Colombo, July 24: Pakistan remained on course to win the third and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka after denting the home team’s chase of a world record target today.
Sri Lanka, set an improbable 492 to sweep the series 3-0 after they had won the first two Tests, were 183-3 in their second knock at stumps on the fourth day at the Sinhalese sports club.
When play begins on the fifth day for the first time in the series – the first Test ended in four days and the second in three – Pakistan will need seven wickets and Sri Lanka a further 309 runs in 90 overs.
No team has scored 492 runs in the fourth innings to win a Test match. The highest successful chase so far is 418-7 by the West Indies against Australia in Antigua in 2003.
–PTI