Colombo: The victory that Pakistan had dreamt of on Sri Lankan soil has been shattered. They had done well while starting, but the hosts held the match evenly when the series ended. The series of two Tests ended at a 1-1 draw between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Both of these Tests were played in Galle. The result of the first Test was in favour of Pakistan by 4 wickets, while in the second Test, Sri Lanka washed out the Pakistan team by a huge margin of 246 runs.

Sri Lanka had set a target of 508 runs to win against Pakistan in the second Test. Chasing this target, some of the top-order batsmen of the Pakistan team showed a little courage, but the wickets of the lower batsmen fell completely. With the help of opener Imam-ul-Haq's 49 and captain Babar Azam's 81, Pakistan's score at one point of time was 176 for 3. But after this, the remaining 7 batsmen together could not add even 100 runs to the scoreboard. The result was that chasing a target of 508 runs, the entire Pakistan team was bowled out for just 261 runs in their second innings and lost the match by 246 runs.

Sri Lankan bowlers, especially their spin bowlers, played a big role in breaking Pakistan's back. In the second innings, 9 out of 10 wickets of Pakistan were dropped by 2 Sri Lankan spinners. Prabath Jayasuriya took 5 wickets while Ramesh Mendis took 4 wickets. At the same time, a Pakistan batsman returned to the pavilion after being run out. Let me tell you that, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 378 runs in their first innings. In reply, Pakistan could only score 231 runs in their first innings. Even at this time, it was the Lankan spinners who had bowled out Pakistan. After this, Sri Lanka declared the second innings at 360 for 8 and Pakistan got a target of 508 runs.   

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