Pakistan seal first Test series win on home soil in 13 years with 263-run mauling of Sri Lanka in Karachi
- Pakistan needed just 16 balls on day five to seal victory over Sri Lanka
- Naseem Shah took five wickets as hosts dismissed tourists for just 212
- They lost their last three wickets on Monday without adding to overnight total
- It is Pakistan’s first series win at home since beating West Indies in 2006
- They have played home matches in UAE due to safety issues in Pakistan
Pakistan needed just 16 balls on the final morning to beat Sri Lanka by 263 runs and complete their first Test series victory on home soil for 13 years.
Sixteen-year-old Naseem Shah became the second youngest player to take a five-wicket haul as the tourists, chasing 476, were dismissed for 212 in the second Test.
Starting the day 212 for seven, Sri Lanka lost their last three wickets without adding to their overnight total.
Pakistan’s players celebrate after winning the second Test match against Sri Lanka
Abid Ali holds aloft the trophy as Pakistan’s players revel in their triumph in Karachi
Naseem Shah became the youngest cricketer to take five wickets in a Test innings
Naseem had Lasith Embuldeniya caught behind and Vishwa Fernando trapped lbw either side of Yasir Shah dismissing Oshada Fernando for 102.
It was the first time Pakistan, having relocated to the United Arab Emirates due to safety issues, won a Test series in their own country since beating West Indies in 2006.
Sri Lanka were the first tourists to visit Pakistan for a Test series since an attack on their team bus in Lahore in March 2009 killed eight people and left several players injured.
Shah helped Pakistan wrap up Sri Lanka’s second innings to claim a 263-run victory
The attack, by 12 gunmen, forced that Test to be abandoned and began an exile which had lasted over 10 years, with Pakistan playing the majority of their home Test matches in the UAE.
In September, Sri Lanka played three one-day internationals and three Twenty20 matches in Pakistan, but this was their first home Test series in over a decade.
The first Test, played in Rawalpindi, finished in a rain-affected draw.
Pakistan’s players embraced after sealing a first Test triumph at home since 2006