PAK vs SL 1st Test Day 4 Highlights: Saqib Khan’s 7/130 Sparks Fightback

Pakistan fought back against Sri Lanka on Day 4 of the opening Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, thanks to a remarkable seven-wicket performance from debutant Saqib Khan. The visitors were dismissed for 446 after looking comfortable at 404/4, while Pakistan reached 57/1 in their second innings before rain and poor light interrupted play. 

The PAK vs SL 1st Test Day 4 highlights feature Saqib's outstanding debut, the collapse of Sri Lanka's lower order and a promising partnership between Azan Awais and Mohammad Taha.

Saqib Khan produced one of the standout bowling performances by a Pakistani debutant, finishing with 7/130. His spell brought an end to the resistance of Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis, who had dominated the previous day's proceedings with scores of 167 and 119 respectively. Their 249-run partnership had put Sri Lanka in a strong position before Pakistan's pace attack turned the match around.

Saqib's seven-wicket achievement placed him among a select group of Pakistani bowlers to reach that milestone in their first Test appearance. Razaullah provided support by dismissing Milan Rathnayake, helping Pakistan restrict Sri Lanka to a 12-run first-innings lead rather than allowing the visitors to build a substantial advantage.

Pakistan's reply suffered an early setback when Asitha Fernando removed Tayyab Arif for 11. However, Azan Awais and Mohammad Taha prevented further damage, taking Pakistan to 57/1. Awais remained unbeaten on 22, while Taha was batting on 24 when the weather brought proceedings to a halt. Their partnership had reached 42 runs.

Pakistan now hold a 45-run overall lead with nine second-innings wickets remaining. Catch the PAK vs SL 1st Test highlights and follow the decisive final day's action on tapmad.