Sri Lanka slip after solid start

Aug 14, 2014

There were billboards at the SSC celebrating Mahela Jayawardene's career as he began his final Test•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Kaushal Silva batted steadily through the first session•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara and Tharanga added 65 for the second wicket before Sangakkara was bowled for 22•AFP

Tharanga brought up his fifth half-century in Tests, as Sri Lanka closed in on the 200-run mark•AFP

Angelo Mathews became the 11th Sri Lankan to collect 3000 Test runs, but he fell to Riaz on the final delivery of the day, as the hosts ended with 261 for 8•AFP

Upul Tharanga was targeted by some short balls but there were few scares for Sri Lanka's openers after they chose to bat•AFP

With his action under scrutiny, Saeed Ajmal came on to bowl in the 15th over•AFP

It was Wahab Riaz's first Test wicket in three years•AFP

But he was denied a second Test ton as Riaz removed him for 92•AFP

Junaid Khan broke Sri Lanka's opening stand on 79 early in the second session, by removing Silva•AFP

Jayawardene was given a guard of honour by Pakistan as he came out to bat in his final Test, but he did not last long and was trapped lbw for 4 by Ajmal•AFP

Junaid then accounted for Niroshan Dickwella and Dilruwan Perera in the same over, and Sri Lanka fell to 249 for 7•AFP