SL build lead after Herath's nine

Aug 16, 2014

Beginning the day on 244 for 6, Pakistan's chances of averting a big first-innings deficit rested on Sarfraz Nawaz•AFP

Pakistan's lower-order batsmen helped the side take a slender lead but eventually folded for 332. Rangana Herath finished with 9 for 127, the first instance of a left-arm bowler taking nine wickets in an innings in Tests•AFP

Mahela Jayawardene, walking out for his final Test innings, was greeted with warm applause from the SSC crowd and the Pakistan team•AFP

The old firm of Sangakkara and Jayawardene combined for an unbroken 98-run stand that pushed Sri Lanka to a strong position•AFP

He rose to the challenge with his maiden Test hundred, and the first by a Pakistan wicketkeeper since February 2009•AFP

Sri Lanka's openers wiped away Pakistan's 12-run lead but left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman dismissed both Upul Tharanga and Kaushal Silva quickly•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara continued to find run-making easy, coasting along to another half-century•AFP

Tharanga added 45 to his first-innings 92 before he played on•AFP

Jayawardene finished the day unbeaten on 49, setting the stage for a glorious farewell from Tests•AFP