Abdullah Shafique scored an unbeaten 160 as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test on Wednesday in Galle, chasing down a record mark of 342.
To take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series, the green shirts won in the final session of the fifth day of competition.
The most successful fourth-innings chase at Galle previously occurred in 2019 when Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by a score of 268.
On the final day of the first Test against Sri Lanka, rain cut short Pakistan’s attempt to break the record of 342 runs at Galle, leaving the visitors 11 runs shy of victory.
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