Scorecard - 2nd Test, Sri Lanka vs Pakistan at P Sara Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka (25 Jun 2015)

42.1 - Kaushal to Yasir Shah, SIX, tossed up and inviting the batsman to come forward, Yasir acknowledges the offer and dances down the track, smokes it high and over the long-on fence, gets a maximum, the fielder at long-on signalled it was a six as soon as he saw the ball sailing over

42.5 - Kaushal to Yasir Shah, out Caught by Sangakkara!! Fifer for Kaushal, gets the reward for being consistent, this was tossed up and delivered outside off, Yasir goes for a wild slog and miscues it completely, the ball swirled in the air for a long time, Sangakkara from long-on runs across to his left and puts in the dive to complete a brilliant catch, that was a splendid take from the veteran. Yasir had no option but to go after every ball, poor stuff from the Pakistani batsmen. This is also the fifth lowest total for Pakistan in Sri Lanka. Yasir Shah c Sangakkara b Kaushal 15(17) [4s-1 6s-1]

41.4 - Dushmantha Chameera to Babar, out Bowled!! The debutant gets his first Test wicket, not the kind of batsmen he would have liked but he will take it anyway, delivers it on a short of length on off and middle, Babar makes room slightly and swings hard across the line, he gets an under edge and the ball deflects onto the stumps. Babar, in his brief stay, looked to play too many shots and paid the price for doing so. Babar b Dushmantha Chameera 5(7) [4s-1]

40.2 - Kaushal to Riaz, out Lbw!! Loopy delivery on the stumps, Riaz goes down on one knee as he was looking to sweep, he misses it completely and gets hit low on the front pad, S Ravi was unmoved as the Sri Lankan players went for a huge appeal, Riaz didn't pick that ball at all. The ball was going onto hit the middle stump. Pakistan are falling apart here. Riaz lbw b Kaushal 4(21)

38.4 - Kaushal to Sarfraz Ahmed, out Caught by Mathews!! This is turning out to be a great first day for the home team, this was tossed up nicely on off, Sarfraz comes a tad forward as he looked to drive it straight over the bowler's head, he gets an inside edge onto the pads before the ball lobbed towards first slip, good turn and dip did the batsman in on that occasion. Sarfraz Ahmed c Mathews b Kaushal 14(29)

30.5 - Kaushal to Misbah, out Misbah Run Out!! This was a flighted delivery outside off, Misbah gets a good stride forward and looks to block it, the ball hits the pad and rolls towards cover, Misbah wanted the single but is sent back after he was more than halfway down the wicket, Mathews runs across from slip, fires in the throw at the striker's end and Chandimal whips the bails. Misbah run out (Mathews/Chandimal) 7(20)

30.3 - Kaushal to Shafiq, out Lbw!! Shafiq was on the back foot looking to turn it to the on-side, the ball spun in sharply, he misses and is hit on the front pad, umpire S Ravi has his finger up in a flash as a loud appeal is belted out by the Lankans, Shafiq had a brief discussion with the skipper before he decided to review, but for all the long chat he had, it turned out to be a waste of a review. Shafiq lbw b Kaushal 2(7)

28.3 - Kaushal to Hafeez, out Bowled!! Hafeez gets out after a battling knock, unlucky dismissal though, short of length and spinning into the batsman, Hafeez goes back and looks to defend, he played with an angled bat, the ball takes the inside edge and deflects onto the pads before it clipped the stumps, he was cramped for room on that occasion. Hafeez b Kaushal 42(75) [4s-5]

24.0 - Dhammika to Younis Khan, out Caught by Chandimal!! Ohhhh! Younis is walking, not the kind of outing he would have expected in his 100th Test match, this wasn't that threatening a delivery though, short of length and Dhammika extracts some extra bounce as well, Younis tries to drop his gloves as he was looking to leave, the ball brushes the glove and lobs towards the keeper at a catchable height, who takes it with ease. Younis Khan c Chandimal b Dhammika 6(38) [4s-1]

