{"id":346744,"date":"2023-07-17T13:20:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/17\/1st-test-shakeel-saud-help-pakistan-counter-sri-lankas-spin-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T13:20:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:20:36","slug":"1st-test-shakeel-saud-help-pakistan-counter-sri-lankas-spin-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/07\/17\/1st-test-shakeel-saud-help-pakistan-counter-sri-lankas-spin-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"1st Test: Shakeel, Saud help Pakistan counter Sri Lanka&#8217;s spin | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Pakistan found themselves in a precarious position at 101-5 during the rain-hit opening Test in Galle, but a remarkable unbeaten century partnership between <!-- -->Saud Shakeel<!-- --> and <!-- -->Agha Salman<!-- --> rescued their innings.<br \/>Their resilient stand helped Pakistan reach 221-5 by the end of the second day, trailing Sri Lanka by 91 runs.<br \/>Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya proved to be a key threat for Sri Lanka, claiming three crucial wickets, including that of skipper Babar Azam. <br \/>Sri Lanka batsman <!-- -->Dhananjaya de Silva<!-- --> had earlier made 122 to hand the hosts a respectable total.<br \/>Pakistan faltered in their reply before Shakeel, on 69, and Salman, on 61, put on 120 runs to steady the innings and thwart the Sri Lankan spinners.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cricket match\" msid=\"101832512\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-101832512,width-600,resizemode-4\/101832512.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The left- and right-hand batting combination of Shakeel and Salman mixed the right dose of caution and aggression, with 12 boundaries and a six between them.<br \/>The pair showed maturity in tackling the spinners by using their feet to get to the pitch of the ball, with Pakistan scoring at nearly five runs an over.<br \/>Sri Lanka had come out roaring when pace bowler Kasun Rajitha got Imam-ul-Haq out for one and Jayasuriya sent back Abdullah Shafique for 19.<br \/>The left-handed Shan Masood hit back as he smashed 39 off 30 balls but fell lbw to Ramesh Mendis, who was denied the wicket by the on-field umpire before Sri Lanka successfully reviewed.<br \/>Azam fell when he got an inside edge onto his pads and the ball looped to short leg, taken by wicketkeeper Sadeera Samarawickrama.<br \/>De Silva earlier moved from his overnight 94 to register his 10th Test ton in his 50th match to bolster Sri Lanka&#8217;s position from a shaky 54-4 on Sunday.<br \/>Pace spearhead <!-- -->Shaheen Shah Afridi<!-- -->, fellow quick Naseem Shah and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed ended on three wickets each to bowl out Sri Lanka and lunch was called.<br \/>The second day&#8217;s play began early with revised timings for each of the three sessions and de Silva soon got to his hundred off Shaheen.<br \/>De Silva, who smashed 12 fours and three sixes, got useful runs with the lower order before he finally fell to Naseem, who struck twice after Pakistan took the second new ball. <br \/><span class=\"strong em \">(With AFP Inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? 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