{"id":9577,"date":"2022-07-28T12:29:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T12:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=9577"},"modified":"2022-07-28T12:29:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T12:29:54","slug":"jayasuriya-mendis-spin-sri-lanka-to-series-levelling-win-over-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/jayasuriya-mendis-spin-sri-lanka-to-series-levelling-win-over-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayasuriya &#038; Mendis spin Sri Lanka to series-levelling win over Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jayasuriya &amp; Mendis spin Sri Lanka to series-levelling win over Pakistan. Sri Lanka spinners Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis snared nine wickets between them to help the hosts to a 246-run series-levelling victory against Pakistan on the fifth and final day of the second test in Galle on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>It was the fourth five-wicket haul in only his third test for left-arm spinner Jayasuriya, who picked up 12 wickets against Australia on his debut last month to lead Sri Lanka to another series-levelling win at the same venue.<\/p>\n<p>Off-spinner Mendis, who took five wickets in Pakistan&#8217;s first innings, provided able support by picking up another four as the touring side were bundled out for 261 in their second innings during the second session.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/uncategorized\/babar-abdullah-shaheen-achieve-career-high-test-rankings.html\">Babar, Abdullah &amp; Shaheen achieve career-high Test rankings<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I worked hard and I was patient,&#8221; said Jayasuriya, who was named player of the series for his haul of 17 wickets from two matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It wasn&#8217;t an easy pitch to bowl, but we did well to bowl in partnerships and that led to wickets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Set a record target of 508, Pakistan, who won the opening test at Galle by four wickets, got off to a false start in their bid to save the match when Imam-ul-Haq fell on 49 to Mendis in the third over of the day after they had resumed on 89-1.<\/p>\n<p>But captain <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/babarazam258\">Babar Azam<\/a>, who top-scored for Pakistan with a resolute knock of 81, and Mohammad Rizwan boosted their chances of a draw with a third-wicket stand of 79.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB\/status\/1552619875599884289?s=20&#038;t=85hT8EXm1YDhsmFlBtL3cg<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialSLC\/status\/1552565479935356929?s=20&#038;t=85hT8EXm1YDhsmFlBtL3cg<\/p>\n<p>Jayasuriya then turned the match in Sri Lanka&#8217;s favour when he cleaned up Rizwan, who misjudged a straight delivery and was bowled out not playing a shot for 37, to trigger a collapse.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialSLC\/status\/1552568271542665216?s=20&#038;t=85hT8EXm1YDhsmFlBtL3cg<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialSLC\/status\/1552621542197997569?s=20&#038;t=85hT8EXm1YDhsmFlBtL3cg<\/p>\n<p>Fawad Alam was run out soon after following a miscommunication with Babar while Agha Salman fell to a stunning catch at short leg by Kusal Mendis off Jayasuriya&#8217;s bowling.<\/p>\n<p>From 176-2, the touring side were reduced to 205-7 after the lunch interval when Babar and Mohammad Nawaz were out in quick succession leaving Sri Lanka&#8217;s spinners to mop up the Pakistan batting tail.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Definitely tough game for us. Batting wasn&#8217;t up to the mark,&#8221; said Babar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jayasuriya &amp; Mendis spin Sri Lanka to series-levelling win over Pakistan. Sri Lanka spinners Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis snared nine wickets between them to help the hosts to a 246-run series-levelling victory against Pakistan on the fifth and final day of the second test in Galle on Thursday. 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