Lanka bowled out on Day 1

Pakistans bowlers once again caught Sri Lanka napping on the opening day of the second cricket Test at Dubai Stadium on Wednesday dismissing them for 239 in their first innings. Sri Lanka,opting to bat on a bouncy pitch,were pegged back by Umar Gul 3-78 and Junaid Khan 2/57 before slumping further to 176-8 by tea as the Pakistan attack kept relentless pressure on the batsmen with some early help from the pitch.

Kumar Sangakkara,who scored 211 to help Sri Lanka draw the first of three Tests in Abu Dhabi last week,top-scored with 78 hitting eleven boundaries and added an invaluable 54 runs for the sixth wicket with debutant Kaushal Silva 20. Indeed it was only some enterprising batting from the tail the last two wickets puting together 86 runs that saw Sri Lanka avoid the blushes.

Brief scores: Sri Lanka 239 all out K Sangakkara 78,C Welegedera 48,S Ajmal 3/45,U Gul 3/78 vs Pakistan