Pakistan took early advantage in the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka by reducing the hosts to 80 for four at lunch on the first day on July 16.
Sri Lanka had elected to bat first at the Galle International Stadium after winning the toss in good batting conditions, but the team’s batsmen failed to live up to expectations with several soft dismissals.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne dragged a Shaeen Afridi delivery on to his stumps for 1 and then a 49-run stand followed for the second wicket between Oshada Fernando and Kusal Mendis.