GALLE: Ramesh Mendis completed a five-wicket haul while Prabath Jayasuriya bagged three as Sri Lanka bowled out Pakistan for 231 in the first innings to bolster their position in the second Test.
Sri Lanka amassed a dominating 169-run lead as they managed 22 runs without a loss in the second innings before lunch on day three.
Pakistan tail enders Yasir Shah and Hasan Ali put up a brief resistance to move the total to 223 from the overnight score of 191 before Sri Lankan spinners rebounded and picked three back-to-back wickets for just 8 more runs.
Yasir and Hasan managed an eighth-wicket partnership of 32 runs before Jayasuriya knocked down the latter on 21 runs to force the tail-enders to collapse.
Ramesh then sent Nauman Ali and Yasir back to the pavilion to pack up Pakistan’s innings with his third five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
The leg-spinner played a defiant knock of 97 balls for 26 runs before Ramesh removed him in a leg-before wicket.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, went for a flourishing start as the opener Oshada Fernando and Niroshan Dickwella remained not-out for 8 and 11, respectively, before the first session concluded.
For Pakistan, Agha Salman remained the top scorer with a valiant 62-run knock after the top-order displayed a dismal batting show losing six wickets on a 145-run total.
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