Pakistan won the first Test match played in Galle against Sri Lanka. On the last day of the Galle Test, Pakistan achieved the target of 131 runs set by Sri Lanka.
On the final day of the Galle Test, Pakistan achieved the target of 131 runs set by Sri Lanka, with Imam-ul-Haq contributing 25 runs and Babar Azam adding 6 runs to the scoreboard. Pakistan started their innings with three players dismissed for 39 runs.
When Pakistan’s total score reached 79, Babar Azam was caught by Jayasuriya off LBW after making 24 runs, and Pakistan lost their fifth wicket at 122. Saud Shakeel managed to score 30 runs in the second innings, following his crucial role in the first innings, where he scored 208 runs.
Imam-ul-Haq displayed a responsible batting performance, scoring 50 runs and remaining not out. Sarfaraz Ahmed contributed 1 run before getting dismissed. After him, Agha Salman came in and added 6 runs while remaining not out. As a result, Pakistan successfully achieved the target of 131 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
It is worth noting that on the fourth day of the Galle Test, the Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 279 runs in their second innings, and Pakistan lost three players at 48 runs in pursuit of the target of 131 runs.
On the fourth day of the first Test match in Galle, Sri Lanka began their second innings with a lead of 14 runs. Sri Lankan openers, Nishan Madushka and Dimuth Karunaratne, started their innings but soon faced the first success as Pakistan achieved its first breakthrough when spinner Abrar Ahmed dismissed Dimuth Karunaratne after he scored 20 runs.
After that, at a total of 79 runs, Kusal Mendis was caught by Nauman Ali, contributing only 18 runs individually. Pakistan’s bowlers continued their consistent performance, and experienced batsman Angelo Mathews fell to Nauman Ali after scoring just 7 runs.
Later, Nishan Madushka showed some resilience and reached an individual score of 28, but Agha Salman caught Imam-ul-Haq off his delivery, causing Sri Lanka to be reduced to 159 for 5 wickets. At this stage, they were 175 runs away from the target, and they had to rely on Sadira Samarawickrama, who managed to score 11 runs before becoming Agha Salman’s victim.
Sri Lanka’s D’Silva and Ramesh Mendis put on a 76-run partnership to improve Sri Lanka’s total, but before the partnership could prove dangerous, Abrar ended Ramesh Mendis’ 42-run innings.
Afterward, there was no stopping Dhananjaya D Silva, who showed great resistance and played an excellent innings of 82 runs before falling to the new ball in the very first over, caught by Shahin Shah Afridi. Shahin Shah Afridi didn’t stop there; he also dismissed Pathum Nissanka, caught by Shan Masood, after he scored 10 runs.
The last Sri Lankan batsman, Kasun Rajitha, was taken out by Abrar Ahmed at 5 runs, and this led to Sri Lanka being bowled out in their second innings for 279 runs. Pakistan was then given a target of 131 runs to win the match.