15.1 - Dhammika to Azhar Ali, out Caught by Chandimal!! Prasad has struck again for the hosts. It was pitched just short of good length delivery and nipping away from Ali, he gets opened up as he looks to defend. Sri Lanka belt out a huge appeal for caught behind as there were two sounds before the keeper collected the ball. The umpire initially thought there was no edge. However, Sri Lanka take the review and on replays it looked like the ball might have taken the edge before it brushed the trousers and the decision was overturned. The third umpire took a long time, checked a number of replays and gave the decision in favour of Sri Lanka. Azhar Ali c Chandimal b Dhammika 26(45) [4s-4]

2.1 - Dhammika to Ahmed Shehzad, out Caught by Sangakkara!! That's a needless shot from Shehzad, poor technique from the Pakistan opener. This was a short of a length delivery that wobbled across the right-hander, Shehzad was opened up as he looked to defend, ends up sparring at that, the thick edge is found and Sangakkara holds on, moving to his right at first slip. Sri Lanka have struck early, once again. Ahmed Shehzad c Sangakkara b Dhammika 1(3)

16.2 - Mathews to Younis Khan, no run, Younis survives a close call for lbw. It was pitched on a good length and nipped back off the seam to beat the defensive shot of Younis and rapped him on the pads. Initially, it was given as not out. Sri Lanka went for the review, but despite the impact being in line, it turned out to be umpire's call on its impact with the stumps and Younis survived. It was mighty close though

15.0 - Mathews to Hafeez, no run, good length delivery and on the stumps, blocked off the front foot

121.3 - Yasir Shah to Dushmantha Chameera, out Caught by Younis Khan!! So that will be it for Sri Lanka, Younis Khan takes a good catch, this was a flighted delivery spinning away from the batsman, Chameera kneels down and looks to slog it across the line, gets a top-edge that flies past the keeper, Younis Khan from first slip runs backwards and puts in a dive to take a well-judged catch. Dushmantha Chameera c Younis Khan b Yasir Shah 2(16)

117.2 - Yasir Shah to Kaushal, out Caught by Misbah!! Five wickets for Yasir and he does the sajda! This was another lovely leg-break, pitched on off and spun away slightly, Kaushal lost his patience and looks to loft it across the line, gets a thick leading edge and back over the bowler's head. Misbah calls for the catch, runs to his right from cover and completes it. A well deserved five wicket haul for Yasir, he is all smiles. Kaushal c Misbah b Yasir Shah 18(44) [4s-2]

105.4 - Yasir Shah to Mathews, out Lbw!! Sri Lanka have lost both settled batsmen. This was the zooter from Yasir, went on a flatter trajectory and skidded through after pitching, Mathews was caught in his crease as he shuffled across, missed and the ball struck him low on the front pad. The impact was in front of middle and was going on to crash into the stumps. Umpire Illingworth is vindicated, Sri lanka have lost their 8th wicket now. Mathews lbw b Yasir Shah 77(153) [4s-8]

105.0 - Hafeez to Dhammika, out Lbw!! That's a terrible judgement of length from Prasad! This was tossed up and on the stumps, Prasad opted to play the sweep, doesn't get down low and the ball hits his pads even before he could bring his bat down. The impact was in front of off, the ball would have been crashing into middle as well. Simple call for umpire Ravi. Prasad goes towards his skipper, but he knew that it was OUT, decides against a review and walks off. Much needed wicket for Pakistan, this partnership was threatening to take the match away from them. Dhammika lbw b Hafeez 35(77) [4s-4]

80.5 - Yasir Shah to Kithuruwan Vithanage, out Bowled!! This is reckless stuff from the home team, the skipper is battling out at the other end and all that you needed to do is just to offer the strike, but Sri Lankan batsmen are finding some innovative ways to get out here, this was tossed up and on the stumps, Vithanage attempts a reverse sweep without balance, he is nowhere near to the pitch of the ball, misses the ball completely and is knocked over, Marvan Atapattu doesn't seem pleased with the way things are going. Kithuruwan Vithanage b Yasir Shah 3(6)

77.0 - Yasir Shah to Chandimal, out Bowled!! Chandimal takes the long walk back to the pavilion! He came down the track, tried to play against the spin of a tossed up delivery, played all around it, almost yorked himself and could only hear the death rattle. He lost focus there to a straighter one from Yasir. Chandimal b Yasir Shah 1(5)

