Umar ton helps Pak take control

Resuming overnight on 27 for nought,Hafeez and Umar put on 118 for the first wicket. Hafeez was the more aggressive and struck eight fours and a six before falling just after lunch,trapped leg before for 75 by left-arm spinner Rangana Herath.

Sri Lanka spurned a chance to get Azhar out,when experienced Mahela Jayawardene dropped a catch in the slips off Herath when the right-hander was only seven.

Umar reached his 12th half-century with a sharp single,and hit only three boundaries as Pakistan scored only 59 in the second session.

Umar was more cautious as Sri Lanka introduced spinners Rangana Herath and Tillakaratne Dilshan from both ends. They bowled four maiden overs between them with tight line and length,but did not get much turn. Hafeez then broke the deadlock in scoring,jumping out of his crease to hit Herath over long-off for a six and then slashed towards third man to bring his fifth Test half-century.

The ease with which Pakistani batsmen were coping,Sri Lankan captain Tillakaratne Dilshan immediately took the second new ball in the 81st over as their only chance to stage a fightback. But even that did not bring any luck for the Islanders as Umar hit three boundaries,two off Suranga Lakmal and then glanced the same bowler for a single to bring up his hundred off 259 balls.

Brief scores: Sri Lanka 197 v Pakistan 259/1 M Hafeez 75,T Umar 109 batting,A Ali 60 batting; R Herath 1/55.