Jayasuriya, Mendis run through Pakistan as Sri Lanka level series
Spinners share nine wickets between them to bowl Pakistan out for 261; Babar's 81 not enough to eke out a draw
24/07Result
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Jul 24-28 2022
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
378 & 360/8d -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
231 & 261 (77 ov)
Player of the Match
24/07Result
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Jul 24-28 2022
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
378 & 360/8d -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
231 & 261 (77 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Stats - Jayasuriya's record-breaking start, Galle's result streak, and Babar's fourth-innings form
All the important numbers from the second Test in Galle, where Sri Lanka secured their biggest win over Pakistan
Babar Azam: 'Pakistan's lower order falling cheaply was disappointing'
Sri Lanka took the last eight wickets in just 23.4 overs to secure a series-levelling win in Galle
Jayasuriya: 'I gave my everything to play for Sri Lanka'
Left-arm spinner opens up about his struggles after picking up 29 wickets in his first three Tests
Galle defeat highlights Babar's struggle in using his spinners
Where Sri Lanka trusted Jayasuriya and Mendis to win the game for them, Pakistan always kept chopping and changing
Day 4
Dhananjaya de Silva century cements Sri Lanka's upper hand
Pakistan, leading 1-0 in the series, have started their chase of 508 in positive fashion
Dhananjaya de Silva makes Pakistan play by his tune
Often seen as a stylist, the Sri Lanka batter produced an innings of rare substance in Galle
'We have done it in the past' - Yousuf says Pakistan undaunted by 508 chase
Batting coach insisted the side will see how the first session on the final day goes and then try to chase down the target
Day 3
Ramesh Mendis five-for puts Sri Lanka in driver's seat as batters capitalise on lead
Hosts end Day 3 323 ahead after Pakistan fell 147 behind in the first innings, although they fought back with the ball
Day 2
Spinners put Sri Lanka on top even as Salman resists with fifty
Eleven wickets fell on day two in Galle, with Pakistan trailing by 187 runs
Agha Salman ticks off little milestones with characteristic domestic-cricket grit
Salman looked to beat SL at their own game, answering unerring patience with assiduous steadfastness
Day 1
Dinesh Chandimal, Oshada Fernando hit fifties on shared first day
For Pakistan, Nawaz picked up two wickets while Yasir, Nauman, Naseem returned one apiece
Nawaz: 'I think we let them score a little bit too much'
The allrounder felt Pakistan may have been better served trying to squeeze the scoring rather than chase wickets on a slow pitch
Unprecedented highs and haunting lows - Mathews' complicated journey to 100 Tests
If one looks back at his career and wonders what could have been, it's only because of the high bar he'd set himself
Others
Knee injury rules Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi out of second Test against Sri Lanka
His absence opens the door for either Haris Rauf or Faheem Ashraf to make the XI
Nissanka returns, Manasinghe replaces injured Theekshana for the second Test
Manasinghe likely to make his debut in the second Test in spin-friendly Galle
Expect the unexpected, again, as Sri Lanka and Pakistan set out to grab chances
Angelo Mathews will play his 100th Test; for Pakistan, Nauman Ali is likely to replace the injured Shaheen Afridi