Despite losing Wahab Riaz to injury for the remainder of the Test series, Pakistan tested Sri Lanka. Zulfiqar Babar struck in the 44th over when Kumar Sangakkara holed out to long-on for 34 AFP
Lahiru Thirimanne was dropped on five by Azhar Ali at short leg. Thirimanne added only two more before Azhar redeemed himself, hanging onto a bat-pad catch after a juggle AFP
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Kaushal Silva, however, continued to grind the attack. He brought up his fifty with a square drive, helping Sri Lanka take the lead just before lunch AFP
Silva looked set for his second Test ton in as many games until he attempted a quick single, slipped and was run out for 80 AFP
Dinesh Chandimal and Kithuruwan Vithanage threw their wickets away as Sri Lanka lost three wickets for 11 runs AFP
Angelo Mathews, though, unleashed some strong pulls and whippy strokes to push Sri Lanka's lead past 100 AFP
Mathews and Dhammika Prasad shared a 73-run stand for the seventh wicket, which further extended Sri Lanka's lead before Mohammad Hafeez trapped Prasad lbw for 35 AFP
Yasir Shah claimed his third five-wicket haul in Tests, and became the fastest Pakistan bowler to 50 wickets. Sri Lanka's lead increased to 166 by stumps, with one wicket in hand AFP
