Pakistan batters put up a solid display, warm-up game against SL ends in a draw

Pakistan put up a solid display as the three-day warm-up game against Sri Lanka ends in a draw.

Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq opened the innings for Pakistan as they put up 61 for the opening partnership. Abdullah was retired hurt after scoring 63 runs off 111 balls which included five boundaries and two maximums.

Imam, on the other hand, returned to pavilion after scoring 30 runs. Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali was retired hurt after smacking 40 runs.

Earlier, Sri Lanka had declared the innings at 375 for 8; Nishan Madushka also reached his half-century as he scored 57 runs. Chamika Karunaratne also put up a good display with the bat which helped the home team take a 52-run lead on the last day.

Mohammad Nawaz stepped up and bagged two wickets whereas Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah, Agha Salman, Yasir Shah, and Faheem Ashraf all picked up a wicket each.

For Sri Lanka, Lasith Embuldeniya and Lakshitha Manasinghe both took a wicket each.

Scores:

Sri Lanka XI: 375-8

Pakistan: 323 and 178-2

Teams:

Sri Lanka Cricket XI (Batting 11, Fielding 11): Lahiru Udara, Nishan Madushka(w), Nuwanidu Fernando, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Nipun Dananjaya(c), Sahan Arachchige, Chamika Karunaratne, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Praveen Jayawickrama, Minod Bhanuka, Ashen Bandara, Lasith Embuldeniya, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka, Udith Madushan

Pakistan (Batting 11, Fielding 11): Agha Salman, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Imam-ul-Haq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Faheem Ashraf, Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Yasir Shah, Shan Masood, Hasan Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Nauman Ali, Haris Rauf