The left-arm spinner was in prime kind, claiming the primary seven wickets, whereas quick bowler Naseem Shah took the ultimate three, inflicting Sri Lanka’s batting line-up to break down for 188 runs within the night session in Colombo.
Noman showcased his brilliance in his fifteenth Test, attaining career-best figures of 7-70, contributing considerably to Sri Lanka’s heaviest Test defeat at residence.
In the primary innings, Pakistan had dominated the sport, piling up an imposing whole of 576-5, they usually declared their innings after simply two overs within the morning session, holding a commanding lead of 410 runs over Sri Lanka.
With their victory within the opening Test by 4 wickets, Pakistan asserted their dominance within the collection.
Opener Abdullah Shafique stood out along with his 201 in an innings that noticed three century stands, together with a 124-run partnership with Agha Salman, who smashed an unbeaten 132.
The hosts began strongly with a gap stand of 69 till Noman bowled Nishan Madushka for 33 along with his first ball of the day and dominated the roost thereafter.
Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne hit boundaries off Naseem and Shaheen Shah Afridi, with Madushka becoming a member of the cost till his departure.
Left-hander Karunaratne fell for 41 after lunch and Noman quickly despatched again Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal earlier than Dhananjaya de Silva tried to withstand in his transient stick with Mathews.
De Silva fell for 10 when he was caught out by Abrar Ahmed whereas trying an enormous heave over long-on.
Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten 63 and placed on some struggle with Ramesh Mendis earlier than he was lastly stumped off Noman, who went wicketless in Sri Lanka’s first innings whole of 166.
Naseem bowled at specific tempo and reversed the previous ball to overlook out on a few shut lbw calls however lastly wrapped up the tail with two wickets in a single over.
Earlier within the day, Pakistan’s concussion substitute Mohammad Rizwan reached 50 off 67 balls with three fours within the second over and placed on 108 runs with in a single day associate Salman.
Pakistan held all of the aces after bundling out Sri Lanka for 166, with Shafique’s maiden Test double ton guiding them to a mammoth whole.
(With AFP Inputs)
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com