Final Sri Lanka-Pakistan Test drawn

PALLEKELE: The third and final Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended in a draw in Pallekele on Thursday, handing the hosts a 1-0 series win.

Sri Lanka, set a target of 270 in 71 overs, were 195-4 in their second innings when both teams decided to end the game with nine overs remaining at the Pallekele International Stadium.

The tourists had declared their second innings at 380-8 half-an-hour before lunch as soon as Asad Shafiq completed his century.

Sri Lanka won the first Test in Galle by 209 runs, while the second in Colombo was drawn.