Sri Lanka took three Pakistan top-order wickets in the opening session of Wednesday's third day, boosting its chances of winning the third and final test to complete a series clean sweep.
Resuming the third day on 16-1 in its second innings and with a first-innings lead of 66, Pakistan was reduced to 86-4 at lunch.
The tourists, which lost the opening two games of the series due to spectacular batting collapses, lost their first wicket for the day with just six runs added to the overnight score, as opener Fawad Alam (16) scooped a return catch to bowler Thilan Thushara.
Pakistan captain Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf shared a 32-run partnership before Khan (19) was out lbw to a dubious decision by English umpire Ian Gould.
Television replays showed that an inswinger from Nuwan Kulasekera took the inside edge of the bat before hitting high on the pad.
Yousuf (23) was the third man out for the session, pushing forward to an away-turning delivery by left-arm spinner Rangana Herath and edging the ball to reserve wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara.
Regular wicketkeeper Tillakaratne Dilshan did not take the field for Pakistan's second innings because of a fractured finger and a cut on the eyebrow after being hit by a ball while batting on Tuesday.
At lunch, Misbah-ul-Haq (16) and Shoaib Malik (6) were the unbeaten batsmen, and facing the task of building on the existing 152 run lead and setting Sri Lanka a challenging target.
Herath (2-28) was the best of Sri Lanka's bowlers in the second innings.
Batting first after losing the toss, Pakistan made 299 in the first innings before dismissing Sri Lanka for 233.
Sri Lanka lost its last five wickets for 69 runs in the post-tea session Tuesday despite Mahela Jayawardene's 79.
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