LONDON, England (BBC) – Pakistan closed day two of the dead rubber final Test with Sri Lanka 82 ahead at 16-1 in their second innings.

The Sri Lankans needed less than four overs to end Pakistan’s first innings for 299, left-arm seamer Thilan Thushara recording a career-best 5-83.

But Malinda Warnapura fell to the first ball of the reply and Danish Kaneria, in his first match of the series, took 5-62 as Sri Lanka was all out for 233.

Khurram Manzoor was out in the final over as the fluctuations continued.

Sri Lanka’s quest for a 3-0 whitewash gained pace when they captured the final three Pakistan wickets for only 10 runs in 17 minutes, spanning 22 balls.

But after the immediate loss of Warnapura, Tharanga Paranavitana was bowled shouldering arms.

Skipper Kumar Sangakkara, dropped on 16 and 40 both times by Manzoor in the gully region off left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Aamer, made 45.

His luck came to an abrupt end when he was given out lbw by umpire Ian Gould to one that pitched outside leg-stump.

All-rounder Angelo Matthews, dropped on 12 at the wicket by keeper Kamran Akmal off Amjal, added 71 with Mahela Jayawardene before Kaneria had him caught in the slips.

Jayawardene faced 153 balls and hit 10 boundaries for 79 before being bowled by a Kaneria delivery that hurried from the pitch.

Tillakaratne Dilshan, who appeared to have been caught at short-leg on nought only for umpire Gould to reject the appeal, helped add 52 for the final two wickets despite a broken finger that prevented him keeping wicket in the morning.

He also suffered a cut eye when a delivery from Amjal squeezed through the helmet.

Former skipper Jayawardene said: “It’s not a bad wicket at all. I think we did not bat to our potential. We should have batted them out of the match, but credit must go to Pakistan’s bowlers.

“I think we did well to get to 233. Now we must put them under pressure and ensure we do not have a very big target to chase in the fourth innings.”

Pakistan spinner Saeed Amjal, who has now taken 13 wickets in his first three Tests, is confident his team will secure victory.

“There is a lot of bounce on this pitch and that helps you produce a lot more variation,” said Amjal, who took 3-70 yesterday.

“The pitch is taking a lot of turn and spin as well so it’s going to be tough work for the batsmen.

“Hopefully we will be able to get them quickly in the final innings. This is a good wicket to bat on and I think the batsmen have perished because of poor shot selection.

“But we should get a decent total and not collapse again. If we get a decent second-innings total, we have a good chance.”

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka team manager Brendon Kuruppu said Dilshan was unlikely to be fit for the start of the one-day series on July 30.

“We are monitoring Dilshan’s progress carefully, but at the moment he is doubtful for the first few one-dayers,” he admitted.

“Our medical team will assess his condition before taking a final decision on his fitness and he will bat in the second innings only if it is really necessary.”