KARACHI, Oct 29: Sri Lanka took the field on the second day of the final Test against Pakistan on Friday without their regular wicket-keeper Romesh Kaluwitharana who is nursing an injured hand.

Kumar Sangakkara, who had been relieved of wicket-keeping duties to concentrate on his batting in Test matches played his country in recent series, took over behind the stumps.

According to a Sri Lankan team spokesman, Kaluwitrharana won't keep wickets during Pakistan's innings because of swelling on his right hand, legacy of a blow from a rising delivery from Abdul Razzaq during his knock of 54 on Thursday.

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....