Pakistan165 (Manzoor 73, Pradeep 3-62, Herath 3-26) and 132/3 (Younis 62*, Misbah 53*) Sri Lanka 388 (Mahela 129, Silva 95) Pak trail by 91 runs.
Sri Lanka were a wicket away from breaking Pakistan after lunch on the third day of the second Test in Dubai, but they could not take it. Having conceded a first-innings lead of 223, and then slumped to 19 for 3 in the second, Pakistan were on the brink. Their old guard dragged them back from it. Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq batted with focus and not flash to whittle the deficit below 100 but because of the spectacular top-order failure their job was far from done. Their 113-run association that spanned 41.1 overs, but Sri Lanka were still a wicket away from breaking Pakistan.Lanka's position of comfort in this match was largely due to Mahela's century, during the course of which he passed Steve Waugh to move to No. 8 on the list of highest run-scorersin Tests. He added only 23 to his overnight score but ensured his team's strong grip over match.

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