After a nail-biting tie in the first game in Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2019, Pakistan is set to face Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test. The match at National Stadium in Karachi is set to be played on December 19 (Thursday). Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test 2019 will be an exciting encounter to watch out for. The team which wins the match will also claim the series as it is a two-match Test series. Three exciting mini-battles are set to take place during Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match. Below we will take a look at such mini-battles below. Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka, Cricket Score 2nd Test Match. 

Dimuth Karunaratne vs Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam vs Lahiru Kumara and Dhananjaya de Silva vs Mohammad Abbas will be few exciting mini-battles to lookout for. While Pakistan national cricket team are led by Azhar Ali, Dimuth Karunaratne is the skipper of Sri Lanka. Let us have a glance at expected mini-battles to look out for in the match. Babar Azam Smashes Century in Australia vs Pakistan 1st Test 2019, Twitterati Praises Pak Batsman's Top-Class Batting Performance. 

 

Dimuth Karunaratne vs Shaheen Afridi

Dimuth Karunaratne (59) smashed a half-century in Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test 2019. The match was played at  Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Shaheen Afridi Stopped the Sri Lanka skipper from a dominating start. Now, the Pakistan pacer will be again responsible for halting Dimuth Karunaratne in the 2nd Test 2019.

 

Babar Azam vs Lahiru Kumara

Babar Azam (102) smashed a century in the 1st Test 2019. Azam is in great form at present. He remained unbeaten in PAK vs SL 1st Test 2019. Now in PAK vs SL 2nd Test 2019, pacer Lahiru Kumara will have the duty to dismiss the Pakistan ODI skipper Babar Azam.

 

Dhananjaya de Silva vs Mohammad Abbas

Dhananjaya de Silva (102) smashed a century in PAK vs SL 1st Test 2019. The Sri Lanka middle-order batsman remained unbeaten in the 1st Test. Pakistan pacer Mohammad Abbas will have the duty to stop Dhananjaya de Silva from doing any big. The 1st Test match ended in a tie. Sri Lanka scored 308-6 in the 1st innings to which Pakistan replied with 252-2. The match ended in a draw after both the teams could only play one inning each.

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