Dhananjaya de Silva and Kusal Mendis batted through more than two sessions on the third day, bringing the deficit down to 30 runs with six wickets still in hand for Sri Lanka. Pakistan will look to tighten their grip on the opening Test when play resumes on Day 3 in Rawalpindi, with Sri Lanka trailing by 320 runs after reaching 114-3 in reply to the hosts’ 434-9 declared.