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Galle: Pakistan suffered early blows as they began their reply to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 300 on the scheduled third day of the first Test in Galle on Friday.
Seamer Dhammika Prasad removed both openers by the third over and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath also chipped in with a wicket as the tourists plodded to 118 for five at early stump.
Prasad had Mohammad Hafeez caught at third slip off his sixth delivery and then trapped Ahmed Shehzad leg-before in his third over to reduce Pakistan to 11 for two.
It became 35-3 when Herath, brought in to the attack in the sixth over, had Azhar Ali leg-before in his third over.
After tea Younis Khan (47) and skipper Misbah-ul Haq (20). Younis clean-up by Dilruwan Perera while Nuwan Pradeep dismissed the skipper. The team still 182 runs behind. And need 33-runs to more to avoid follow-on.
Earlier, Sri Lanka's innings was built around a painstaking century from opener Kaushal Silva, who defended solidly at one end even as Pakistan ran through the batting at the other end.
The diminutive right-hander lit up the rain-hit Test with a stubborn 125, his second Test century after making 139 against Bangladesh in Dhaka in January last year.
Silva, however, failed to carry his bat through the innings when he was ninth out from the 300th delivery he faced, caught behind off left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar.
Silva, who began the day on 80, had reached his century 30 minutes before lunch when he drove Babar through the covers for his 15th boundary.
Bad weather had washed out the entire first day's play on Wednesday and just 64 overs were bowled on the second day due to a wet outfield at the Galle International Stadium.
For Pakistan, Wahab and Babar finished with three wickets each, while Hafeez and Shah took two each.
The three-Test series will be followed by five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches.
Brief scores
Sri Lanka - 300 (Silva 125, Sangakkara 50, Babar 3-64, Riaz 3-74)
Pakistan - 118/5 (Younis 47)
Status - Pakistan trail by 182 runs
