Waqar steers Pakistan closer to victory

Colin Crompton
Monday 18 November 2002 20:00 EST
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Pakistan moved closer to a series clean sweep by reducing Zimbabwe to 171 for 5 in their second innings in the second Test at Bulawayo yesterday.

The hosts still required another 54 runs to make Pakistan bat again after Waqar Younis's side dominated the third day. Waqar dismissed openers Dion Ebrahim and Mark Vermeulen, both lbw, shortly after lunch.

Pakistan earlier advanced from their overnight 295 for 5 to 403 all out. Yousuf Youhana moved from 116 at the start of play to 159 before he was bowled by the spinner Raymond Price.

Kumar Sangakkara hit a composed 89 as Sri Lanka reached 180 for 3 in their second innings before bad light forced an early close to day four of the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

He added 119 for the third wicket with Mahela Jayawardene as the visitors overhauled their 125-run first-innings deficit at Centurion Park, after dismissing South Africa for 448.

Sangakkara was out just before stumps, leaving Hashan Tillakaratne to join Jayawardene (40no) with a 55-run lead on the board.

In the morning Shaun Pollock was left stranded on an unbeaten 99 when his last-wicket partner Makhaya Ntini skied a catch to mid-off from the bowling of Chaminda Vaas.

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