Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Day 2 Highlights 3rd Test, 9 July 2012

3.10 pm That’s all, folks. Play has been called off for the second day. They will attempt to start at 9.45 am on the third day, fifteen minutes early. On the brighter side, because 13 wickets fell on the first day, a result is quite possible in this Test, provided the weather over the next three days isn’t ghastly.

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3.05 pm The umpires have made an appearance, they are meeting with the curator near the pavilion, where there is little danger of drowning. The rain has stopped but it is still cloudy.

2nd Day Play has been called off due to Rain

2nd Day Play has been called off due to Rain

2nd Day Play has been called off due to Rain

Sri Lanka in June and This summer is environmentally friendly, even more beautiful and the lush hills type a stunning foundation to the Pallekele Global Cricket Stadium, your host associated with two rain-affected Tests. The third one starting about Sunday, if you do menacing rain the day before, will probably be lucky to get away unscathed. In the middle of the expected concerns in regards to the weather this time around of the year, there remains the commitment of a more “sporting” toss at this venue, the unforgiving SSC obtaining yet again proven its disregard for bowlers.

Brought by Junaid Khan, Pakistan could trouble your Sri Lanka batsmen on that SSC highway despite the fact that he received support from the left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman, the actual pace and discipline regarding Umar Gul, who was by helping cover their an ankle joint injury, ended up being missed. Although Pakistan’s batting improved markedly in the SSC, albeit one of the planet’s best hitting surfaces, their particular bowlers will be underneath added strain to force an outcome that would deny Sri Lanka of their very first Test collection win inside nine makes an attempt.

Sri Lanka, though better-placed within the series, should, presumably, always be rankled by constant reminders of the influence Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and in many cases Lasith Malinga had on their Test performance. That point is created each time that they lose or perhaps draw the test, and walking away unblemished using a series acquire will tag a change of the web page, a sign of possessing moved on, at the very least to some of their detractors if not on their own.

In Suraj Randiv along with Rangana Herath, Sri Lanka have a strong spin blend for residence Tests. They will bat serious enough, even though without Chanaka Welegedera their own pace office needs a enhance. Nuwan Pradeep has pace, but offers proved ineffective, leaving Nuwan Kulasekara which has a big stress. It is right here that Pakistan possess traditionally been recently superior, which being the truth in this series as well gives them a good chance.