Dubai: Sri Lankan batsman fought hard after their team conceded a 164-run lead to Pakistan on the third day of the second Test on Friday.
At the end of the third days play, Sri Lanka were 88 for one loss in reply to Pakistan’s score of 403 runs.
Opener Tharanga Paranavitana was unbeaten on 42 and Kumar Sangakkara on 29 and reduced the lead to 76 runs.
Earlier, Pakistan were all out for 403 in their first innings, a lead of 164 over Sri Lanka, after the lower order batsmen fell to the spinners.
Pakistan’s innings had been built around Azhar Ali’s century on the second day while Asad Shafiq (59) and wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal (41) pressed home the advantage on day three.
Once Shafiq steered a catch to Mahela Jayawardene at gully off Dhammika Prasad, the innings folded swiftly as four wickets fell for nine runs. Shafiq’s third test half century spanned 101 balls and was laced with four fours and a six.
Abdur Rehman (0) swung wildly at Rangana Herath and was bowled while Umar Gul (2) fell lbw in the same over.
Akmal’s resistance was ended by Tillakaratne Dilshan when he thin edged through to wicketkeeper Kaushal Silva. Akmal cracked four fours off 80 balls in 105 minutes.
Part-time offspinner Dilshan led the bowling with 3-57 while Prasad took 3-104.
Chanaka Welegedara (2-79) and Herath (2-89) completed the wicket-taking.
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