Pakistan win by 7 wickets and win the series as well by 2-1. A historic series victory for Pakistan. Pakistan have won a series in Sri Lanka after 9 years.This is Pakistan’s highest ever fourth innings chase to win a Test match ‪#‎SLvPAK‬
Younis Khan’s brilliant 171* guides Pakistan to a 7 wicket victory in the 3rd Test, clinching the series 2-1 #SLvPak
Toss: Pakistan, who chose to field
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Umpires: Ian Gould, Paul Reiffel, S Ravi, Ranmore Martinesz
Referee: Chris Broad
- Sri Lanka innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 12.2 overs
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 79 balls (Dimuth Karunaratne 23, Upul Tharanga 26)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka – 85/1 in 26 overs
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 33.1 overs
- Dimuth Karunaratne: 50 off 110 balls (6 x fours)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 52.4 overs
- Tea: Sri Lanka – 153/4 in 53 overs
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (Dimuth Karunaratne 30, Jehan Mubarak 19)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 63.6 overs
- Dimuth Karunaratne: 100 off 188 balls (10 x fours)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 78.5 overs
- End Of Day 1: Sri Lanka – 272/8 in 86 overs (Tharindu Kaushal 17, Suranga Lakmal 1)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka – 278/10 in 89.5 overs
- Pakistan innings
- Lunch: Pakistan – 45/3 in 18.2 overs
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 19.6 overs
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 32.5 overs
- Tea: Pakistan – 117/4 in 36 overs
- Azhar Ali: 50 off 87 balls (8 x fours)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 43.5 overs
- Sarfraz Ahmed: 50 off 57 balls (5 x fours)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 58.3 overs
- End Of Day: Pakistan – 209/9 in 64 overs (Sarfraz Ahmed 72, Imran Khan 0)
- Innings Break: Pakistan – 215/10 in 66overs
- Sri Lanka innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 13.4 overs
- Lunch: Sri Lanka – 55/3 in 15 overs
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 27.3 overs
- Tea: Sri Lanka – 112/4 in 36.1 overs
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls (Angelo Mathews 21, Jehan Mubarak 24)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 45.5 overs
- Angelo Mathews: 50 off 104 balls (5 x fours, 1 x six)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 62.3 overs
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 96 balls (Angelo Mathews 20, Dinesh Chandimal 30)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka – 228/5 in 69.4 overs (Angelo Mathews 77, Dinesh Chandimal 39)
- Dinesh Chandimal: 50 off 76 balls (6 x fours)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 79.6 overs
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 188 balls (Angelo Mathews 36, Dinesh Chandimal 61)
- Angelo Mathews: 100 off 221 balls (9 x fours, 1 x six)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 91.5 overs
- Lunch: Sri Lanka – 313/10 in 95.4 overs
- Pakistan innings
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 18.3 overs
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls (Shan Masood 22, Younis Khan 27)
- Shan Masood: 50 off 93 balls (8 x fours)
- Tea: Pakistan – 99/2 in 29 overs
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 29.3 overs
- Younis Khan: 50 off 71 balls (6 x fours)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 150 balls (Shan Masood 45, Younis Khan 53)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 40.2 overs
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 230 balls (Shan Masood 72, Younis Khan 71)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 55.4 overs
- Shan Masood: 100 off 172 balls (10 x fours, 1 x six)
- 3rd Wicket: 200 runs in 310 balls (Shan Masood 100, Younis Khan 92)
- Younis Khan: 100 off 165 balls (9 x fours)
- End Of Day: Pakistan – 230/2 in 63 overs (Shan Masood 114, Younis Khan 101)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 72.1 overs
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 87.4 overs
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (Younis Khan 24, Misbah-ul-Haq 18)
- Lunch: Pakistan – 321/3 in 92 overs
- Younis Khan: 150 off 245 balls (14 x fours)
- Pakistan: 350 runs in 100.2 overs
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 162 balls (Younis Khan 52, Misbah-ul-Haq 40)
- Misbah-ul-Haq: 50 off 100 balls (8 x fours)
