Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka: Shafique's double century increases Pakistan's advantage to over 400.
With a stunning double-century, Abdullah Shafique keeps Pakistan in command of the Test match.
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With Pakistan closing day three at 563-5 against Sri Lanka in the current second Test in Colombo, Abdullah Shafique and Agha Salman's heroics have given Pakistan a dominating lead.
After dismissing the hosts for 166 runs in the first innings, the visitors are in the lead by 397 runs.
A magnificent double-century by Pakistan's opener Abdullah Shafique helped his team maintain control of the Test match. 19 fours and four sixes helped the right-hander score 201 runs in his innings.
Abdullah (23y 246d) also passed Hanif Mohammad (23y 27d) and Javed Miandad (19y 140d) as the third-youngest Pakistani player to achieve a Test double tonne.
In addition to looking in excellent form, Agha Salman struck an unbroken 132 runs in 148 balls, including 15 fours and
During the second session, Saud Shakeel went out after reaching 57 runs, while Sarfaraz Ahmed was forced to retire injured after taking a punch to the head. The first pitch the right-hander faced hit him in the helmet, ending his 14-game winning streak.
Mohammad Rizwan, who has 37 wins and no losses, then took over for Sarfaraz as a concussion replacement.
Shakeel became the first hitter in history to register a half-century in each of their first seven Tests after reaching fifty in the opening innings of the second Test, which is still going on.
In the previous six Tests of their careers, Sunil Gavaskar of India, Saeed Ahmed of Pakistan, Basil Butcher of the West Indies, and Bert Sutcliffe of New Zealand all hit half-centuries.
Only one wicket was lost.
On day three, Pakistan's innings had resumed at 178-2, with a 12-run advantage.
Due to the intense rain, the second day's play was limited to 10 overs.
At the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground on Monday, Pakistan defeated the hosts in two sessions for a total of 166.
After captain Dimuth Karunaratne chose to bat first after winning the toss, Sri Lanka failed to do well with the bat.
The top order of Sri Lanka was damaged by Naseem Shah (3-41) and Shaheen Afridi (1-44) as the host team fell to 36-4.
With 57 points, Dhananjaya de Silva led all scorers for Sri Lanka, although only two of his colleagues reached double figures.
Shan Masood ran out starter Nishan Madushka and tailender Prabath as Pakistan maintained its good fielding performance.
Imam-ul-Haq, who batted first, scored six before being caught at gully, but Shafique and Masood (51) established a quick 108-run partnership to keep the visitors in charge.
Masood mishit a draw shot, giving Asitha Fernando his second wicket.
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