Jayal: "This Joydeepsingh guy is good. He predicted Pakistan will fold for 233 this morning. Can you tell us how long the Sri Lankan economic crisis will last?"

11.28pm Sri Lanka then do the business on this third morning, taking the last three wickets for the addition of 40 runs. The first hour was certainly frustrating, with Hasan and Yasir pushing along the scoring rate, but once that 32-run stand was ended, the final two wickets came quickly. And so Sri Lanka now have a healthy lead of 147, though they will likely have to extend it without the services of their skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, who was off the field for the entirety of the Pakistan innings and is almost certainly not going to come out to bat. Ramesh Mendis was the pick of the bowlers, picking up figures of 5 for 47, while Prabath Jayasuriya was excellent once again taking 3 for 80 - his fifth consecutive three-for.

88.1
W
RTM Mendis to Yasir Shah, OUT, Yasir is given leg before here, after he misses a forward defence. He's the last man though, so he opts for the review. It's umpire's call on hitting the stumps, and that means it's the end of the Pakistan innings. And with it it's a five-for for Ramesh Mendis.

Yasir Shah lbw b RTM Mendis 26 (173m 97b 0x4 1x6) SR: 26.80

Ahmad : "How's Sangakkara not at the top with most dismissals for Sri Lanka as a keeper? Quite strange." Sangakkara didn't keep as much in Tests for most of his career.

END OF OVER:
88 | 5 Runs | PAK: 231/9

  • Naseem Shah4 (10b)
  • Yasir Shah26 (96b)
  • Prabath Jayasuriya37-10-80-3
  • Ramesh Mendis21-6-47-4
87.6
0
Jayasuriya to Naseem Shah, no run, gets back and defends this length ball solidly once more
87.5
0
Jayasuriya to Naseem Shah, no run, good length, defended
87.4
4
Jayasuriya to Naseem Shah, FOUR, Inside edge past the keeper and leg slip! Naseem came down the track and went for a good ol' tailender's hoick and was almost done, but he gets four for it.

Pakistan 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st42Imam-ul-HaqAbdullah Shafique
2nd55Babar AzamImam-ul-Haq
3rd79Mohammad RizwanBabar Azam
4th5Fawad AlamBabar Azam
5th7Babar AzamAgha Salman
6th17Babar AzamMohammad Nawaz (3)
7th0Yasir ShahMohammad Nawaz (3)
8th38Yasir ShahHasan Ali
9th0Nauman AliHasan Ali
10th18Nauman AliNaseem Shah