SL v Pakistan, 1st Test, Galle, 4th day
Sangakkara double-century gives SL lead
Sri Lanka had a shaky start as Junaid Khan dismissed Mahela Jayawardene for 59 off the fourth ball of the day•AFP
Their 181-run, fourth-wicket partnership almost helped Sri Lanka catch up with Pakistan's first-innings score•AFP
Saeed Ajmal picked up four quick wickets but could not stop Sri Lanka from taking the lead•AFP
With a few overs left in the day, Rangana Herath gave Sri Lanka an advantage by dismissing Khurram Manzoor. Pakistan finished the day at 4 for 1•AFP
Kumar Sangakkara, however, continued to torment Pakistan in the company of Angelo Mathews •AFP
Angelo Mathews extended his purple patch but fell for 91, his fifth score in the nineties•AFP
Despite the wickets, Sangakkara carried on, bringing up his 10th double-century. Only Don Bradman has more Test double-hundreds than him•AFP
Sangakkara, who was dropped off the first ball of the day, made Pakistan pay for the mistake. He is the leading run-scorer in Tests against Pakistan, with more than 2600 runs•AFP
Sangakkara was stumped for 221 and Sri Lanka soon declared their innings at 533 for 9. •AFP
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