Dhananjaya and Jayasuriya give Sri Lanka a fighting chance

A stirring fightback from Sri Lanka left the home side in with a sniff of stealing a sensational win in the first Test against Pakistan in Galle. On a day where Pakistan looked like shutting the door on Sri Lanka’s chances, their bowlers prised that door back open in a frenetic final hour during which Pakistan stumbled to 48 for 3 in pursuit of 131.

Brief scores:

Sri Lanka 312 & 279 (Dhananjaya de Silva 82, Nishan Madushka 52; Abrar Ahmed 3-68, Noman Ali 3-75) lead Pakistan 461 & 48/3 (Imam-ul-Haq 25*; Prabath Jayasuriya 2-17) by 83 runs