through the afternoon session without further loss as 29-year-old Silva brought up his eighth Test half-century off 122 balls.

He shared a 112-run partnership with Kumar Sangakkara who brought up his 52nd Test half-century from 103 balls.

However the veteran became a second victim for Riaz as his attempted drive only resulted in an outside edge to Younis Khan at slip.

Lahiru Thirimanne went cheaply as he attempted to hit spinner Mohammad Hafeez over the top but only succeeded in picking out Zulfiqar Babar at mid-on.

He departed for eight but Silva held firm, hitting 12 boundaries in his 197-ball innings, and has been joined at the crease by captain Angelo Mathews who finished 10 not out.

The teams are playing a three Test series with matches in Colombo and Pallekele to follow.