<p>Sri Lanka’s opener Kaushal Silva frustrated Pakistan with an unbeaten 80 when the rain-hit first Test finally got underway on the scheduled second day in Galle on Thursday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Veteran Kumar Sangakkara chipped in with 50 to leave the hosts on 178 for three at stumps after Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq elected to field first on an easy-paced pitch.<br /><br />After the first day’s wash out, just 64 overs were bowled on the second day after a wet outfield delayed the start by two hours at the Galle International Stadium.<br /><br />Left-handed Dimuth Karunaratne scored 21 in an opening stand of 30 with Silva when he was dismissed by left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz in the 13th over of the innings.<br /><br />Karunaratne attempted to pull a short ball, but only managed to edge a catch to wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed to provide the tourists a much-needed breakthrough. Silva and Sangakkara teamed up to add 112 runs for the second wicket, batting through the post-lunch session to take their team to a comfortable 123 for one by tea. <br /><br />Sangakkara, Test cricket’s current leading run-getter who is expected to retire during the home series against India in August, hit two boundaries and a six. The prolific left-hander, who took a break from his English county commitments with Surrey to play for his nation, began ominously by driving his first delivery from Wahab to the mid-on fence. But he fell soon after reaching his 52nd half-century when he edged a drive off Wahab to Younis Khan in the slip region.<br /><br />Pakistan could have removed Sangakkara when he was on 24, but Azhar Ali at short-leg spilled a sharp chance off leg-spinner Yasir Shah. The tourists struck again soon after as Lahiru Thirimanne, who scored eight, drove Mohammad Hafeez uppishly to mid-on where Zulfiqar Babar held the catch after juggling with the ball. <br /><br />Silva, looking comfortable against both pace and spin, stepped closer to his second Test century.</p>
<p>Sri Lanka’s opener Kaushal Silva frustrated Pakistan with an unbeaten 80 when the rain-hit first Test finally got underway on the scheduled second day in Galle on Thursday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Veteran Kumar Sangakkara chipped in with 50 to leave the hosts on 178 for three at stumps after Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq elected to field first on an easy-paced pitch.<br /><br />After the first day’s wash out, just 64 overs were bowled on the second day after a wet outfield delayed the start by two hours at the Galle International Stadium.<br /><br />Left-handed Dimuth Karunaratne scored 21 in an opening stand of 30 with Silva when he was dismissed by left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz in the 13th over of the innings.<br /><br />Karunaratne attempted to pull a short ball, but only managed to edge a catch to wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed to provide the tourists a much-needed breakthrough. Silva and Sangakkara teamed up to add 112 runs for the second wicket, batting through the post-lunch session to take their team to a comfortable 123 for one by tea. <br /><br />Sangakkara, Test cricket’s current leading run-getter who is expected to retire during the home series against India in August, hit two boundaries and a six. The prolific left-hander, who took a break from his English county commitments with Surrey to play for his nation, began ominously by driving his first delivery from Wahab to the mid-on fence. But he fell soon after reaching his 52nd half-century when he edged a drive off Wahab to Younis Khan in the slip region.<br /><br />Pakistan could have removed Sangakkara when he was on 24, but Azhar Ali at short-leg spilled a sharp chance off leg-spinner Yasir Shah. The tourists struck again soon after as Lahiru Thirimanne, who scored eight, drove Mohammad Hafeez uppishly to mid-on where Zulfiqar Babar held the catch after juggling with the ball. <br /><br />Silva, looking comfortable against both pace and spin, stepped closer to his second Test century.</p>