75.4 - Babar to Kaushal Silva, out Kaushal Silva Run Out!! Bad running between the wickets by Silva leads to his run out. Silva advances down the track and drives it to Yasir at mid-on, who throws it back to Sarfraz and the keeper does the rest. Unfortunately, Mathews didn't respond to the call and that resulted in the run out of Silva. Silva also slipped while going back to the striker's end. Silva was near Mathews and he was the one who was looking for the single. Terrible call from Silva. Gift of a wicket for Pakistan. Kaushal Silva run out (Yasir Shah/Sarfraz Ahmed) 80(218) [4s-10]

54.2 - Yasir Shah to Thirimanne, out Caught by Azhar Ali!! This time Azhar Ali manages to latch onto it, but only on the second attempt, this was nicely tossed up by Yasir, Thirimanne looks to defend it, he gets an inside edge onto the pads before the ball lobbed towards FSL, Azhar Ali juggled a little bit on the first attempt but manages to grab it on the second attempt, another wasted opportunity for Thirimanne. Thirimanne c Azhar Ali b Yasir Shah 7(39) [4s-1]

43.2 - Babar to Sangakkara, out Caught by Shafiq!! Sangakkara has holed out. That is unnecessary from the veteran. There was a long-on in place, he took on the fielder and didn't clear him. Came down the track to play the lofted shot and got it off the middle, the elevation though wasn't there and Shafiq judged it well, taking the catch and tumbling backwards - did well to stay inside the field of play as the ropes weren't too far away from him. Sangakkara c Shafiq b Babar 34(70) [4s-2]

22.1 - Junaid Khan to D Karunaratne, out Caught by Sarfraz Ahmed!! That will be 50 Test wickets for Junaid Khan against Sri Lanka in Test cricket, Karunaratne threw it away after playing with a lot of patience and intent, this was a shortish delivery well wide outside off, Karunaratne went for the slash with no feet movement, gets a thick outside edge and the ball carries to Sarfraz at at comfortable height, who catches it with ease. D Karunaratne c Sarfraz Ahmed b Junaid Khan 28(67) [4s-3]

74.0 - Babar to Mathews, 2 runs, dropped! Yasir gets into a tangle and drops the catch at mid-on. Mathews came down the track and tries to whip it away, gets a leading edge and it went to Yasir who makes a mess out of it. He ran to his left at mid-on, got both hands, but takes his eyes off the ball and spills the catch. Mathews uttered an expletive after completing the shot and put his head down. He knew he was gone but luckily survives due to Yasir's miss. That is a bad drop. A couple of members in the Pakistan team can't believe it

51.5 - Babar to Thirimanne, no run, dropped, how much is this going to cost? that was a dolly and Azhar Ali is caught napping at FSL, this was flighted delivery on middle and off, Thirimanne with soft hands looks to turn it to the on-side, the ball goes straight to Azhar Ali at FSL, he fails to latch onto it, the ball hits him on the left-arm before it hit him on the stomach, poor stuf from Pakistan, can't afford to drop these chances

110.4 - Hafeez to Herath, no run, this was tossed up on the leg-stump line and went with the angle, Herath was looking to sweep, missed and is struck high on the pads, the impact was just outside leg and would have been going down as well. Good call from umpire Ravi

85.3 - Babar to Mathews, 1 run, that will be fifty for the Sri Lankan skipper and it will be his 23rd in Test match cricket, he gets there with a cut towards backward point, where Shehzad fumbles and allows Mathews to sneak through for a single

81.0 - Yasir Shah to Dhammika, no run, this was full and on the pads, Prasad leans forward to block, it looked like he got an inside edge on the pad, struck low on the pad, the close-in fielders and the keeper was confident, so Misbah, went for the review, but in vain. One angle on the replays showed he got an inside edge but the other angle showed it may have been pad first, so in the end the right call was made as it was too close to call. Inconclusive and Reiffel upheld the original decision

18.4 - Babar to Kaushal Silva, no run, tossed up delivery and just outside off, Silva advances to smother the spin, it seemed to have missed the inside edge of the bat as he tries to jam the bat down. The ball lobs up off the pad and the fielder at slip catches it. Both the slip fielder and the bowler belt out a huge appeal. They take a review, but the umpire upholds the decision on the basis of many replays

13.5 - Herath to Ahmed Shehzad, SIX, Shehzad decides to again hit against the spin, but this time succeeds. He lofts it over wide long-on for a six. It was a superb strike

