Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Abu Dhabi, 28 September - 2 October, 2017

First of 2 Tests prior to a plethora of one dayers. The 2nd Test in Dubai is a Day/Night Test.

Lankan squad:

Dinesh Chandimal (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne (vice-capt), Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Roshen Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Rangana Herath, Lakshan Sandakan, Dilruwan Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Nuwan Pradeep, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Gamage.

The Flange is injured.

Doesn’t look like this will be shown on fox sports......

After a 3-61 start, Lanka wouldn't be displeased with the current 4-177.

218/4 without Mathews is a pretty good effort given how shit they've been in recent times.

Crikey!! Lanka skittled for 138, now Pak are 3-bugger all

Looks like a cracking finish coming up

Which bookies are paying more?

Paks only four wickets left; tight finish guaranteed.

Will a tie screw the bookies?

The scenes as Dilruwan oversteps for the final wicket.... still 111/9

This time, he is gone. Super finish that.

And fair play to Sri Lanka. Reached the nadir last month and starting off with a win here.

Wow, what a finish!!

Have to agree that the influences of JtB may have been prevalent.

Let the record show that the Wackies were Herathed.

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Amazing game amazing match.

Either side's first innings comfortably >>> the sum of both sides completed second innings. The difference in this match between the price of the first twenty wickets and the final twenty wickets, in a game of four completed innings, is nearly 600 runs.  I can't recall seeing anything like it.

Surely only Pakistan.

Herath now with 400 Test wickets, half Murali's final tally, I guess we can call him Demigod now.

Only Muralitharan and Warne have taken more ten-wicket match hauls in Tests.

Now that is what you call choking

lardbucket wrote:Herath now with 400 Test wickets, half Murali's final tally, I guess we can call him Demigod now.

Half-Chuck?

I know he debuted way back in 1999 (the last 20th Century Boy to be playing international cricket, surely?) but I'd imagine he must hold the record for wickets taken over the age of 30...

Actually, El Chucko still holds that record.

Most Test wickets after age 30 (at start of match)

Murali 388
Warne 386
Herath 365
Kumble 343
Walsh 341
McGrath 287
Hadlee 276
Anderson 238
Swann 228
Donald 216
Grimmett 216