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Sri Lanka hang on to post 220-5 by end of day one in third Test against Pakistan

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Sri Lanka close day one of the third Test against Pakistan on 220-5.

Sri Lanka managed to weather the storm from Pakistan's bowlers to close day one of the third Test on 220-5.

Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara plays a shot during the opening day of the third and final cricket Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium in the Gulf emirate of Sharjah on January 16, 2014© Getty Images

Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal came into form in the evening session after Sri Lanka reached lunch on 133-3.

Ajmal took a key wicket in the form of Mahela Jayawardene, who managed to score 47 runs from 108 balls, but Ajmal wasn't finished as he later dismissed Dinesh Chandimal for 11 following a catch by Asad Shafiq.

Despite a positive spell from the field, Angelo Mathews (24 not out) and Prasana Jayawardene (28 not out) managed to withstand the bowlers' pressure to reach stumps.

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