Lunch Sri Lanka 364 for 5 (Sangakkara 185*, P Jayawardene 66*) and 197 lead Pakistan 511 for 6 dec by 50 runs
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
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Kumar Sangakkara and Prasanna Jayawardene continued to defy Pakistan, batting through the first session on the final day to boost Sri Lanka's chances of drawing the match. Pakistan's bowlers toiled as much as the heat allowed them to, but their effectiveness was blunted by the unyielding pitch and the resolute batsmen.
The sixth-wicket partnership between Sangakkara and Jayawardene - now the highest for Sri Lanka against Pakistan - consumed almost two sessions, eating away whatever advantage remained with Pakistan after yesterday's five dropped chances.
Jayawardene, dropped by Wahab Riaz on 11 last evening, was much more positive today, breaking free with a swept boundary when Saeed Ajmal tried to tie him down with two fielders around square leg. A tiring Junaid Khan, who had kept charging in with energy, was pulled emphatically over midwicket.
Sangakkara - who had looked near-immoveable after a couple of reprieves yesterday - allowed Jayawardene to take charge, but still put the loose ones away. He was approaching his eighth Test double-century and Pakistan's frustration was showing signs of turning in to resignation, which would be a shame given the way they have dominated this game, apart from their fielding.
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