Sri Lanka have Pakistan at 171-5 at tea in second Test

Sri Lanka's pace and spin attack restricted Pakistan to 171 for five at tea Thursday after dismissing dangerous Babar Azam on opening day of second Test in Karachi. Azam was well set after scoring his 13th half-century before left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya had him stumped off a well-disguised delivery for 60. Ebbuldeniya n removed Haris Sohail leg-before for nine at stroke of tea to furr hit Pakistan, who will w look to experienced batsman Asad Shafiq, unbeaten on 49, to better score.

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Mohammad Rizwan was or batsman, on four. Earlier, Sri Lanka left-arm pacer Vishwa Fernando dismissed opener Shan Masood for five and skipper Azhar Ali for a duck to rattle Pakistan, who won toss on a greenish-brown National Stadium pitch. Fernando's new-ball partner Lahiru Kumara dismissed first Test centurion Abid Ali for 38 to end a third-wicket partnership of 55, which had lifted Pakistan from a precarious 10 for two.

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Fernando thought he had Azam leg-before on four, but TV referalls showed ball hit bat first. Azam reached his fourth half-century in last five innings with a crisp boundary to cover off-spinner Dilruwan Perera, but could t match his hundred in first Test. Azam's 96-ball kck contained eight boundaries and a six. Fernando was thorn in side of Pakistan in first session. He angled one in to Masood to hit his off stump before clean bowling skipper Azhar with a full-length delivery. That left Azhar without a fifty in 13 innings, including nine scores of under 10.

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Pakistan brought in leg-spinner Yasir Shah for ailing paceman Usman Shinwari, while Embuldeniya came in for unfit Kasun Rajitha. two-match series is first in Pakistan since a militant attack on Sri Lankan team bus killed eight people in March 2009, leading to suspension of international cricket in country over security fears. rain-ravd first Test ended in a draw. 

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