ABU DHABI : Sri Lanka have resumed today their second innings at 47 for
one as they are fighting to save the first Test under a heavy 300-plus
deficit after Pakistani opener Taufiq Umar hit his maiden double hundred
yesterday.Shot out for a low score of 197 in the first
innings, Sri Lanka closed on 47-1 after Umar hit a sedate 236 to lift
Pakistan to 511-6 declared in their first innings at Abu Dhabi stadium.Sri
Lanka, who conceded a 314-run lead, still need another 267 runs to
avoid an innings defeat with the pitch showing sings of turn which
Pakistan's off-spinners Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez will likely
exploit.Paceman Umar Gul struck with the first ball of the
second innings, trapping Tharanga Paranavitana before Lahiru Thirimanne
(20) and Kumar Sangakkara (27) survived some anxious moments to see off
the day.
