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Draw ends SL drought

AFP, Pallekele
Sri Lanka won their first Test series in three years after the final Test against Pakistan ended in a thrilling draw in Pallekele on Thursday.
The hosts made a brave bid to chase down a target of 270, reaching 132-2 by tea on the fifth day, before they were pegged back by a three-wicket burst from off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.
Dinesh Chandimal scored
65 and the prolific Kumar Sangakkara returned unbeaten on 74 as Sri Lanka made 195-4 before the game was called off with nine overs remaining at the Pallekele International Stadium.
The 1-0 scoreline — following a 209-run victory in the first Test in Galle -- was Sri Lanka's first Test series win since beating New Zealand 2-0 at home in 2009.
The rain-hit second Test in Golombo was drawn, while the entire second day’s play in Pallekele had been washed out.
Earlier, Asad Shafiq remained unbeaten on 100 as Pakistan declared their second innings at 380-8 half-an-hour before lunch to attempt a series-levelling win.
But the tourists were thwarted by a pitch that eased out under the hot sun and a determined effort by the home team's batsmen in front of some 1,000 spectators.
Openers Tharanga Paranavitana and Chandimal gave Sri Lanka a bright start with a 44-run partnership by the 10th over.
Left-handed Paranavitana made 22 when he was caught at second slip by Younis Khan off Junaid Khan, one ball after being dropped by Pakistan captain Misbahul Haq at first slip.
Chandimal, a last-minute inclusion for the match after Tillakaratne Dilshan opted out due to health worries in his family, anchored the innings at the start.
The 22-year-old's third half-century in four Tests contained fluent strokes on both sides of the wickets, including eight boundaries.
But Chandimal was dismissed in the last over before tea, snapped up low at mid-off by Shafiq off Ajmal, ending an 88-run stand for the second wicket with Sangakkara.
Skipper Mahela Jayawardene plodded for 44 balls to make 11 when he attempted to scoop Ajmal to the leg-side and only managed to give a catch to Mohammad Hafeez running back from short-leg.
Ajmal picked up his third wicket when he bowled Thilan Samaraweera for 10, with Sri Lanka still 92 runs away and 15.5 overs left in the match.
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His dismissal forced Sri Lanka to play for a draw amid a late bowling revival by Pakistan.
Sangakkara's unbeaten knock followed his 199 not out in the first Test and 192 in the second.
The tourists, who resumed at the overnight score of 299-8, added 81 runs in 24.4 overs in the morning session.
Shafiq, the top scorer in the first innings with 75, hit nine boundaries in his second Test century when Misbah declared as soon as the landmark was reached.
Adnan Akmal, batting with a hairline fracture in his left hand, scored a gutsy 35 not out as he put on 81 for the ninth wicket with Shafiq.
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath was Sri Lanka's most successful bowler with 4-99 in the second innings. Fast bowler Dilhara Fernando claimed 3-74.
SCOREBOARD
PAKISTAN: First innings 226 (Shafiq 75; Perera 4-63, Herath 3-40)
SRI LANKA: First innings 337 (Paranavitana 75, Sa maraweera 73, Perera 75; Junaid 5-70, Ajmal 3-66)
PAKISTAN: Second innings (overnight 299-8) Hafeez cParanavitanab Fernando 52
Umar lbw b Kulasekara 4
AzharcPJayawardeneb Fernando 136
Younis cParanavitanabHerath 19
MisbahcMJayawardenebHerath 5
Shafiq notout 100
Sami lbw b Fernando 3
Gul lbw b Herath 0
Ajmal lbw bHerath 5
Akmal notout 35
Extras: (b-6,lb-8,w-7) 21
Total: (For 8 wkts dedin 128.4overs) 380
Fall ofwickets: 1-16,2-110,3-158,4-176,5-276,6-280,7-281,8-299
Bowler 0 M R W
Kulasekara 28 9 65 1
Perera 25 2 88 0
Herath 39.4 4 99 4
Fernando 23 1 74 3
Mathews 12 0 38 0
Samaraweera 10 2 0
SRI LANKA: Second innings ParanavitanacYounisbJunaid 22
ChandimalcShafiqb Ajmal 65
Sangakkara notout 74
MJayawardenec Hafeez b Ajmal 11
Samaraweera b Ajmal 10
Mathews not out 1
Extras: (b-2,lb-10) 12
Total: (For 4 wkts in 62 overs) 195
Did not bat: P Jayawardene, Perera, Kulasekara, Fernando, Herath
Fall ofwickets: 1-44,2-132,3-150,4-178
Bowler 0 M R W
Gul 9 2 43 0
Junaid 10 0 45 1
Hafeez 9 1 22 0
Ajmal 26 8 50 3
Sami 8 0 23 0
Result: Match drawn and Sri Lanka won