Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratane felt safe while playing the two-match Test series in Pakistan. He praised the security was provided by Pakistan to the Islanders during the tour for 15 days. However, Sri Lanka could not register the victory in the Test series.
In 2009, when Sri Lanka toured Pakistan, the Islander’s bus was attacked by terrorists. After this, Pakistan hosted the matches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). But finally, the country has managed to prove itself as a safe place. Meanwhile, Karunaratane’s statement has clearly stated that Pakistan is safe to tour.
“It was 200 percent. The security was really good. They were like fathers for us. They kept talking to us and they were right behind us every time.” Pakistan.
“When we were going out to eat or something, they were there. We were feeling secure and safe here. They’ve done a really good job. Pakistan fans are really good – they kept supporting us. What I can say is that it’s really safe here and that all the other countries playing cricket – they can come and play Tests, T20s or one-dayers – it’s safe to play in Pakistan.”
Sri Lanka lost the Test series
Talking about the Test series, the first match of the series was drawn because of the interruption of rain. In the second Test match, Sri Lanka was badly defeated in Karachi as Pakistan won the match by 263 runs.
In the last Test match, Sri Lanka did a commendable job in Pakistan’s first innings as they bundled out the host in 191 runs. But could not halt them in the second innings as Pakistan’s all the top-order batsman Shan Masood (135), Abid Ali (174), the captain Azhar Ali (118) and Babar Azam (100*) played big knocks, setting the total of 555/3 decl.
Sri Lanka could not chase down the 476 runs target despite Oshada Fernando (102), and Niroshan Dickwella (65) batted strongly. The host Pakistan won the Test series in their home ground after a decade with a margin of 1-0.