Slow cricket on slow pitch

Jan 16, 2014

On a placid pitch, Sri Lanka's openers had to contend with some bouncers. Kaushal Silva left most•AFP

Dimuth Karunaratne had mixed results against the short ball. He top edged one for six and miscued another•AFP

Abdur Rehman removed the other opener Karunaratne in the first over after lunch•AFP

Sangakkara however fell for 52, and Ajmal struck twice quickly after tea to leave Pakistan reeling•AFP

He also pulled some•AFP

Saeed Ajmal had a review for an lbw appeal against Dimuth Karunaratne turned down•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara helped the team make inroads by notching his 44th Test fifty•AFP

Angelo Mathews and Prasanna Jayawardene batted out the remaining overs of the day without suffering any more damage, and Sri Lanka finished at 220 for 5•AFP

Mohammad Talha had Silva caught behind to end the opening stand on 31•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene took a while to get going at the other end, but scored freely once he found his feet, and the pair added 60 for the third wicket•AFP