Pakistan cricketer Hasan Ali was at his entertaining best during the rain-interrupted second day of the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
As the teams waited for the persistent rain to cease, Ali was seen running around the field and performing slides on the covers which had accumulated water. His teammates in the dressing room were cheering him on with shouts of ooohhhsss and aaahhhhs as the seamer continued his antics in the rain.
This is not the first time that Ali has become viral in this series. In the First Test, Ali was seen running into the middle serving as a water boy for Pakistan.
He then had to run back to the pavilion to help play resume on time, but that was not before the 29-year-old lost his cap but then somehow managed to grab it before running off the field.
Meanwhile, in the match, Pakistan took a 12-run lead over Sri Lanka with eight first-innings wickets left after only 10 overs were bowled on Tuesday.
Pakistan was 178-2 at stumps at the Sinhalese Sports Club.
All the play was in the morning session with an early lunch taken because of heavy rain. The rain had stopped by the afternoon but the outfield was wet and, after tea, the umpires decided to call off play for the day and resume 15 minutes early on Wednesday.
Resuming on the overnight score of 145-2, Pakistan moved past Sri Lanka’s first-innings total of 166 before a downpour forced the players off the field.
Pakistan scored 33 runs during the 43 minutes of play. Opener Abdullah Shaffique has reached 87 while captain Babar Azam is 28 not out in a 57-run unbroken partnership for the third wicket.
Pakistan needed only 48.4 overs to dismiss Sri Lanka on Monday’s opening day after the visitors opted to bat first having won the toss. Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed claimed four wickets while Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi shared four wickets between them.
Pakistan won the first test in Galle by four wickets and needs only a draw to clinch the two-match series.
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