Sri Lanka Build Strong Position at 404-4 on Rawalpindi Test Day Three

RAWALPINDI: Sri Lanka finished the third day of the Rawalpindi Test on 404 runs for the loss of four wickets in their first innings. The visitors need 30 more runs to equal Pakistan’s first-innings total, and they still have six wickets in hand. Sri Lanka are in a very strong position in the match.

Bad light forced the third day’s play to end 23 overs early. Across the three days, 70 overs have been lost to poor light. Pakistan’s bowlers managed only one wicket on the third day.

At the close, Dhananjaya de Silva is unbeaten on 167 and captain Kusal Mendis on 117. The pair have added an unbroken 249 runs for the fifth wicket.

Earlier in the Sri Lankan innings, Kamindu Mendis scored 58, Lahiru Udara made 42, Dinesh Chandimal scored one run and Pasindu Suriya Bandara was dismissed for a duck. For Pakistan, Muhammad Abbas and Saqib Khan took two wickets each.

Pakistan had earlier declared their first innings at 434 for nine wickets.