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UAE, Jan 4: Now that they are on top, Sri Lanka would like to tread forward carefully and keep the advantage to themselves. Pakistan will have to just wait and watch, then make sure they bat cautiously if they have to save this Test. Live action coming up in a few minutes.
 
After posting a mediocre total in the first innings, Sri Lanka have turned things around and dominated this game quite comprehensively. Their charge was led by skipper Angelo Mathews, who scored his career-best knock of 116 and still going strong. With solid support from Chandimal and Prasanna Jayawardene, Mathews amassed a big lead of 241. There was nothing the Pakistani bowlers could do except toil fruitlessly as valuable stands were forged to lift Sri Lanka.
Will Sri Lanka declare and push for the win or will they play safe and look for a draw? We will know all that on the final day. Join us for that at 10:00 Local Time. Until then Cya!

There is nothing much to talk about the Pakistani bowlers. They worked hard and bowled without any luck. The pacers tried everything and just could not get wickets. Even Ajmal did not seem effective as the batsmen blocked him very well.
It has gone gloomy, the umpires checked the light and are now taking the players off the field. That will be stumps on Day 4. In the 86 overs that was bowled only one wicket fell. The match has tilted in favour of Sri Lanka, who seemed to be the side that can dictate in which way the match goes. They are ahead by 241 runs and have been led from the front by their skipper Mathews. He got to his 2nd Test hundred and showed immense patience in bailing his team out of trouble and into a position of strength. He was well supported by Chandimal and Jayawardene with whom he added valuable partnerships.