Angelo Matthews’ side take a lead overall in the three-match series.
Sri Lanka have beated Pakistan by nine wickets in the second Test in Dubai on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Pakistan were bowled out for 359 in their second innings with paceman Suranga Lakmal taking a career-best 4-78 on the fifth and final morning, giving Sri Lanka a target of 137 to win in 80 overs.
Openers Dimuth Karunaratne (62 not out) and Kaushal Silva (58) put on 124 for the first wicket before Kumar Sangakkara (nine not out) did the job with 33.4 overs to play for Sri Lanka’s biggest win over Pakistan in terms of wickets.
Nuwan Pradeep, Shaminda Eranga and Rangana Herath took two wickets apiece. Sarfraz Ahmed scored 74 after Pakistan resumed at 330-7.
The first Test ended in a draw in Abu Dhabi. The third and final Test starts in Sharjah from Thursday.
Complete scoreboard of the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on the fifth and final day at Dubai stadium on Sunday.
Pakistan 1st innings 165 (Khurram Manzoor 73; N. Pradeep 3-62, R. Herath 3-26)
Sri Lanka 1st innings 388 (M. Jayawardene 129, Silva 95; Junaid Khan 3-102)
Pakistan 2nd innings (overnight 330-7)
Khurram Manzoor c Prasanna b Pradeep 6
Ahmed Shehzad c Prasanna b Herath 9
Mohammad Hafeez c Prasanna b Pradeep 1
Younis Khan c Prasanna b Lakmal 77
Misbah-ul-Haq b Herath 97
Asad Shafiq c Karunaratne b Eranga 23
Sarfraz Ahmed b Lakmal 74
Bilawal Bhatti b Eranga 32
Saeed Ajmal b Lakmal 21
Rahat Ali c Prasanna b Lakmal 8
Junaid Khan not out 2
Extras: (b1, lb8) 9
Total: (all out; 137.3 overs) 359
Fall of wicket: 1-11 (Shehzad), 2-12 (Hafeez), 3-19 (Manzoor), 4-148 (Younis), 5-200 (Shafiq), 6-245 (Misbah), 7-312 (Bhatti), 8-334 (Sarfraz), 9-354 (Ali), 10-359 (Ajmal)
Bowling: Lakmal 28.3-4-78-4, Pradeep 19-3-50-2, Herath 48-10-132-2, Eranga 36-9-74-2, Mathews 5-1-9-0, Sangakkara 1-0-7-0
Sri Lanka 2nd innings
D. Karunaratne not out 62
K. Silva lbw b Ajmal 58
K. Sangakkara not out 9
Extras: (b3, lb4, nb1) 8
Total: (for one wkt; 46.2 overs) 137
Fall of wickets: 1-124 (Silva)
Bowling: Hafeez 8-3-22-0, Junaid 10-2-34-0 (1nb), Ali 11-1-29-0, Ajmal 17.2-5-45-1
Result: Sri Lanka won by nine wickets
Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Sundaram Ravi (IND)
TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
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