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Pakistan leads by 139 after Babar and Agha fall in Sri Lanka fielding trap on 5th day of 1st test

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Yahoo Sports, carrying an AP report, says Pakistan reached 151-5 on the fifth and final day of the first test against Sri Lanka at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, giving them a lead of 139. Pakistan captain Babar Azam (34) and Salman Ali Agha (13) were both caught at short backward square leg, falling to a field setting devised by Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis. The report notes this came on a second successive overcast morning.

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  1. Yahoo Sports FIRST 44m ago Pakistan leads by 139 after Babar and Agha fall in Sri Lanka fielding trap on 5th day of 1st test

    RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's top-order batters stumbled against Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis’ innovative field setting to reach 151-5 on the fifth and final day of the first cricket test on Friday.Skipper Babar Azam, who scored 34, and Salman Ali Agha made 13 before both fell into the Mendis’ fielding trap and offered catches at short backward square leg on a second successive overcast morning at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

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