Lankan duo frustrate weary Pakistan

Feb 20, 2009

Sri Lanka went slow in the morning, but Mahela Jayawardene eased past 150•AFP

Thilan Samaraweera continued to score briskly ... •AFP

Samaraweera also reached a maiden Test double•AFP

The score was still 614 when Samaraweera was bowled by Danish Kaneria for 231. Sri Lanka eventually declared on 644 for 7•AFP

They stepped up the pace once they settled in •AFP

... and did not hesitate to charge the spinners•AFP

Samaraweera was quicker to the mark than his captain, taking 287 balls compared to Jayawardene's 355•AFP

Pakistan's openers faced probing spells from Sri Lanka's spinners. Debutant Khurram Manzoor was tentative, but survived as Pakistan closed at 44 for 1•AFP

Jayawardene went on to score his fifth Test double-century, his first outside Sri Lanka•AFP

By the time Jayawardene was dismissed for 240, caught by Kamran Akmal off Shoaib Malik, he and Samaraweera had added 437, a Test record for the fourth wicket •AFP