Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test Day 3 Highlights And Cricket Score: Dinesh Chandimal Puts Sri Lanka On Top At The End Of Day 3

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights: With a lead of 333 runs, Sri Lanka sit in a comfortable position. The wicket is not the easiest to bat and Pakistan will have their work cut out in order to chase anything above 350 in the fourth innings.

Highlights Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, Day 3 2022 Score And Latest Match Updates:

The first Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is evenly poised heading into Day 3. Sri Lanka are 40 runs ahead in the match with one wicket down.  The match is in the balance and the first session will decide where the match is headed to. A good partnership for Sri Lanka will set them up for a big score while a couple of wickets could trigger a collapse as the wicket in not easy to bat.

Earlier, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 222 in their first innings, with Shaheen Afridi taking 4 wickets. In reply, Prabath Jayasuriya decimated the Pakistan batting, picking a 5-wicket haul. Pakistan were 85-7 at one point but Babar Azam scored a brilliant 119 to take Pakistan to 218. Sri Lanka then scored 36-1 till stumps on Day 2. Dimuth Karunaratne was the Sri Lanka batter to be dismissed as he was LBW by Mohammad Nawaz.

Squads:

Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella(w), Ramesh Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana, Prabath Jayasuriya, Kasun Rajitha, Oshada Fernando, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Dilshan Madushanka

Pakistan Squad: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Nauman Ali, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Yasir Shah, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Faheem Ashraf