They eventually declared after batting more than three hours, stretching the advantage beyond 500. Then, in the hour or so they had at Pakistan’s batting in the second innings, they made big strides towards victory by removing three top-order batsmen.

The other major talking point was the umpiring. In a week when the ICC will yet again discuss the Decision Review System, the Galle Test provided more evidence for making the system mandatory for all international matches. There had been a handful of wrong umpiring decisions in the first two days, and another one early on Sunday undermined Pakistan’s already slim chances of mounting a fightback, as Younis Khan was adjudged lbw even though he inside-edged the ball. Later in the day, Tillakaratne Dilshan was incorrectly declared not-out after gloving a ball to the wicketkeeper, and then given lbw when the ball was going over the stumps.

The umpiring was poor, but Pakistan can’t hide behind that for their abject performance in this match. Pakistan had been given a taste of the challenge ahead in the opening over of the day as Nuwan Kulasekara first found Younis’ inside-edge and then the outside-edge. The spinners kept testing the batsmen with turn and bounce, and once Younis fell to Rangana Herath in the 10th over of the day it seemed Pakistan would be bowled out quickly.

Pakistan 100 (Randiv 4-13, Herath 3-30) and 36 for 3 need another 474 runs to beat Sri Lanka 472 and 137 for 5 dec (Dilshan 56, Junaid 3-44)

(ESPN)

Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq have both claimed victory and vowed to form unity governments.

Thousands of their supporters spent the night in the centre of Cairo amid increasing political polarisation.

Correspondents say the atmosphere has been peaceful, but tense.

Many people are still apprehensive about the intentions of the ruling generals, who gave themselves sweeping new powers last week after the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that the Islamist-dominated parliament should be dissolved.

(BBC)

Pakistan will now have to follow on to avoid an innings defeat against Sri Lanka.

(JNW)

Sri Lanka were dismissed for 472 shortly after tea with Sangakkara stranded on 199 not out made off 387 balls and including 18 fours and two sixes.

Pakistan were rocked by Nuwan Kulasekara who snapped up the wickets of Taufiq Umar lbw for nine and Azhar Ali for a golden duck caught behind by Prasanna Jayawardene.

Stand-in skipper Mohammad Hafeez and Younis Khan took the score to 43 when off-spinner Suraj Randiv made a double strike by trapping Hafeez lbw for 20 and sending back nightwatchmanSaeed Ajmal caught first ball off bat and pad by Tharanga Paranavitana.

Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath joined the party when he forced Asad Shafiq to edge a catch behind the wicket to Jayawardene for a duck.

At stumps Younis Khan was unbeaten on 15 and Mohammad Ayubon one.

(icc-cricket.yahoo.com)

Earlier, Sri Lanka reached 188 for two wickets at tea. Dilshan (101) cracked 13 fours and a six in his 180-ball knock before Saeed Ajmal, Pakistan’s only successful bowler so far in the match, removed him in the penultimate over before tea.

Sangakkara and Jayawardena have so far added an unbeaten 113 runs for the third wicket. Earlier, Dilshan added 124 runs for the second wicket with Sangakkara.

After a productive morning session, right-handed Dilshan looked equally fluent after the lunch break.

Once he reached 81, Dilshan’s next five scoring shots were all boundaries as he raced to 101 before off-spinner Ajmal trapped him leg before with a flighted delivery.

Dilshan found an able ally in Sangakkara, who hit six fours in his patient knock and allowed his partner to dominate the stand.

Sri Lanka 300 for 2 (Sangakkara 111*, Dilshan 101, M Jayawardene 55*) v Pakistan

(icc-cricket.yahoo.net)