Pakistan reached 16 for one at stumps on day two after bundling out Sri Lanka for a mere 233, and take the lead of 82 runs.

Pakistan bowlers triggered a late-order collapse to bundle out the Sri Lankans for a mere 233.

Earlier, Mahela Jayawardene led Sri Lanka’s revival with an unbeaten half-century on day two of the second Test against Pakistan.

Jayawardene enabled the home side to stabilise with a battling 72 not out and was well assisted by Angelo Mathews (31), with whom he put on 71 runs for the fifth wicket in Colombo.

But Pakistan chipped away at the Sri Lanka line-up with the hosts reaching 164 for five at the tea interval, still 135 runs adrift of Pakistan’s first innings total.

Chaminda Vaas, on one, was the batsman at the other end.

Fast bowler Thilan Thushara made short work of the Pakistan tail in the morning, finishing with a five-wicket haul as the visitors were bowled out for 299, their last six wickets yielding just 14 runs.

But off-spinner Saeed Ajmal brought Pakistan back into contention with two wickets as Sri Lanka were reduced to 82 for four in the afternoon session.

Ajmal and leg-spinner Danish Kaneria both put Jayawardene and Mathews under pressure, but the two survived to help Sri Lanka recover.

Kaneria broke the stand just before the tea interval by dismissing Mathews and, with Tillakaratne Dilshan being unable to bat due to a finger injury, Sri Lanka were left with a backs-to-the-wall battle.