Pakistan batted on for just three overs after lunch, setting Sri Lanka 492 to win, or 149 overs to survive. Mohammad Aamer illustrated his big-hitting potential with a couple of mighty hits down the ground, and when Chaminda Vaas led his mates off the field in his final Test, the mood was unde
rstandably subdued. Lunch Pakistan 299 and 410 for 9 (Aamer 10*, Ajmal 0*) lead Sri Lanka 233 by 476 runs Having established a stranglehold on the game on the third day, Pakistan put the boot in during the first session on Thursday, with Umar Gul the star of the show. Only this time, it was with the bat, as Pakistan stretched their lead to 476 by lunch. Sri Lanka faced the prospect of surviving five sessions or going after an unprecedented target. Trailing by 366 when play resumed, Sri Lanka started poorly, with both Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik taking fours from Thilan Thushara's opening over. The partnership had swelled to 133 by the time Nuwan Kulasekara gave Sri Lanka the breakthrough, getting some late movement to catch the outer edge of Akmal's bat as he went for the expansive drive, handing Mahela Jayawardene a sharp catch to his right at slip. They couldn't build on that though. Thushara got Malik to slash hard at one, but Sangakkara's despairing dive only resulted in the ball being tipped away for two runs. The sloppiness didn't end there though. Tharanga Paranavitana put down a high catch at slip after Gul had ducked a bouncer with his bat positioned like a periscope, and then Sangakkara fluffed a stumping with Gul way down the track. Malik was moving along steadily, but his progress was halted by a nasty blow to the side of the eye, after an attempted pull off Thushara sneaked through the helmet grille off the top edge. In the next over though, there was an element of retribution, as a short ball was emphatically pulled for four.
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rstandably subdued. Lunch Pakistan 299 and 410 for 9 (Aamer 10*, Ajmal 0*) lead Sri Lanka 233 by 476 runs Having established a stranglehold on the game on the third day, Pakistan put the boot in during the first session on Thursday, with Umar Gul the star of the show. Only this time, it was with the bat, as Pakistan stretched their lead to 476 by lunch. Sri Lanka faced the prospect of surviving five sessions or going after an unprecedented target. Trailing by 366 when play resumed, Sri Lanka started poorly, with both Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik taking fours from Thilan Thushara's opening over. The partnership had swelled to 133 by the time Nuwan Kulasekara gave Sri Lanka the breakthrough, getting some late movement to catch the outer edge of Akmal's bat as he went for the expansive drive, handing Mahela Jayawardene a sharp catch to his right at slip. They couldn't build on that though. Thushara got Malik to slash hard at one, but Sangakkara's despairing dive only resulted in the ball being tipped away for two runs. The sloppiness didn't end there though. Tharanga Paranavitana put down a high catch at slip after Gul had ducked a bouncer with his bat positioned like a periscope, and then Sangakkara fluffed a stumping with Gul way down the track. Malik was moving along steadily, but his progress was halted by a nasty blow to the side of the eye, after an attempted pull off Thushara sneaked through the helmet grille off the top edge. In the next over though, there was an element of retribution, as a short ball was emphatically pulled for four.For further details visit as :www.cricinfo.com/slvpak2009/content/story/416057.html
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