Abdullah Shafique hits ton as Pakistan close in

In what ended up being a charming fourth day's play at Galle, the Pakistan camp would be the more joyful side of the two at stumps as they wound up on 222/3, actually requiring 120 hurries to redesign the objective. Abdullah Shafique was the star entertainer for the vacationers, staying unbeaten on 112. After a less than impressive show in the initial two meetings, the tension was on Sri Lanka's spinners at night meeting to make the leap forwards. Shockingly, the twist triplet of Prabath Jayasuriya, Maheesh Theekshana and Ramesh Mendis kept it together by keeping it generally close in the last meeting. In any case, could get one scalp, despite the fact that it ended up being a significant one of Babar Azam (55). Through the course of the meeting, the twist triplet verged on getting the wicket Shafique also. In the absolute first over after the break, the ball fell before the defender positioned at forward short leg, with Shafique having a near disaster. Jayasuriya and Theekshana joined to beat the opener a couple of times. The off-spinner's carrom ball specifically appeared to be upsetting Shafique a piece. Ultimately, in the 72nd over, Shafique finished a very much estimated hundred with a twofold of Theekshana. At the point when maybe Pakistan would end the day with both the set players at the wrinkle, Babar was finished in by a conveyance from Jayasuriya that hit the foot-openings to turn and shake the lumber. Shafique, in the organization of Mohammad Rizwan, arranged the last couple of overs and will continue the innings tomorrow. The day had begun with Sri Lanka finiding themselves in a solid situation on a track that is helping the spinners. Despite the fact that Dinesh Chandimal (94 not out) could incomplete his 100 years, his innings had assisted the home side with setting a sizeable objective of 342. Pakistan's openers - Imam-ul-Haq and Shafique - had likewise looked speculative in the early trades. Shafique and Imam then, at that point, hoped to play with more expectation, drawing out the hurled shot, flick and an intermittent slice and drive to gather vital runs while confronting the spinners and Rajitha. In the early evening, Sri Lanka got two wickets yet couldn't stem the run stream. Imam was puzzled on the rear of some sharp glove-work by Niroshan Dickwella while Azhar Ali was gotten at sneak off Jayasuriya for six. Jayasuriya then bowled a couple of hauled down conveyances as the in-structure Babar pursued in by breaking a couple of pulls. Pakistan would fancy their possibilities taking a 1-0 lead. In the mean time, the hosts would trust the odd ball would kick/chomp somewhat more with the second new ball, assisting the spinners with establishing the vibe on the last day. Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 222 and 337 (Dinesh Chandimal 94*, Kusal Mendis 76; Mohammad Nawaz 5-88) lead Pakistan 218 and 222/3 (Abdullah Shafique 112*; Prabath Jayasuriya 2-89) by 119 runs