Islamabad, November 5,2026: Sri Lanka built a 193-run lead over PCB Patrons XI on the second day of their three-day warm-up match at the Islamabad Club Cricket Oval on Thursday.
Sri Lanka were 121 for six in 38 overs at stumps, with Milan Rathnayaka and Keshara Nuwantha unbeaten. The visitors had earlier declared their first innings at 223 for seven.
PCB Patrons XI resumed their first innings at 43 for two but managed to add 108 runs before declaring at 151 for eight in 47 overs.
Opener Azan Awais top-scored with a fighting 50 off 85 balls, including nine boundaries. Tayyab Arif made 30 off 40 deliveries, while Mohammad Taha contributed 29. Ali Usman remained unbeaten on 15 and captain Saad Baig scored 10.
For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara and Rathnayaka took two wickets each, while Prabath Jayasuriya and Nuwantha claimed one apiece.
Starting their second innings with a 72-run lead, Sri Lanka lost Pasindu Sooriyabandara for 14, then slipped to 39 for four after losing three more wickets for nine runs. Lahiru Udara made 15 and captain Kusal Mendis scored three.
Sonal Dinusha and Anjala Bandara tried to steady the innings with a 25-run stand for the fifth wicket. Dinusha was dismissed for 22 in an unusual hit-wicket dismissal off Ubaid Shah.
Bandara then added 56 runs with Rathnayaka for the sixth wicket before Shoaib Akhtar Jnr had him caught behind. Bandara top-scored for Sri Lanka with 34 off 56 balls.
Akhtar Jnr was the pick of the PCB Patrons XI bowlers, taking three wickets for 22 runs in nine overs. Saqib Khan and Ubaid Shah claimed one wicket each.
