ESPNcricinfo staff26-Jun-2015Lahiru Thirimanne was dropped on five by Azhar Ali at short leg. Thirimanne added only two more before Azhar redeemed himself, hanging onto a bat-pad catch after a juggle•AFPKaushal Silva, however, continued to grind the attack. He brought up his fifty with a square drive, helping Sri Lanka take the lead just before lunch•AFPSilva looked set for his second Test ton in as many games until he attempted a quick single, slipped and was run out for 80•AFPDinesh Chandimal and Kithuruwan Vithanage threw their wickets away as Sri Lanka lost three wickets for 11 runs•AFPAngelo Mathews, though, unleashed some strong pulls and whippy strokes to push Sri Lanka’s lead past 100•AFPMathews and Dhammika Prasad shared a 73-run stand for the seventh wicket, which further extended Sri Lanka’s lead before Mohammad Hafeez trapped Prasad lbw for 35•AFPYasir Shah claimed his third five-wicket haul in Tests, and became the fastest Pakistan bowler to 50 wickets. Sri Lanka’s lead increased to 166 by stumps, with one wicket in hand•AFP
Silva, Mathews fifties extend Sri Lanka lead
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