Saqib takes seven on debut but Pakistan and Sri Lanka draw first Test

Saqib Khan enjoyed a dream debut with seven wickets, but it was not enough to force a result as the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka petered out into a dull draw in Rawalpindi on Friday. Put in to bat, Pakistan declared their first innings on 434-9 after four out of their top five batters struck half-centuries. Sri Lanka had appeared set for a hefty first-innings lead at 404-4, powered by Dhananjaya de Silva’s 167 and a century from captain Kusal Mendis (119). But Saqib, 31, finished wi

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