Rawalpindi, Nov. 12 -- Sri Lanka batter Kamindu Mendis is eyeing off a big first innings leadas his side chases victory in the first ICC World Test Championship contest against Pakistan here.

Kamindu scored an excellent half-century on the third day of the Test on Wednesday, but he was outshone by fellow batters Dhananjaya de Silva (167 not out) and Kusal Mendis (117 not out) asthe pair put on an unbeaten stand of 249 to power Sri Lanka along to 404/4 at stumps to only trail Pakistan by 30 runs on the first innings.

With bowlers from both sides struggling to find much assistance from the Rawalpindi pitch, Kamindu knows runs will be the order of the day on Thursday when play resumes as Sri Lankatry and surpass Pakistan's first innings scor...