118.2 - Dushmantha Chameera to Riaz, out Lbw!! Take a bow Wahab Riaz! After batting with a lot of pain, and surviving some scary deliveries he has been dismissed. Good spirit from the Pakistani bowler, despite nursing a fracture on his bowling hand, he came onto bat for his team's cause, that takes some dedication I can tell you. Coming to the wicket, it was a good length delivery aimed at the stumps, Riaz was looking to clip it down the leg-side, misses and is hit on the front pad after losing his balance. A loud appeal and is given out straightaway. Riaz lbw b Dushmantha Chameera 6(11) [4s-1]

116.2 - Dushmantha Chameera to Junaid Khan, out Caught by Chandimal!! The youngster gets his second wicket, he has a big smile on his face, Junaid Khan threw his wicket away going for a big slog, this was short and wide, Junaid stays on the back foot and looks to slog it across the line, gets an outside edge, and Chandimal latches onto one of the easiest catches. Junaid Khan c Chandimal b Dushmantha Chameera 3(9)

113.4 - Herath to Azhar Ali, out Stumped!! Well played Azhar Ali! He departs after playing a crucial knock for his side, gave his wicket away in quest of quick runs, Herath saw Ali coming down the track and pushed it through flatter and quicker, the ball spins past the face of the bat as Ali looked to work it towards the off-side, Chandimal does the rest, Azhar Ali walks back with a disappointed look on his face. Azhar Ali st Chandimal b Herath 117(308) [4s-6]

110.2 - Dhammika to Yasir Shah, out Bowled!! Fourth wicket for Dhammika and a well-deserved one, this was full and straight, Yasir looks to drive with laden feet, he gets a bottom edge and the ball goes onto hit the middle and off-stump, Yasir Shah doesn't trouble the scorers, he walks back with a sorry look on his face. Yasir Shah b Dhammika 0(11)

108.1 - Dhammika to Sarfraz Ahmed, out Caught by Chandimal!! This is needless from Sarfraz and Dhammika continues to impress, this was not at all a troubling delivery, Sarfraz could have easily left it all alone, Dhammika pitches it on a short length and delivers it wide of off, Sarfraz pokes at it away from his body, the thick edge flies to the keeper and Chandimal does the rest, it was a lazy shot from the Pakistan wicket-keeper, he wanted to guide it towards third man, but there were two slips placed for the edge. Sarfraz Ahmed c Chandimal b Dhammika 16(22)

98.3 - Dushmantha Chameera to Shafiq, out Caught by Chandimal!! The ploy of banging it short has worked for young Chameera. It is banged in short and down leg, Shafiq tries to glance, but can only glove it to the keeper, who moves across to his left and takes the catch. Shafiq would be a disappointed man as he could have left that delivery alone. Pakistan have now lost half their side. Shafiq c Chandimal b Dushmantha Chameera 27(51) [4s-3]

83.0 - Dhammika to Misbah, out Lbw!! Much needed wicket for the home team, Misbah was hurried to play at this one, Dhammika pitches it on a good length and gets it to swing into the batsman, Misbah after moving across looks to work it to the leg-side, he missed it completely and the ball hits him above the knee roll, umpire gave it out as soon as Dhammika started to appeal, Misbah had a brief chat with Azhar Ali before he opted to review, it goes in vain though, the onfield call was upheld, Misbah trudges back to the pavilion with a grim face, he knows that the job is only half done. Misbah lbw b Dhammika 22(49) [4s-2]

69.3 - Mathews to Younis Khan, out Caught by Chandimal!! Mathews has struck for the hosts, goes wide of the crease and gets it to angle into the batsman, just straightened a bit after pitching, Younis is still searching for his off-stump and as a result pushes at it, gets an outside edge. The keeper completes the catch. This is the fourth time Mathews has dismissed Younis in Tests. Younis Khan c Chandimal b Mathews 40(67) [4s-4]

47.1 - Dhammika to Ahmed Shehzad, out Caught by Chandimal!! What is this Shehzad? What have you done? After all the hard work, Shehzad has gone out in the worst way possible, this wasn't a troubling delivery though, on a length and just outside off, Shehzad pulls it after rocking on the back foot, gets a thick top-edge that swirls in the air for a long time, Chandimal settled under it and takes it easily, a gift of a wicket for Sri Lanka. Ahmed Shehzad c Chandimal b Dhammika 69(154) [4s-4 6s-1]

