Abid Ali and Shan Masood centuries Day 3: Pakistan lead by 315 runs with 8 wickets remaining.

Abid Ali is jubilant after his hundred

2nd test, ICC World Test Championship at Karachi, Dec 19-23 2019

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  Pakistan

  191 & 395/2 * (104 ov)
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  Sri Lanka                                                     271

Day 3: Pakistan lead by 315 runs with 8 wickets remaining

Pakistan 191 (Shafiq 63, Babar 60, Kumara 4-49, Embuldeniya 4-71, Vishwa 2-31) and 395 for 2 (Abid 174, Masood 135, Azhar 57*, Kumara 2-88) lead Sri Lanka 271 (Chandimal 74, Afridi 5-77, Abbas 4-55) by 315 runs 

This is what you should do to a restriction at home. In Rawalpindi, Pakistan had a day of batting strength, yet that was in an innings that made little difference to the outcome. 

In Karachi, Pakistan has forced themselves determinedly on Sri Lanka, exposing them to day-long drudge and hauling them to a close miserable match circumstance, while they grow their own batting midpoints and set up feel-great exhibitions after a nerve-racking endlessly visit. 

It was Abid Ali who drove the Pakistan cause most steadily, through the course of his 174 off 281 balls, never letting the guests settle against him. His central sidekick was Shan Masood, who struck 135 himself - his second Test hundred, the primary having additionally been against Sri Lanka. Together, the pair put on 278 for the principal wicket, which is the second-most elevated opening sub-Pakistan's history. Their association shaped the spine of a 338-run day. They lost just two wickets, and now have a lead of 315. 

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In the early morning, there was a little development, however not for long. Left-arm Vishwa Fernando bowled an examining spell initially up, however, once Abid and Masood battled their way through that, they didn't need to fight much with sidelong development. The bob that had envenomed the seamers in the main innings was hard to find also. Be that as it may, the aptitude with which Abid, specifically, assaulted free balls after the initial 30 minutes helped set the pace for the afternoon. He jumped on a full conveyance on his cushions from Fernando and sent it whistling through midwicket in the seventh over of the day. Before long, he dropped back and locked on to a short ball from Lasith Embuldeniya, sending it down to the third man for four. Two balls later, he trudges cleared him for another limit for good measure.

Masood was less sure, in any event twice getting thick edges to fall in the hole between the slips and gorge, and over and again having himself beaten outside the off stump. The force Abid was making, be that as it may, helped clear Masood's very own way and in the end, he began playing hotshots too. The initial six of the day came when he ventured out to Dilruwan Perera and propelled him over long-on. Together they struck 12 fours and three sixes toward the beginning of the day. Pakistan's complete skipped along at 4.54 per over in that session. 

After lunch, the pitch appeared to be considerably complimented, and the two batsmen advanced easily to their hundreds of years. Abid tickled Embuldeniya to fine leg - the spinners have now changed to a leg-stump line - to move to his subsequent triple-figure score in the same number of matches. Just eight batsmen had recently hit hundreds in every one of their initial two games. Masood arrived at the achievement a couple of overs from that point onward, off the 148th conveyance he confronted. Neither changed their methodology in the wake of getting to their tons. They were similarly as vigilant with all due respect, and similarly as glad to hang tight for the hittable balls. 

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It helped that by this stage, it had become evident that both Sri Lanka's spinners were battling. Dilruwan, who came into this Test with 2019 normal of 89.4, was not able to get a noteworthy turn and appeared the least compromising of all the meeting bowlers. Embuldeniya couldn't exactly reproduce the turn and skip that had empowered him to take four wickets in the primary innings. With no crease development on offer, Vishwa was unobtrusive too. It was viably down to Lahiru Kumara to deliver every one of the chances.

As the day wore on, it felt as though the bowlers were tiring at a quicker rate than the batsmen, however, Kumara managed to squeeze out the wicket of Masood just before tea, having him gotten on the legside limit with a bouncer that rose more strongly than the batsman had anticipated. Abid, however, batted on indifferent, crossing 150 and putting on a further 77-run remain with Azhar Ali. He had endured one lbw in the day, however, he was at the end caught in front by a calculated Kumara conveyance that would have collided with center and leg. He had hit 21 limits and a six in his innings. After three Test innings, his normal sit up at 160.5. 

Late in the day, Azhar exploited a magnificent surface and depleted bowlers to make 50 years - his first in 2019, after 11 innings. He had Babar Azam for the organization at stumps. Albeit both Abid and Masood had exceptional applauses from a Karachi swarm about 8000-in number, they spared their most intense serenades for Babar's entrance to the field.