Kumar Sangakkara was unbeaten on 35 and Mahela Jayawardene was on 13 with Sri Lanka only 73 runs behind with eight wickets in hand.

Australia, hoping to clinch the three-match series after winning the first Test in Galle by 125 runs, declared their first innings at their overnight score of 411-7.

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