2nd Test Pak vs SL Day 1
Sri Lanka 57/1 Pakistan165 (Manzoor 73, Herath 3-26) trail by 108 runs.
Pakistan opener Manzoor batted with good judgement in the middle of a largely empty stadium but there were jitters at the other end. They made it to lunch on 57 for 1 only because two edges were dropped - one chance causing Mahela Jayawardene to split his webbing and go off the field for the day - and several seaming deliveries beat the outside edge. The crash began early in the second session, though: Pakistan slumped from 78 for 1 to 165 all out, with the Sri Lankan quicks claiming the first seven wickets.
Perhaps Mathews had decided to bowl because Pakistan had been routed for 99 the last two times they batted first in Dubai, or because the team batting second had won three out of five Tests at the venue. After Sri Lanka's bowlers had vindicated his decision, his batsmen began to do so as well. With Pakistan's quicks not seaming the ball as much at the start, Sri Lanka's batsman added 57/1 and claimed strong position over match.
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