96.6
Prasad to Zulfiqar Babar, FOUR, four more, what a stubborn, stinging partnership this is, Babar gets plenty of width outside off and calmly punches it over point
96.5
Prasad to Zulfiqar Babar, FOUR, was expecting the short ball again, and this time there is no ducking, he backs away to leg and has a mighty slog at it, hitting it way over midwicket and it trickles into the rope, highest Test score for Babar now
101.6
Perera to Zulfiqar Babar, SIX, and here he comes, getting to his maiden Test half century with a big six over long on, jumped out early, took it from around leg stump and went ahead with a straight followthrough, smiles, raises his bat and embraces his partner, Misbah applauds, and signals to Babar to hang in there
What a turnaround. Superb batting by Sarfraz, Asad and the tail. Way to go. Asad is fast becoming a very reliable batsmen. Third century in five innings?
from the danger of follow on to a 90 runs lead at the moment. :k:
Tea Pakistan continue to pile up the runs today: 131 in this session after 141 in the first. Asad Shafiq has been immoveable, and Zulfiqar Babar has become the first Pakistan No 10 since Wasim Akram in 2000 to make a Test fifty, and only the eighth overall from his country. Sri Lanka took the second new ball, they peppered Babar with bouncers, but he survived and then hit back. We will be back at 3.15