Noman Ali's intense bowling claims 7 wickets as Pakistan win Test series against Sri Lanka

 Pakistani spinner Noman Ali on Thursday claimed seven wickets with his lethal bowling as the Green Shirts were handed a convincing victoryby an innings and 222 runs against Sri Lanka in the second Test.

Ali, 36, provided an early breakthrough to Pakistan, which were already in a comfortable position with a massive lead against the hosts.

The star spinner made a solid comeback following all the criticism and thrashed the batting line of Sri Lanka after they were trailed by 410 runs.

Pakistan declared their first innings at 576-5 soon after Mohammad Rizwan completed his half-century within starting two overs on the fourth day.

Ali provided an early breakthrough to Pakistan which forced Sri Lanka to go out for Lunch at 81-1. Post-Lunch, he was on song with his spin attack and took five more wickets in no time.

Before Tea, Ali took all six wickets as Sri Lanka walked out with 143-6 on the scoreboard.

Following Tea, Naseem Shah once again started his hunt for a wicket but it took so long for him to take his first wicket in the innings. Meanwhile, an 'out' decision off him was also overturned after which Ali bagged his seventh to go closer to the world record of bagging all 10 wickets in an innings.

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