COLOMBO: Pakistan batsmen, except for opener Ahmed Shehzad and veteran Younis Khan, could not impress on the opening day of their three-day warm-up match against a Sri Lanka Board President’s XI as the tourists were dismissed for a modest 247 at the Colts Cricket Club Ground here on Thursday.

Batting first after winning the toss, Pakistan lost opener Mohammad Hafeez (3) and Azhar Ali (12) to be 39-2, but a partnership of 113 for the third wicket between Shehzad and Younis saw them recover to 152-2.

Both batsmen made half-centuries with Shehzad scoring a 110-ball 82 with eight fours and one six and Younis 64 off 78 balls with five fours and three sixes.

However, following the dismissal of Younis and Shehzad the rest of the Pakistan batting disappointed as they succumbed to the leg-spin of Jeffrey Vandersay who ended up taking five wickets.

In only his fourth year of first-class cricket the SSC spinner had the wickets of Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq and Shehzad amongst his victims.

Giving Vandersay good support was left-arm spinner Milinda Siriwardena who took two wickets.

By stumps the home team had replied with 44-1 having lost the wicket of Test opener Dimuth Karunaratne for a second ball duck when Junaid Khan trapped him lbw.

Scoreboard

PAKISTAN (1st Innings):
Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Gamage 3
Ahmed Shehzad c Mubarak b Vandersay 82
Azhar Ali c Tharanga b Siriwardana 12
Younis Khan c Chandimal b Siriwardana 64
Misbah-ul-Haq c Rajitha b Vandersay 15
Asad Shafiq st Dickwella b Vandersay 27
Sarfraz Ahmed run out 12
Wahab Riaz c Tharanga b Vandersay 13
Yasir Shah c Chandimal b M.V.T. Fernando 9
Junaid Khan c Mubarak b Vandersay 5
Imran Khan not out 1

EXTRAS (LB-3, NB-1) 4
TOTAL (all out, 73.3 overs) 247
FALL OF WKTS: 1-7, 2-39, 3-152, 4-176, 5-189, 6-205, 7-232, 8-233, 9-243.
DID NOT BAT: Ehsan Adil.
Bowling: M.V.T. Fernando 14-0-43-1; Gamage 9-2-29-1; Siriwardana 17-3-63-2; Rajitha 10-1-33-0; Vandersay 19.3-1-73-5; B. Fernando 4-3-3-0 (1nb).

SRI LANKA BOARD PRESIDENT’S XI (1st Innings):
F.D.M. Karunaratne lbw b Junaid 0
J.K. Silva not out 10
W.U. Tharanga not out 29

EXTRAS (B-4, W-1) 5
TOTAL (for one wkt, 13 overs) 44 FALL OF WKT: 1-0.
TO BAT: J. Mubarak, L.D. Chandimal, B. Fernando, N, Dickwella, C.A.K. Rajitha, J.D.F. Vandersay, N.T. Gamage, M.V.T. Fernando, T.A.M. Siriwardana.
BOWLING (to-date): Junaid Khan 4-0-25-1 (1w); Imran Khan 4-1-9-0; Yasir Shah 3-2-2-0; Wahab Riaz 2-1-4-0.

UMPIRE: R.A. Kottahachchi and R.M.P.J. Rambukwella.
MATCH REFEREE: M.A.W.R. Madurasinghe.
NOTE: 12 players per side (11batting, 11 fielding).

Published in Dawn, June 12th, 2015

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