LKA vs PAK 1st Test Day 5 match prediction 20 Jul 2022

SL vs PAK 1st Test Day 5 Predictions & Betting Tips

Sri Lanka and Pakistan will lock horns on the final day of Test 1 as part of Pakistan's Tour Of Sri Lanka 2022. The match commenced on Saturday, July 16 is being played at the Galle International Stadium,. On the final day of the game, I have picked the top three money making betting tips from the SL vs PAK head-to-head game for you.

For so much of the afternoon and evening sessions, it seemed as if Pakistan were marching towards victory but the wicket of skipper Babar Azam late on Day 4 might have pulled something in favour of the hosts. Now, we surely have a thriller in our hands with the possibility of both the results open. Even after all that, Pakistan have turned the tide in their favour and are in need of 120 runs with 7 wickets remaining on the final day of the Test. Young Abdullah Shafique who is just playing his sixth Test scored a glorious hundred and gave the perfect start to his side. Other than him, Babar Azam scored a fifty while Mohammad Rizwan survived in the last hour of the day. Although Pakistan have seven wickets in hand going into Day 5 but if the hosts manage to get an already breakthrough, we could witness a batting collapse. While the two teams take this break to refresh themselves, let us have a closer look at the top team & player betting tips from the SL vs PAK head-to-head encounter.

SL vs PAK Player Bets:

Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan are the two players on the crease for Pakistan at the moment. Hence I have the two players in our SL vs PAK player betting tips.

Abdullah Shafique to score over 129.5 runs

Opener Abdullah Shafique achieved a massive feat on Tuesday as he scored 112 and remained unbeaten at stumps on Day 4 in Pakistan’s pursuit of a substantial target of 342 in the Galle Test. The youngster went past Javed Miandad to have scored the most runs amongst Pakistanis up until 6 Tests. The 22-year-old now has 672 runs to his name from six Test matches. Shafique 112 run knock was purely based on patience as he has only hit 26 runs from boundaries. At first, he stitched a 87 run partnership for the opening wicket along with Imam-Ul-Haq and later gathered 101 runs along with skipper Babar Azam for the third wicket. His scores in the last five Tests read 27, 81, 96, 13, 136*, 44, 25, 73 & 52. He already has 4 fifties and two centuries from 11 Test innings. The batter currently holds an average of 74.33 in Tests which is simply phenomenal. Furthermore, the Sialkot born player holds an experience of about 8 FC matches wherein he has accumulated 806 runs at an astonishing average of 73.27. Although he is still in his early phases of his career, the right-handed batsman has really shown a sense of maturity and resilience in this short time. The 22-year-old is the main architect in this run chase at the moment and we surely expect him to score over 129.5 runs in this game. To capitalise on this, just log on to 1XBET and place your bet on him at odds of 1.616 from the SL vs PAK head-to-head contest.

Mohammad Rizwan to score over 23.5 runs

The highly rated 30-year-old wicket-keeper batsman, Mohammad Rizwan is my ultimate player betting pick from the SL vs PAK head-to-head contest. Rizwan arrived at the crease after the dismissal of skipper Babar Azam for 55 late on Day 4. The right-handed batsman successfully managed to survive for the end of the day as he made 7 off 12. Rizwan scored 31 in the first innings of the Galle Test which falls right above our target. Since making his Test debut back in 2016 against NZ, the wicket-keeper batsman has been a part of almost 22 Tests wherein he has added 1112 runs to his tally of total runs at an phenomenal average of 42.76 which is certainly above our target. He has played 15 Tests away from home in his Test career and has averaged 39.85 from them. So far this year, Rizwan has accumulated 166 Test runs from four matches at an average of 41.50. The 30-year-old averages close to 92.00 while batting in the 4th innings. These above mentioned numbers are hard to ignore. Moreover he is coming off after scoring 130 & 76* in his last FC match against Derbyshire in the ongoing edition of the County Championship. This clearly shows that the batter is in some form right now. Therefore, betting on him would be the perfect thing one can do right now. Head over to 1XBET and place your bet on Mohammad Rizwan at odds of 1.616 to score over 23.5 runs from the SL vs PAK head-to-head contest.

SL vs PAK Team Bet:

Mentioned below is the top team betting tip from the SL vs PAK head-to-head contest.

Pakistan to score over 246.5 runs at the fall of the 4th wicket

The visitors, Pakistan have the game in their hands courtesy of a brilliant unbeaten 112 run knock from opener Abdullah Shafique. Although the late wicket of skipper Babar Azam gave the hosts a slight glimpse of hope, the visitors would be happy with the performance they had put in on the penultimate day of the Test. Opener Abdullah Shafique looked rock solid on the crease for his well made 112* off 289 which was laced with 5 fours and a six. Mohammad Rizwan too looked good for his 7 off 12 balls and successfully survived the final hour of the day. The two of them will head into the final day of the Test with all guns blazing and are in need of just 120 runs with 7 wickets in hand. The two of them have already stitched a 17 run partnership between them and would look to add a lot of this tomorrow. In the first innings of the ongoing Test, Pakistan scored 40 runs for the fourth wicket. Shafique stood out in the three match Test series against Australia recently wherein he finished being the leading run-getter for his side with 397 from six innings at an average of 79.40. Rizwan too scored a century and hammered 140 runs from five innings at an average of 46.66. Therefore, it is a matter of time until the two of them add another couple of runs and take Pakistan’s scoreboard above 246.5 runs before the fall of the next wicket. If you feel the same, head over to 1XBET and place your bet on Pakistan at odds of 1.832 from the SL vs PAK head-to-head contest.

My Picks:

Abdullah Shafique to score over 129.5 runs @ 1.616 (1XBET)

Mohammad Rizwan to score over 23.5 runs @ 1.616 (1XBET)

Pakistan to score over 246.5 runs at the fall of the 4th wicket @ 1.832 (1XBET)