Pak Vs SL Test Series 2019: Day 2- Rain, Bad Light Abandons Play

Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Test Series 2019

Match Basics
ICC World Test Championship- Match 1: Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka – Day 2
Date: 12 December 2019
Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough, Michael Gough
Toss won by: Sri Lanka, chose to bat first

Scorecard Summary

Sri Lanka’s Innings: 263/6 (86.3 Overs, RR: 3.04)
Performers:
– Batting: Dhananjaya de Silva 72 of 131 balls
– Bowling: Shaheen Shah Afridi 2/47 in 19 overs

Highlights of the Day

• Sri Lanka resumed play on second day with scoreboard at 202/5.

• Earlier the Rawalpindi cricket stadium administration had waived off the entry fee to attract more crowd on an overcast day

• Lunch was called after only 7.5 overs of play due to intermittent rain; Sri Lanka were 222/5 at lunch.

• Shaheen Afridi was the only bowler to strike on day 2 by dismissing N. Dickwella on 33 at the hands of Babar Azam.
  

Shaheen Afridi struck after the long delay, but the players are off the field once again due to bad light ☁️

Sri Lanka are 263/6 at the break. De Silva (72) and Perera (3) are unbeaten

Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details ➡ https://t.co/gtvstvWpeT#PAKvSL #CricketForAll pic.twitter.com/uEAkUUGvLC

— Cricingif (@_cricingif) December 12, 2019

 De Silva’s batting was the highlight of the day who managed to score fifty despite unfavorable conditions after narrowly surviving a caught-behind by Naseem Shah in 72nd over.

Stumps in Rawalpindi.

There's been little action today due to the weather – Sri Lanka lost one wicket and will begin day three on 263/6. #PAKvSL SCORECARD 👉 https://t.co/CKfg2Y3ATf pic.twitter.com/w1wzkkBX5U

— ICC (@ICC) December 12, 2019

Rain was the obvious enemy on Day 2 and fans took to Twitter to vent their anger.

Bad light stops play again with floodlights on. I have a radical idea. The game should be switched to pink ball in such situations. Have the red ball back once the light improves. Thoughts? #PakvSL

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) December 12, 2019

Knowing this time of the year the weather is bad and shorter days, why didn’t they think of playing with pink balls in the first place?
This way they would have got the full days play. With red ball they were never ever going to have a full days play in Rawalpindi.
#PakvSL

— Uzatal Khan (@Uzatal) December 12, 2019

Bad News from Rawalpindi – Covers on again 🇱🇰🏏🇵🇰 #PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/FMvZsdPE6L

— Sports Pavilion with Danushka Aravinda (@SPwithDA) December 12, 2019

Again Badlight 😑
We Pakistani fans may not see Babar Azam playing today also😏 #SLvPAK #PakvSL pic.twitter.com/tum9LN6YgR

— Usama Speaks Cricket 🏏 (@iusamathebo) December 12, 2019

Meanwhile, Pak captain Azhar Ali indulged in some fan servicing during the rain-induced pause.

Captain @AzharAli_ signing autographs for fans at Pindi Cricket Stadium#PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/NMSbCrwHTl

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 12, 2019

Teams

Pakistan

• Shan Masood

• Abid Ali

• Azhar Ali (Captain)

• Babar Azam

• Haris Sohail

• Asad Shafiq

• Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket-keeper)

• Usman Khan Shinwari

• Mohammad Abbas

• Naseem Shah

• Shaheen Afridi

Sri Lanka

• Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain)

• Oshada Fernando

• Kusal Mendis

• Dinesh Chandimal

• Angelo Mathews

• Dhananjaya de Silva

• Niroshan Dickwella (Wicket-keeper)

• Dilruwan Perera

• Vishwa Fernando

• Kasun Rajitha

• Lahiru Kumara

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