That's it from us for this Test match, Join us for the third and final Test that starts in Sharjah on November 3. This is Abhishek Purohit signing off along with our scorers S Balasubramanian and Venkat Raghav. Cheers
Misbah: "Credit to the team, they have been playing good cricket for the last year and a half. Everyone is fulfilling responsibilities and that makes it an easy job for me. I am happy about that [captaincy record]. Whatever we have played here, we know that this wicket, in the later part of the Test, it turns. But the initiative given by the fast bowlers was the key for us. That gave us the sniff to win this match. Win is always good for the team, and it is reward for the hard work we are putting in."
Dilshan: "We have to put at least some runs on the board. We have to think about the batting, get runs in the first innings, we have to improve. Murali did a great job for us, now we have to carry on with youngsters. Bowlers did a good job keeping them to 400 on a flat wicket. Every time we play four bowlers, I will have to bowl 10-15 overs as support."
Man of the Match is Saeed Ajmal. Ajmal: "We thought of stopping the flow of runs, and then getting the wickets. Captain told me to stay at the wicket when I was batting. The pitch was very good, for the first three days it was good for batting, we got bounce after that."
We are getting done with some 'special' awards at the moment, for fours, sixes and special performances.
Mohammad Hafeez walks back to applause, his captain welcomes him with a smile and a hug, he gets a bigger one from coach Mohsin Khan. He ensured Pakistan breezed through this small chase with a day and nine wickets to spare. Have a look at Sidharth Monga's match report.
Sri Lanka got out of jail in Abu Dhabi through the partnership between Sanga and Prasanna and all those dropped catches from Pakistan, This time Pakistan held their catches, Misbah leading the way at first slip. They have clearly been the better side over the two Tests by a fair distance and now lead 1-0 going in to the final game in Sharjah
END OF OVER:24 | 4 Runs | PAK: 93/1
- Azhar Ali28 (71b)
- Mohammad Hafeez59 (64b)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan9-0-36-0
- Rangana Herath10-2-28-1
Play can be extended when there is the possibility of a result, and here comes Dilshan again
END OF OVER:23 | 5 Runs | PAK: 89/1
- Mohammad Hafeez56 (63b)
- Azhar Ali27 (66b)
- Rangana Herath10-2-28-1
- Tillakaratne Dilshan8-0-32-0
END OF OVER:22 | 4 Runs | PAK: 84/1
- Mohammad Hafeez51 (57b)
- Azhar Ali27 (66b)
- Tillakaratne Dilshan8-0-32-0
- Rangana Herath9-2-23-1
END OF OVER:21 | 2 Runs | PAK: 80/1
- Mohammad Hafeez48 (52b)
- Azhar Ali26 (65b)
- Rangana Herath9-2-23-1
- Tillakaratne Dilshan7-0-28-0