KARACHI: Rookie pacer Naseem Shah pulled-off impressive figures of 5-31 in 12.5 overs to enable Pakistan to demolish Sri Lanka by 263 runs in their second Test and seal the two-match historic series 1-0 here at the National Stadium on Monday.
On the final day, it took Pakistan only 16 deliveries to get the remaining three wickets of Sri Lanka and record a Test-series win on home soil after long 13 years. Pakistan had beaten the West Indies in the three-match Test series 2-0 on home soil in 2006-2007.
The 16-year-old Naseem also became the world’s youngest pacer to claim five wickets in an innings at the age of 16 years and 307 days. He broke the record held by Mohammad Amir who had picked 5-79 against Australia in Melbourne in 2009 when he was 17-year and 257-day old.
Lower Dir-born Naseem dislodged Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Dilruwan Perera, Lasith Embuldeniya and Vishwa Fernando to achieve the milestone.
However, Pakistan’s former spinner Nasim-ul-Ghani still holds the record of being the youngest bowler of the world to have got five wickets in a Test innings when he picked 5-116 against the West Indies in Georgetown in 1958 at the age of 16 years and 303 days.
Chasing 476, Sri Lanka resumed their second innings at 212-7 and were folded at the same score in 62.5 overs.
Naseem, who had taken the wicket of Dilruwan Perera (5) off the first ball of the last over of the day on Sunday, sent Lasith Embuldeniya (0) with a nasty bouncer off the first ball of the day on Monday to create a hat-trick chance for himself. But he was denied hat-trick by Vishwa Fernando.
In the next over, leggie Yasir Shah had the wicket of Oshada Fernando (102), held by Asad Shafiq in the slips. Oshada hammered 13 fours in his 180-ball maiden Test century. Naseem then got rid of Vishwa Fernando (0), trapped leg before wicket to clinch a historic win for the hosts.
The visitors’ last four batsmen fell without adding to the total. Pakistan had scored 191 and 555-3 declared. Sri Lanka had piled-up 271 in their first innings to claim an 80-run lead.
Yasir finished with 2-84 in 20 overs. Pakistan’s compact opener Abid Ali was declared as man-of-the-match and man-of-the-series.
“I am very happy that I have been honoured by God Almighty. I always played with positive mind even in domestic cricket and in international level too I play positively and God has blessed me,” Abid said after the match.
Pakistan’s skipper Azhar Ali said it was a special series win for them.
“It was a special series win for us,” Azhar said.
“After hiccups in batting in the first innings our bowlers did well to prevent the oppositions from taking more lead,” Azhar said.
Sri Lankan skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was not happy with the outcome.
“We lost grip on the game when both openers of Pakistan batted so well,” Dimuth said.
“Our bowlers did not bowl on the right area. In Test cricket you have to bowl tightly and keep pressure to force the batsmen to make mistake. I think it’s not a good sign the way we bowled,” the skipper said.
The win has also enabled Pakistan to climb to the third spot in the World Test Championship rankings with 80 points, following leaders India (360) and Australia (216).
Pakistan won toss
Pakistan 1st Innings 191 all out (Asad Shafiq 63; L Kumara 4-49, L Embuldeniya 4-71)
Sri Lanka 1st Innings 271 all out (D Chandimal 74; Shaheen 5-77, Abbas 4-55)
Pakistan 2nd Innings 555-3 dec (Abid Ali 174, Shan Masood 135; L Kumara 2-139)
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
*D Karunaratne c Rizwan b Abbas 16
O Fernando c Asad b Yasir 102
K Mendis c Babar b Naseem 0
A Mathews c Rizwan b Shaheen 19
D Chandimal lbw b Naseem 2
D de Silva b Yasir 0
†N Dickwella b Haris 65
D Perera c Rizwan b Naseem 5
L Embuldeniya c Rizwan b Naseem 0
V Fernando lbw b Naseem 0
L Kumara not out 0
Extras (lb 3) 3
Total (all out; 62.5 overs) 212
Fall: 1-39, 2-40, 3-70, 4-96, 5-97, 6-201, 7-212, 8-212, 9-212, 10-212
Bowling: Shaheen 14-3-51-1; Abbas 12-2-33-1; Naseem 12.5-4-31-5; Yasir 20-3-84-2; Haris 4-0-10-1
Result: Pakistan won by 263 runs
Man of the Match: Abid Ali (Pakistan)
Series: Pakistan won 2-match series 1-0
Man of the Series: Abid Ali (Pakistan)
Umpires: Joel Wilson (West Indies) and Bruce Oxenford (Australia). TV umpire: Gregory Brathwaite (West Indies). Match referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
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