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7 wickets v 309 runs

AFP, Colombo
Pakistan remained on course to win the third and final Test against Sri Lanka after denting the home team's chase of a world record target onThursday.
Sri Lanka, set an improbable 492 to sweep the series 3-0 after they had won the first two Tests, were 183-3 in their second knock at stumps on the fourth day at the Sinhalese Sports Club.
When play begins on the fifth day for the first time in the series - the first Test ended in four days and the second in three -- Pakistan will need seven wickets and Sri Lanka a further 309 runs in 90 overs.
No team has scored 492 runs in the fourth innings to win a Test match. The highest successful chase so far is 418-7 by the West Indies against Australia in Antigua in 2003.
Sri Lanka were given a minimum of 150 overs to get the runs after Pakistan declared their second innings at 425-9 soon after lunch with former captain Shoaib Malik making 134.
Sri Lankan openers MalindaWarnapura and Tharanga Paranavitana put on 83 for the first wicket in 25 overs, their best partnership of the series, to raise visions of a history-defying feat.
But the fall of three wickets in the final session set Sri Lanka back even as skipper Kumar Sangakkara returned unbeaten on 50, having surpassed the 7,000-run mark in his Hdrd lest on the way.
Thilan Samaraweera was the other batsman
at the crease on 20.
Warnapura, who made 31, was unfortunate to be given out caught by English umpire Ian Gould as television replays showed the ball from Danish Kaneria go off the pad to the shortleg fielder.
Paranavitana went on to make a fluent 73 before tapping an easy catch to Fawad Alam at forward short-leg off Malik to make Sri Lanka 139-2.
Kaneria picked up his second wicket soon after when Mahela Jayawardene, who plodded for 29 minutes to make two, poked at a wide ball and edged a catch to wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal.
Earlier, Pakistan added 19 runs to their overnight score of 300-5 when Akmal fell in the day's fourth over after making 74 during a sixthwicket stand of 133 with Malik.
Tailender Umar Gul showed there were no hidden demons in the pitch as he helped Malik add 52 for the seventh wicket, himself contributing 22 in the partnership.
Malik was dismissed after a six-hour vigil at the crease when he holed out in the deep off spinner Rangana Hearth.
The right-hander hit 13 fours and two sixes to shore up Pakistan's innings after they had collapsed to 67-4 before lunch on the third day.
Gul helped himself to his highest Test score of 46 from 50 balls before he was caught at deep square-leg attempting a fourth six off Hera th.
Left-arm spinner Herath returned with 5-157 from 46 overs, his second five-wicket haul in as many matches.
Pakistan's declaration marked the last stint at the bowling crease tor veteran Sri Lankan seamer Chaminda Vaas, who retires from Test cricket after the match with 355 wickets from lllTests.
The 35-year-old, who was overlooked for the first two Tests, claimed just one wicket in 39 overs in his final match
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the third and final Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Thursday: PAKISTAN: First innings 299 (Manzoor 93, Yousuf 90, Malik 45, Thushara 5-83, Kulasekera 3-47)
SRI LANKA: First innings: 233 (Sangakkara 45. Jayawardene 79, Dilshan 44; Kaneria 5-62, Ajmal 3-70)
PAKISTAN: Second innings (overnight 300-5)
Manzoor bHerath 2
Fawadc&bThushara 16
Younus lbw b Kulasekera 19 Yousuf c Sangakkara b Herath 23 Mtsbahul c Sangakkara b Mathews 65 Malik c sub (Lakmal) bHerath 134 Akmal c Jayawardene b Kulasekera 74 Gul c Vaas b Herath 46
KaneriacThusharabHerath 5
Aamer not out 22
Ajmal not out 3
Extras: (t>-10. lb-2, nb-2, w-2) 16
Total: (For 9 wkts declared in 123 overs) 425
Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-22, 3-54,4-67,5-186,6-319,7-371,8-399,9-405
Bowler O M R W
Kulasekera 20 5 55 2
Thushara 28 2 121 1
Herath 46 6 157 5
Vaas 19 6 47 0
Mathews 10 1 33 1
SRI LYN KA Second innings ParanavitanacFawadb Malik 73
Wamapurac Malik b Kaneria 31
Sangakkara notout 50
Jayawardene c Akmal b Kaneria 2
Samaraweera notout 20
Extras: (lb-5, nb-2) 7
Total: (For3 wkts in 59 overs) 183
To bat: Dilshan, Mathews, Herath, Vaas, Thushara, Kulasekera
Fall of wickets: 1-83, 2-139, 3-155
Bowler O M R W
Gul 6 0 27 0
Aamer 9 0 20 0
Younus 3 0 16 0
Ajmal 16 1 36 0
Malik 9 1 23 1
Kaneria 16 1 56 2