Sri Lanka eyeing unlikely win in first Test
against Pak following Mathews's ton on 4th day
Sydney, Jan 4 (ANI): Sri Lanka is eyeing an
unlikely victory in the first Test against Pakistan
in Abu Dhabi following a career-best century from
captain Angelo Mathews, which pulled the
tourists out of trouble on the fourth day at Sheikh
Zayed Stadium.
Sri Lanka is leading by 241 runs with five wickets
remaining, for which they can harbour hopes of
an unlikely win on the fifth and final day, or at
least salvage a draw.
According to News.com.au, Mathews notched up
116 not out for his second Test hundred and put
on invaluable 138-run partnership for the fifth
wicket with Dinesh Chandimal (89) and 99 for the
unfinished sixth wicket with Prasanna
Jayawardene (48 not out) to take Sri Lanka to
5-420 at stumps on Friday.
Mathews batted for 370 minutes, hitting 12
boundaries and six off spinner Saeed Ajmal, who
conceded 96 runs in 42 wicket-less overs, and
had the better of Pakistan's three-pronged pace
attack, reaching his hundred in the final session
after 239 balls, the report added
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