Taufeeq Umar's puts Pakistan in charge

Pakistan 259 for 1 (Taufeeq 109*, Hafeez 75, Azhar 60*) lead Sri Lanka 197 by 62 runs


Pakistan ended the second day of the first Test next to Sri Lanka in complete manage as Taufeeq Umar's careful century helped them to effortlessness into a first-innings lead in Abu Dhabi.

Taufeeq had reach 109 not out at stump in a total of 259 for one, put them 62 ahead of the chosen away side with nine wickets in hand.

Mohammad Hafeez (75) and Azhar Ali (60no) also serrated half-centuries as Pakistan unspecified command at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

Junaid Khan's five for 38 had help bowl Sri Lanka out for 197 on day one, with only Angelo Mathews impress with an unbeaten 52.

Pakistan resume at 27 with no loss this morning and by the end of the first session Hafeez was unbeaten on 73 off 121 balls, with beneficiary opener Taufeeq on 35 off 107.

Hafeez reach his 50 off 88 balls, although it came in unimpressive fashion as a thick edge off Suranga Lakmal flew over gully and ran for four.

He drilled Rangana Herath for six in the 30th over with a pleasant shot, having managed eight fours in total.

Hafeez was only clever to add two more runs to his compute after lunch before he was out to Herath,

which bring Azhar to the pleat with the score at 118 for one.

Taufeeq bring up his 50 from 144 balls off Chanaka Welegedara with a single, while Azhar was winning on 26 at the tea interval.

Taufeeq's century, his second international Test ton, finally came up off a Lakmal no-ball, having face 259 balls.

Azhar's half-century came up soon afterwards off 146 balls as he short a Nuwan Pradeep ball for a single.

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