Pakistan wrapped up the last two Sri Lanka wickets without much fuss, in just 23 balls. Yasir Shah became only the second player after Shane Warne to take three five-fors in a Test series in Sri Lanka AFP
The Pakistan openers began in a sedate manner, but put away the bad deliveries. Dhammika Prasad broke the 32-run stand, trapping Shan Masood lbw, and Ahmed Shehzad fell a few overs later to a poor shot AFP
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Younis Khan and Azhar Ali looked good in the consolidation process, but Younis called for a suicidal run and was needlessly run out, moments before lunch. AFP
Rain interrupted the second session for significant periods, stalling any momentum that either side could possibly build AFP
In between gloom of the weather and the wickets, Azhar played some beautiful shots, timing them to perfection. He continued his fine form from the second match, and was looking good for another century AFP
But another heavy spell of rain wiped out close to an hour of play. The break helped Sri Lanka as they picked up a few wickets, including the key scalp of Azhar for 52 AFP
Wickets continued to fall and only Sarfraz Ahmed's unbeaten 72 reduced the deficit to 69 as Pakistan ended the day on 209 for 9 AFP
