Sri Lanka will hope their left-arm spinner Rangana Herath maintains pressure on Pakistan when the second and final Test — a day-night affair with pink ball — starts at Dubai stadium tomorrow. Herath, 39, took 6-43 on the final day to fail Pakistan's modest 136-run chase in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The narrow 21-run win gives Sri Lanka a unique chance for a series win over Pakistan on their neutral venues of United Arab Emirates where they have never lost a series in nine attempts. They have won five and drawn four series in the UAE ever since the 2009 terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus forced them to play home matches out of Pakistan.

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