Sri Lanka win with a session to spare

Jan 12, 2014

Mahela Jayawardene was not taking the field on the fifth morning because of his hand injury•AFP

Saeed Ajmal stuck around, adding to Pakistan's lead•AFP

Ajmal was bowled by a yorker from Lakmal. Pakistan were dismissed for 359, setting Sri Lanka 137 to win•AFP

Misbah-ul-Haq and Junaid Khan could not come up with early wickets•AFP

Sri Lanka wanted an early finish to Pakistan's innings and Suranga Lakmal bowled Sarfraz Ahmed in the fourth over of the day•AFP

Rahat Ali dived to make his ground during a 20-run stand with Ajmal for the ninth wicket•AFP

Dimuth Karunaratne gave Sri Lanka's chase a solid start•AFP

Neither did Saeed Ajmal, who took only two wickets in 51.2 overs in the match. Sri Lanka's opening stand was worth 124•AFP

Lakmal had Rahat caught behind to give wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene his ninth dismissal of the match, equalling Amal Silva's Sri Lankan record•AFP

Kaushal Silva was slower but scored his second half-century of the Test•AFP

Karunaratne was unbeaten on 62 when Sri Lanka completed a nine-wicket win•AFP