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More rain in Colombo

AFP, Colombo
Cricket
Resolute Sri Lankan batting and wet weather frustrated Pakistan's bid to drive home the advantage on the third day of the second Test in Colombo on Monday.
The tourists, who declared their first innings at 551-6, dismissed opener Tharanga Paranavitana for zero before the hosts recovered to post 70-1 by stumps at the Sinhalese Sports Club.
The experienced duo of Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara led the revival by adding 59 runs for the second wicket on a pitch that continued to assist batsmen.
Dilshan was unbeaten on 46 with nine hits to the fence and Sangakkara was on 22.
Just 27 overs of the stipulated 90 were bowled during the day as rain washed out play in the last two sessions. The second day had also seen only 44 overs sent down.
With more rain forecast over the next two days, the
match appeared headed for a draw with Sri Lanka set to retain their lead in the three-match series after winning the firstTestinGalleby209runs.
A fired-up Pakistan attack were rewarded with the breakthrough in the fourth over when left-handed Paranavitana was snapped up at short-leg by Azhar Ali off Junaid Khan.
But Dilshan and Sangakkara, who both scored centuries in Galle, settled down to deny the tourists further success.
Pakistan, who resumed on the overnight score of 488-4, batted for an hour before skipper Misbahul Haq declared the innings.
Misbah himself remained unbeaten on 66 after Asad Shafiq was run out for two and Adnan Akmal was caught in the covers to give left-arm spinner Rangana Herath his third wicket in the innings.
Pakistan's innings had revolved around a second-wicket stand of 287 between Mohammad Hafeez (196) and Azhar Ali (157), the highest partnership by a
visiting team on Sri Lankan soil.
The third Test will be played in Pallekele from July 8. SCOREBOARD
PAKISTAN: First innings (over night488-4)
Hafeez b Herath 196
UmarcPJayawardeneb Mathews 65 AzharcKulasekara b Randiv 157
Younis lbw b Herath 32
Misbah not out 66
Shafiq run out 2
Akmal c Dilshan b Herath 5
Rehman not out 18
Extras: (lb-5,nb-4,w-1) 10
Total: (For6wkts deci in 147 overs) 551 Did not bat: Ajmal, Cheema, Junaid
Fall of wickets: 1 -78,2-365,3-435,4-486, 5-491,6-519
Bowler 0 M R W
Kulasekara 27 6 84 0
Mathews 15 1 55 1
Pradeep 24 3 103 0
Randiv 31 0 131 1
Herath 49 5 164 3
Dilshan 10 9 0
SRI LANKA: First innings
Paranavitana c Azhar b Junaid 0
Dilshan notout 46
Sangakkara notout 22
Extras: (lb-2) 2
Total: (Forlwkt in 15 overs) 70
To bat: M Jayawardene, Samaiaweera, Mathews, P Jayawardene, Kulasekara, Randiv, Herath, Pradeep
Fall of wicket: 1-11
Bowler 0 M R W
Cheema 6 1 31 0