Silva romps on wet day
Sri Lanka's opener Kaushal Silva frustrated Pakistan with an unbeaten 80 when the rain-hit first Test finally got underway on the scheduled second day in Galle on Thursday.
Veteran Kumar Sangakkara chipped in with 50 to leave the hosts on 178 for three at stumps after Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq elected to field first on an easy-paced pitch.
After inclement weather had washed out the entire first day's play on Wednesday, just 64 overs were bowled on the second day after a wet outfield delayed the start by two hours at the Galle International Stadium.
Silva and Sangakkara teamed up to add 112 runs for the second wicket, batting through the post-lunch session to take their team to a comfortable 123 for one by tea.
Sangakkara, Test cricket's current leading run-getter who is expected to retire during the home series against India in August, hit two boundaries and a six.
But he fell soon after reaching his 52nd half-century when he edged a drive off Wahab to Younis Khan in the slip region.
Wahab was the most impressive bowler with two for 51, but those figures would have read better if Karunaratne had not been caught off a no-ball in the bowler's first over.
SCORES IN BRIEF
SRI LANKA 1ST INNINGS: 178 for 3 (Silva 80 not out, Sangakkara, Mathews 10 not out; Riaz 2-51, Hafeez 1-24)
PAKISTAN: Misbah (capt), Azhar, Hafeez, Shehzad, Masood, Younis, Shafiq, Sohail, Sarfraz, Yasir, Babar, Riaz, Junaid, Imran, Adil.
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