Sri Lanka faced a record chase of 492 runs after Pakistan declared their second innings at 425-9 soon after lunch on the fourth day of the third and final cricket Test in Colombo on Thursday.
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The highest successful fourth innings chase in history is by the West Indies, who scored 418-7 to beat Australia at St John's, Antigua in 2003.
The most runs scored in the fourth innings to win a Test at the Sinhalese sports club in Colombo is 326-5 by Sri Lanka against Zimbabwe in 1998.
The hosts are looking to sweep the series 3-0 after winning the first two Tests.
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