SL vs PAK, 2nd Test: Sri Lanka eye big lead after Ramesh Mendis heroics on Day 2

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan: Agha Salman came up with a resilient knock of 62 but Sri Lanka spinners Ramesh Mendis and Prabath Jayasuriya ran through the batting order to leave the visitors reeling at 191 for 7 at Stumps on Day 2 in Galle.

Ramesh Mendis came up with an all-round effort to put Sri Lanka on top at Stumps on Day 2 of their 2nd Test against Pakistan in Galle on Monday, July 25. Mendis hit frustrated the Pakistan bowlers in the morning session with a solid 35 before picking up 3 wickets to dent the visitors' middle-order.

Pakistan were reduced to 191 for 7 at Stumps, still trailing Sri Lanka's first innings score of 378 by 187 runs. Veteran leg-spinner Yasir Shah remained unbeaten on 13 while Agha Salman, who batted at No, 6, fell for 62 in the final delivery of the day's play for 62 to left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd Test Day 2 Highlights

Sri Lanka are well placed to level the series and pick up some crucial World Test Championship points after they were humbled in the series opener by 4 wickets after an Abdullah Shafique special in the final innings. However, Shafique got out for a duck with pacer Asitha Fernando getting the star opener in the very first over.

Pakistan suffered a huge blow when they lost captain Babar Azam to Prabath Jayasuriya, who continues to impress in whites for Sri Lanka. Opener Imam-ul-Haq got a start but he was castled by Dhananjaya de Silva for 32. It was a rare failure for Babar, who has been in fine form in the ongoing Test series. The Pakistan captain hit a hundred and followed it up with a fourth-innings fifty in the first Test.

Babar went for a drive without covering the line of the delivery and Jayasuriya's delivery took the outside edge of the skipper's bat before crashing onto the stumps.

Ramesh Mendis then wrecked the middle-order, picking up the crucial wickets of Mohammad Rizwan and Fawad Alam for 24.