Pakistan on the driving seat against Sri Lanka with their heads held high! They started the day on the back foot as they were trailing by 153 runs with 4 wickets down. A few quick wickets meant that they might surrender to the Lankans bowler. But, it wasn't meant to be as the debutant had other plans. Haris Sohail, the tormentor, came out with great intention. Not only did he score a breezy fifty on debut but got good support from Hasan Ali as well, which allowed them to get ahead of the visitors by a mere 3 runs lead. This test match seemed like it would head towards a draw but it proved to be a wrong thought. The Pakistan spinners relished the Day 4 wicket, especially Yasir Shah who demoralized the roughs while the rest too got a good purchase from the deck which has started to misbehave. Asad Shafiq and Haris Sohail were the other two to have wickets to their name. Sri Lanka, now find themselves in huge trouble as they only lead by 66 runs and have just 6 wickets in hand against Pakistan. The track is expected to decline further tomorrow and so the tourists would be looking to stretch this lead to another hundred odd runs. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will be looking for a draw rather for win the test match as Kushal Mendis (16) and Night-watchmen Suranga Lakmal (2) stay not-out at the end of day 4.

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