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Sri Lanka 298 for 5 (Sangakkara 161*, Thirimanne 68) and 197 trail Pakistan 511 for 6 dec by 16 runs
Pakistan are finishing in on a first Test victory over Sri Lanka in spite of the best hard work of Kumar Sangakkara, who hit a masterful 161 not out.
Pakistan only manage four wickets in an attritional day but such was their supremacy that it would be a major shock if the hosts did not see the job through on the fifth and final day.
Sri Lanka stopped up on 298 for five, still 16 runs little of making Pakistan bat for a second time in Abu Dhabi.
The tourists would have been in a considerably worse place were it not for Sangakkara's brilliance.
The former captain occupied the crease for the total of all three session on his way to recording his 26th Test hundred.
He rides his luck in parts, aid by some awful Pakistan fielding in the morning session but his perseverance deserves reward.
Pakistan's carelessness early on could still prove expensive but, to their credit, they bounce back well after lunch.
Sangakkara in progress the afternoon session next to Lahiru Thirimanne but their 153-run stand finally came to an ending when Thirimanne was run out for 68 after weakening to get back when taking on the arm of Azhar Ali at long leg.
The wicket obtainable Pakistan a chink of light and they grasp the moment by claim two quickfire scalps - the first of which came when Saeed Ajmal got one to turn sharply from outside off base before career into Mahela Jayawardene's stumps.
Sangakkara reach three figures with an influential cut off a wide Junaid Khan ball but he was soon batten down the hatches once more after Sri Lanka lost their fourth wicket when Junaid got one to nip back throughout captain Tillakaratne Dilshan's defences.
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka's top scorer in the first innings, detained out for 22 but Umar Gul snare him lbw from the first release with the second new ball.
Prasanna Jayawardene provides a calming power through to stumps, being happy to turn around the strike in accumulate 25 not out before the close.
The opening session was a legend of woe for Pakistan.
They drop two uncomplicated catches and two more half-chances as Sri Lanka made it to lunch on 125 for one.
Mohammad Hafeez at first trip was particularly wasteful, tumbling Thirimanne twice when the batsman was on 40 with left-armer Junaid the unsuccessful bowler on both occasions.
The first came from the final ball of the 27th over, Hafeez spill a low chance to his left, and then from the next ball he faced Thirimanne was let off again when Hafeez failed to hold on after the ball went directly into his hands and pop out again.
Sangakkara also had his moments of fortune, existing after the umpires determined an edge off the unlucky Junaid did not carry.
Thirimanne had a third let-off on 57 with Hafeez again the fielder, spilling a more hard chance in the ditch after the batsman had flash hard at an Ajmal delivery.
Hafeez got a taste of his own medicine shortly before lunch when he was bowling as Younus Khan, at full make bigger, could only get a palm to an edge off the bat of Sangakkara.
Pakistan are finishing in on a first Test victory over Sri Lanka in spite of the best hard work of Kumar Sangakkara, who hit a masterful 161 not out.
Pakistan only manage four wickets in an attritional day but such was their supremacy that it would be a major shock if the hosts did not see the job through on the fifth and final day.
Sri Lanka stopped up on 298 for five, still 16 runs little of making Pakistan bat for a second time in Abu Dhabi.
The tourists would have been in a considerably worse place were it not for Sangakkara's brilliance.
The former captain occupied the crease for the total of all three session on his way to recording his 26th Test hundred.
He rides his luck in parts, aid by some awful Pakistan fielding in the morning session but his perseverance deserves reward.
Pakistan's carelessness early on could still prove expensive but, to their credit, they bounce back well after lunch.
Sangakkara in progress the afternoon session next to Lahiru Thirimanne but their 153-run stand finally came to an ending when Thirimanne was run out for 68 after weakening to get back when taking on the arm of Azhar Ali at long leg.
The wicket obtainable Pakistan a chink of light and they grasp the moment by claim two quickfire scalps - the first of which came when Saeed Ajmal got one to turn sharply from outside off base before career into Mahela Jayawardene's stumps.
Sangakkara reach three figures with an influential cut off a wide Junaid Khan ball but he was soon batten down the hatches once more after Sri Lanka lost their fourth wicket when Junaid got one to nip back throughout captain Tillakaratne Dilshan's defences.
Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka's top scorer in the first innings, detained out for 22 but Umar Gul snare him lbw from the first release with the second new ball.
Prasanna Jayawardene provides a calming power through to stumps, being happy to turn around the strike in accumulate 25 not out before the close.
The opening session was a legend of woe for Pakistan.
They drop two uncomplicated catches and two more half-chances as Sri Lanka made it to lunch on 125 for one.
Mohammad Hafeez at first trip was particularly wasteful, tumbling Thirimanne twice when the batsman was on 40 with left-armer Junaid the unsuccessful bowler on both occasions.
The first came from the final ball of the 27th over, Hafeez spill a low chance to his left, and then from the next ball he faced Thirimanne was let off again when Hafeez failed to hold on after the ball went directly into his hands and pop out again.
Sangakkara also had his moments of fortune, existing after the umpires determined an edge off the unlucky Junaid did not carry.
Thirimanne had a third let-off on 57 with Hafeez again the fielder, spilling a more hard chance in the ditch after the batsman had flash hard at an Ajmal delivery.
Hafeez got a taste of his own medicine shortly before lunch when he was bowling as Younus Khan, at full make bigger, could only get a palm to an edge off the bat of Sangakkara.
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