Rain played spoilsport on Tuesday forcing an early lunch on the second day of the second Test, halting Pakistan’s charge after a 12-run lead against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Pakistan were 178-2 when rain arrived in Colombo, with Abdullah Shafique batting on 87, and Babar Azam having scored 28 runs.
Pakistan took control of the second Test after bundling out the hosts in two sessions for only 166 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground on Monday.
Babar-led side, who lead the two-match series 1-0, batted at a quick pace to further consolidate their position and ended the first day on 145-2.
Earlier, Sri Lanka didn’t impress with the bat after captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and decided to bat first.
Naseem Shah (3-41) and Shaheen Afridi (1-44) dented Sri Lanka’s top order as the home side slipped to 36-4.
Dhananjaya de Silva was the top scorer for Sri Lanka with 57 but only two other teammates managed double digits.
Pakistan continued to do well in the field as Shan Masood ran out opener Nishan Madushka and tailender Prabath Jayasuriya with direct throws.
Pakistan scored at a quick rate when they came out to bat.
Opener Imam-ul-Haq scored six before being caught at gully but Shafique added a brisk 108-run partnership with Masood (51) to keep the visitors in control.
Asitha Fernando claimed his second wicket when Masood miscued a pull shot.
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