Sri Lanka won the third ODI series against Pakistan by 2-1.
Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan opened the match. As the duo reached 46, Mohammad Irfan bowled Upul Tharanga on 23 runs. Kumar Sangakkara got caught on Wahab Riaz’s ball adding two runs to the total score and Saeed Ajmal took Mahela Jayawardene’s wicket.
Sri Lanka concluded the match easily chasing the score within 18.1 overs.
(AFP) Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq won the toss and elected to bat in the third and decisive one-day international against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Saturday.
With the series level at 1-1, Pakistan welcomed back spin spearhead Saeed Ajmal who missed the previous two matches due to a flying visit to Australia to have his bowling action tested.