3.1 - Mathews to Hafeez, out Caught by Sangakkara!! Poor stuff from Hafeez, Sri Lanka get their first breakthrough, it was pitched on a good length and gets it to straighten just outside off, Hafeez feels for the ball, he opens the face of the bat and looks to guide it towards third man, there wasn't enough room and he ended up poking at it, Sangakkara at first slip moves to his right and takes a simple catch. Hafeez c Sangakkara b Mathews 8(15) [4s-1]

63.0 - Dhammika to Azhar Ali, 1 run, Sangakkara has dropped this one at 1st slip! On a good length and shaping away, Ali comes half forward and pushes at it outside off, Sangakkara dives to his left, gets a hand to it and shells it, he should have taken it. It was in reality the keeper's catch but he didn't make an attempt

57.0 - Kaushal to Younis Khan, no run, short and slightly wide, Younis stays on the back foot and looks to cut it hard, he gets a thick outside edge and the ball kisses Chandimal's pads, would be harsh to call it as a drop, maybe Chandimal could have reacted better, he was in no position to take the catch though

113.3 - Herath to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, on the stumps, Ali whips it through mid-wicket and calls for a couple, fielder at deep mid-wicket gets to the ball quickly and throws it back to the bowler, Babar was slow in getting back and had to put in a big stride at the bowler's end, the throw was a little weak and Herath took a long time in breaking the stumps. Had the throw been quicker it could have been very tight

112.2 - Dhammika to Azhar Ali, no run, S Ravi raises his forefinger after a brief look as Dhammika started to appeal, but Azhar Ali is confident and he opts to review on this one, this was pitched on a good length and angled into the batsman, Ali shuffles across and looks to flick it fine, he misses and is hit on the pad, he reviews and survives

100.3 - Dushmantha Chameera to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, Azhar has composed his 9th century! Just reward for the determination and self-belief shown by him. His defence has been immaculate and has shown good shot selection. He acknowledges the crowd by taking his helmet off. Azhar's son, in the stands holds a piece of paper that says "well done baba". It is a back of a length delivery and outside off, Ali stays back in the crease, punches it past mid-off and takes a couple of runs to complete his ton. Interestingly, there was a direct-hit at the non-striker's end from Mathews, but Sarfraz was in

81.5 - Mathews to Misbah, 1 run, a direct hit would have made things interesting, this was a back of a length delivery delivered on middle and off, Misbah hops across slightly and turns it down towards deepish short leg region, makes a late call for the single, Azhar Ali manages to make his crease as he puts in the stride, fielder runs across and attempts a direct hit at the striker's end, but fails to hit the stumps

60.5 - Dhammika to Younis Khan, no run, the hosts have gone up for a review for caught behind! It seemed to have missed the outside edge though. There seems like a daylight between bat and ball. The umpire after going through replays rightly upheld the original decision. Waste of a review. It was a length delivery that straightened after pitching from Dhammika, Younis came half forward, pushed away from his body and was beaten on the outside edge.

50.1 - Kaushal to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, tossed up outside off, Ali drives it through cover and collects a double, that will be his 20th fifty in Tests, good knock from Pakistan's ODI skipper

36.3 - Dhammika to Ahmed Shehzad, 1 run, slightly fuller and just outside off, Shehzad looks to block it, gets a thick outside edge that rolls towards backward point, gets a single and also brings up the 100-run partnership

34.3 - Dushmantha Chameera to Ahmed Shehzad, 3 runs, that will be his third Test fifty and guess what! All three have come against Sri Lanka, a good knock from the opener, this was short and slightly wide, Shehzad goes on the back foot and pulls it hard, doesn't time it that well, but the ball flies over mid-on and rolls towards the long-on fence, gets three

20.3 - Herath to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, Sri Lanka have gone for a review for lbw. There was an inside edge, so it can't be given out. The umpire rightly doesn't overturn the decision. Shehzad steps down the track, gets an inside edge onto the front pad. He was also a long way down the crease. In fact, 3.37 metres down the track.