Saud Shakeel ton edges Pakistan into the lead

Saud Shakeel finished his subsequent Test match century as Pakistan edged into the lead on the third morning of an engaging Galle Test against Sri Lanka. At Lunch, the southpaw had moved to 119 in spite of losing his accomplice Agha Salman for 83 following a tremendous 177-run 6th wicket stand around the hour characteristic of the initial meeting. The beginning of the third day's play was postponed because of a wet outfield yet when play continued 45 minutes after the planned beginning time, Pakistan's for the time being hitters, Shakeel and Salman, went on in their free-scoring vein. The guests were 90 runs behind Sri Lanka's first-innings complete toward the beginning of the day's play yet inside five overs figured out how to clear out 26 off of the deficiency without to such an extent as hitting a ball out of resentment. They were beneficiaries of some Sri Lankan kindness with Kasun Rajitha battling with his run-up and bowling upwards of four no-balls. The Sri Lankan seamer was in the end removed the assault yet not prior to surrendering three limits in the fifth and last over of his spell. Shakeel concealed a ball off his cushions to move into the 90s while Salman followed a spot past chasm with a cross-batted drive past additional cover. Ramesh Mendis came into the assault and was in a flash treated to a couple of breadths from Shakeel, the second required the 27-year-old to his hundred years. In any case, in the equivalent over, Sri Lanka made a much-anticipated leap forward when Salman ventured out to send off the off-spinner over his head however was beaten by the turn and advocated for 83. The scoring rate dropped a touch as Nauman Ali left to the center yet Pakistan's hitters were seldom disturbed even in the best period of Sri Lankan bowling. The hosts, frantic to move beyond Shakeel, consumed a survey when Vishwa Fernando hit the left-hander's cushions however the point of the conveyance was bringing the ball down the legside. Sri Lanka then, at that point, finished the meeting by neglecting to survey a ruling against Nauman Ali that would have been out and on second thought investigated one more off Shakeel that he had gloved.