Captains Misbah and Dilshan delighted with conditions for Test match

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq and his Sri Lanka counterpart Tillakaratne Dilshan were both delighted with the playing surface produced for the second Test in Dubai.

The match finished on Saturday evening with Pakistan securing a convincing nine-wicket win but despite his side slipping to defeat, Dilshan was complementary about the pitch.

"It was a very good Test wicket," he said. "It started to turn on the fourth day and that's a very good Test wicket to me."

Misbah, too, was pleased with the surface, which saw spinners Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman share seven second innings wickets to spearhead Pakistan's victory charge which leaves it 1-0 up in the three-match series.

"We've played a lot of cricket here and normally the pitch is like that," said Misbah. "It has helped the spinners in the One-Day Internationals we've played here and the Test against South Africa last year.

"We were clear in our own mind about that and it was a key factor for us. That's why we went in with two spinners and they responded well.

"I don't know why Sri Lanka went with three pacers on this wicket and then decided to bat first. That was a key point for us."

The captains may not have agreed on the make-up of their sides but one thing they did agree on was their desire to have the Decision Review System (DRS) in place.

The DRS, which allows teams to ask for reviews of contentious umpiring decisions, is not in use for this Test series - although it will be used for the ODIs to follow - and both called for its implementation whenever possible.

"I can't comment on the decisions (made in this match)," said Dilshan. "But I'm really happy as a captain if the DRS is there.

"It's about getting the right decisions and especially for Test cricket we need the DRS."

Misbah added: "I'm in favour of using the DRS all the time as it really helps the teams and the umpires.

"It helps get good cricket so I'm always a believer the DRS should be there."

The result of the Test left Dilshan happy with the efforts of his bowlers to restrict Pakistan to 403 in the first innings, but also frustrated at the failures of Sri Lanka's batting line-up as the side was dismissed for 239 and 257.

"The bowling unit did a great job, especially on the second and third day when the wicket was really good," he said.

"They bowled really well keeping the scoring rate under three runs per over and restricting Pakistan to 400. It was a great job on this flat track.

"But the batting unit has to stand up and come back strongly in the next match. There's no doubt about that."

Misbah was able to revel in what he felt was a real team effort by his Pakistan line-up.

"Everyone's the key in this team, that's why we're performing so well. Not a single player is not (performing well)," he said.

"We're not trusting one bowler, we're playing as a team, we're relying on everybody and I think that's the key to perform."