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Abu Dhabi Test: Yasir Shah takes 5/51 as Sri Lanka are bowled out for 138

DUBAI: The national Test side, while bowling on the fifth day of the Abu Dhabi Test series today, restricted the Sri Lankan side to 138 with Yasir Shah taking five wickets.

Shah succeeded to send five members of the Sri Lankan team to the pavilion giving only 55 runs.

The Pakistani side ended their first inning with a lead of only three runs on the third day of the Test series being played at the neutral venue. Sri Lanka had made 419 in their first inning after winning the toss.

Sarfraz’s boys now have to achieve a target of 136 runs on the slow, spinning track.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.