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Sri Lanka 413 and 164 for 5 (Paranavitana 66*, Sangakkara 51) lead Pakistan 340 (Younis Khan 122, Misbah 89, Azhar 53, Welegedara 5-87) by 237 runs
Sri Lanka retain hope of salvage a series draw next to Pakistan after final day four with a 237-run lead in spite of the loss of several late wickets.
The tourists head into the final day on 164 for five in their second innings after a middle-order fall down, but will hope to push their guide out towards 300 in the morning before having a break at the Pakistan batsmen.
Tharanga Paranavitana reach stumps on 66 not out after a stable 156-ball stay at the fold which features four fours and a six, while Kumar Sangakkara's half-century also kept Sri Lanka ticking along.
But Sangakkara's way out for 51 shortly after tea was the prelude to a trying evening session for the tourists.
Mahela Jayawardene (20), Angelo Mathews (13) and Kaushal Silva (naught) were all attentive lbw as the Pakistan attack summary Sri Lanka from 80 for two to 155 for five.
Paranavitana and Kosala Kulasekara (4no) saw Sri Lanka to stump without further loss, and both players will need to kick on in the morning if the tourists are to level the best-of-three series at 1-1.
Earlier in the day, Chanaka Welegedara claim his first five-wicket Test haul to help bowl Pakistan out for 340, giving Sri Lanka a useful first-innings benefit of 73.
Pakistan started the last but one day on 282 for six, trailing Sri Lanka by 131 runs, and they suffered a miserable start as Abdur Rehman (three) was dismiss in the first over without any addition to the overnight score, Welegedara the bowler with Paranavitana taking the catch in the slips.
Umar Gul could only give five to the total before him too fell, caught at mid-off by Mathews off the bowling of Rangana Herath, as Pakistan slip to 289 for eight.
However, captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who was winning on 50 overnight, help Pakistan, cut into Sri Lanka's benefit as he put on 47 for the ninth wicket with Saeed Ajmal.
That stand came to an end when Misbah, having strike seven fours and a six in his 89, was wedged at backward short leg by Tillakaratne Dilshan, Suraj Randiv the successful bowler.
The departure of Misbah bring Junaid Khan to the wicket but he was not capable to hang around as Welegedara bowled him between bat and pad for a duck, implementation his maiden five-wicket return in Tests and ending Pakistan's innings in the process.
Sri Lanka suffer an early blow as they looked to build on their lead after lunch when the prolific Dilshan was out in the opening over for four, the opener nick a Gul delivery to Mohammad Hafeez at third slip.
That bring Sangakkara to the wicket earlier than he would have hope, but the elegant left-hander steadily helped Sri Lanka recover next to opener Paranavitana.
Sangakkara's knock came to an end when he got too much altitude as he attempt to cut away a Hafeez delivery for four and Asad Shafiq took the catch at point.
Jayawardene look in good touch as he race away to 20 off just 30 balls before being attentive in front by Gul, while the off-spin of Ajmal accounted for Mathews and Silva inside four balls late on as Pakistan broken the day on top.
Sri Lanka retain hope of salvage a series draw next to Pakistan after final day four with a 237-run lead in spite of the loss of several late wickets.
The tourists head into the final day on 164 for five in their second innings after a middle-order fall down, but will hope to push their guide out towards 300 in the morning before having a break at the Pakistan batsmen.
Tharanga Paranavitana reach stumps on 66 not out after a stable 156-ball stay at the fold which features four fours and a six, while Kumar Sangakkara's half-century also kept Sri Lanka ticking along.
But Sangakkara's way out for 51 shortly after tea was the prelude to a trying evening session for the tourists.
Mahela Jayawardene (20), Angelo Mathews (13) and Kaushal Silva (naught) were all attentive lbw as the Pakistan attack summary Sri Lanka from 80 for two to 155 for five.
Paranavitana and Kosala Kulasekara (4no) saw Sri Lanka to stump without further loss, and both players will need to kick on in the morning if the tourists are to level the best-of-three series at 1-1.
Earlier in the day, Chanaka Welegedara claim his first five-wicket Test haul to help bowl Pakistan out for 340, giving Sri Lanka a useful first-innings benefit of 73.
Pakistan started the last but one day on 282 for six, trailing Sri Lanka by 131 runs, and they suffered a miserable start as Abdur Rehman (three) was dismiss in the first over without any addition to the overnight score, Welegedara the bowler with Paranavitana taking the catch in the slips.
Umar Gul could only give five to the total before him too fell, caught at mid-off by Mathews off the bowling of Rangana Herath, as Pakistan slip to 289 for eight.
However, captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who was winning on 50 overnight, help Pakistan, cut into Sri Lanka's benefit as he put on 47 for the ninth wicket with Saeed Ajmal.
That stand came to an end when Misbah, having strike seven fours and a six in his 89, was wedged at backward short leg by Tillakaratne Dilshan, Suraj Randiv the successful bowler.
The departure of Misbah bring Junaid Khan to the wicket but he was not capable to hang around as Welegedara bowled him between bat and pad for a duck, implementation his maiden five-wicket return in Tests and ending Pakistan's innings in the process.
Sri Lanka suffer an early blow as they looked to build on their lead after lunch when the prolific Dilshan was out in the opening over for four, the opener nick a Gul delivery to Mohammad Hafeez at third slip.
That bring Sangakkara to the wicket earlier than he would have hope, but the elegant left-hander steadily helped Sri Lanka recover next to opener Paranavitana.
Sangakkara's knock came to an end when he got too much altitude as he attempt to cut away a Hafeez delivery for four and Asad Shafiq took the catch at point.
Jayawardene look in good touch as he race away to 20 off just 30 balls before being attentive in front by Gul, while the off-spin of Ajmal accounted for Mathews and Silva inside four balls late on as Pakistan broken the day on top.
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