Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed his 100th Test wicket on his return from injury in the first match against Sri Lanka in Galle on Sunday.
Shaheen, a left-arm quick, struck in his second over to send back Nishan Madushka caught behind for four after Sri Lanka elected to bat first at the start of the two-match series.
The pace spearhead had moved to 99 wickets in 25 Tests at the same venue last year when a knee injury put him out of action.
Shaheen, 23, has taken 134 wickets in white-ball matches since his international debut in 2018 and emerged as a star bowler for the Babar Azam-led team.
On his return to the Test side, Afridi got Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne all edging behind in some form or other - the first his 100th Test wicket. Two of those had come after an 85-minute rain delay, following which the Pakistan seamers enjoyed the best of the conditions with some moisture likely still trapped under the surface.
The ease with which the Sri Lanka batters operated post-lunch was a stark contrast from the taxing morning session, where a fiery Afridi spell had seen Sri Lanka's top order all back in the pavilion with just 54 runs on the board.
