Babar Azam fails again with Pakistan 151-5 in first Sri Lanka Test
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from Pakistan.
Babar Azam’s century drought continued as Sri Lanka pushed hard for victory over Pakistan in the weather-hit first Test in Rawalpindi on Friday. The tourists took four wickets in bad light in the morning as Pakistan reached 151-5 at lunch on the fifth and final day, leading by 139 runs with five wickets in hand. At the break Saud Shakeel was unbeaten on 23 and Ghazi Ghori seven not out after a 20-minute break due to bad light halted Sri Lanka’s push for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Babar fell to a leg-side trap, handing the short square-leg fielder a simple catch off fast bowler Milan…
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- Nov 13, 9:33 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisBabar Azam fails again with Pakistan 151-5 in first Sri Lanka Testdawn.com ↗
- Nov 13, 12:34 PM UTC+3 hPakistan, bad weather hold Sri Lanka to draw in first Testdawn.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 1:07 PM UTC+4 hPakistan-Sri Lanka First Test Ends in a Drawnewsofbahrain.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 1:07 PM UTC · +4 h
[Claude] Both other reports cover the same first Pakistan-Sri Lanka Test in Rawalpindi that ended in a draw; their figures are for an earlier moment in the match and do not contradict Report 1's final totals.
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4h agoBabar Azam fails again with Pakistan 151-5 in first Sri Lanka Test Babar Azam’s century drought continued as Sri Lanka pushed hard for victory over Pakistan in the weather-hit first Test in Rawalpindi on Friday. The tourists took four wickets in bad light in the morning as Pakistan reached 151-5 at lunch on the fifth and final day, leading by 139 runs with five wickets in hand. At the break Saud Shakeel was unbeaten on 23 and Ghazi Ghori seven not out after a 20-minute break due to bad light halted Sri Lanka’s push for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Babar fell to a leg-side trap, handing the short square-leg fielder a simple catch off fast bowler Milan…
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