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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test, Day 3 Highlights: Dimuth Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva have helped Sri Lanka extend the lead over 300 against Pakistan on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test. At stumps, Sri Lanka’s score read 176/5, with a lead of 323. Karunaratne and de Silva are unbeaten on 27 and 30 respectively. Earlier, Ramesh Mendis took five wickets to help bowl out Pakistan for 231 on day three of the second Test on Tuesday. The hosts had reached 22 at lunch in Galle for their second innings with openers wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella, on 11, and Oshada Fernando, on eight, at the crease. The left-handed Dickwella opened Sri Lanka’s batting with skipper Dimuth Karunaratne sitting out due to a lower back injury. The captain did not take the field in the Pakistan innings and will only bat if needed. Pakistan’s innings ended in the morning session after the tourists resumed the day on 191-7, in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings of 378. (SCORECARD)
Playing XIs: Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wkt), Ramesh Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Dunith Wellalage, Asitha Fernando
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wkt), Fawad Alam, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Yasir Shah, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Naseem Shah
Here are the highlights from Day 3 of the second Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Galle:
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