Pakistani batsmen Misbah ul Haq and Asad Shafiq stayed on the wicket.

Asad Shafiq 28*

Misbah ul Haq 2*

Sri Lanka left out left-arm spinner Sajeewa Weerakoon and brought in all-rounder Jeevan Mendis into the playing eleven.

Pakistan left out former captain Younis Khan and off-spinner Saeeed Ajmal, who were replaced by top order batsman Imran Farhat and fast bowler Mohammad Sami.

Sri Lanka leads the five match series 2-1.

Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (captain), Tillekeratne Dilshan, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekera, Lasith Malinga, Jeevan Mendis and Upul Tharanga.

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Umar Akmal, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Mohammad Sami, Azad Shafiq, Azhar Ali and Sohail Tanvir.