Kumar Sangakkara scored an unbeaten double century on Saturday to put Sri Lanka on course to win their opening match in Australia against the Northern Territory.
Chasing 187 to win, they were six for one in their second innings after the penultimate day of the four-day match in Darwin.
Sangakkara, playing as an opener, made 203 not out, striking 21 boundaries and six in an innings spanning 306 balls.
That allowed the touring side to declare their first innings at 378 for seven, 41 behind, and they then cut through as Northern Territory collapsed to 145 for nine.
Captain Justin Langer had reshuffled his line-up for the second innings but the plan backfired. Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath ripped through the middle-order to capture four for 45, including the prized wicket of Langer for a golden duck.
Simon Katich, the other Test batsman in a side, made 12.
Langer declared just before the close, leaving the Sri Lankans to survive three tricky overs.
Langer's decision paid off when Glenn McGrath, showing signs of a return to form after a long lay-off through injury, bowled Sanath Jayasuriya for one with the final ball of the day.
Scoreboard:
Northern Territory first innings: 419 (Justin Langer 151, Rhett Bowden 75, Darren Treumer 65; Lasith Malinga 6-90)
Sri Lanka first innings: (overnight 304-5)
S.Jayasuriya c Williams b Dent 64
K.Sangakkara not out 203
M.Jayawardena c and b Dent 4
T.Samaraweera c Treumer b Brautigam 5
T.Dilshan run out 3
R.Arnold lbw b Katich 29
R.Kaluwitharana c Treumer b Skewes 17
U.Chandana b McGrath 2
F.Maharoof not out 25
Extras (b-3 lb-1 nb-22) 26
Total (for seven wickets, declared) 378
Fall of wickets: 1-134, 2-144, 3-164, 4-182, 5-281, 6-307, 7-311.
Did not bat: D.Fernando, R.Herath, L.Malinga
Bowling: McGrath 24-6-62-1 (nb-6), Bayly 17-1-81-0 (nb-1), Brautigam 19-5-51-1, Skewes 13-3-55-1 (nb-12), Dent 12-0-51-2 (nb-3), Katich 18-0-73-1, Redpath 1-0-1-0
Northern Territory second innings:
A.Williams c Kaluwitharana b Malinga 23
I.Redpath c Chandana b Fernando 6
S.Katich lbw b Maharoof 12
R.Bowden lbw b Herath 28
K.Skewes c Kaluwitharana b Herath 14
J.Langer b Herath 0
M.Brown c and b Chandana 22
A.Dent lbw b Herath 5
G.McGrath c Maharoof b Chandana 15
T.Bayly not out 5
G.Brautigam not out 0
Extras (b-1 lb-9 nb-5) 15
Total (for nine wickets, declared) 145
Fall of wickets: 1-33, 2-47, 3-55, 4-77, 5-77, 6-107, 7-117, 8-131, 9-144.
Did not bat: D.Treumer
Bowling: Fernando 7-1-29-1 (nb-3), Malinga 3-0-19-1 (nb-1), Herath 20-4-45-4, Chandana 14-3-29-2, Maharoof 6-2-13-1 (nb-1)
Sri Lanka second innings:
S.Jayasuriya b McGrath 1
M.Jayawardena not out 4
T.Samaraweera not out 0
Extras (lb-1) 1
Total (for one wicket) 6
Fall of wicket: 1-6
Bowling: McGrath 2-1-1-1, Bayly 1-0-4-0
