Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to clinch ODI series

Jun 18, 2012 |

Colombo

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Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by two wickets in the fifth and final one-day international in Colombo on Monday to clinch the series 3-1.

Sri Lanka achieved a 248-run target with two balls to spare in the day-night match, with Angelo Mathews (80 not out) and Dinesh Chandimal (54) scoring half-centuries for the hosts.

Imran Farhat (56) and Umar Akmal (55 not out) earlier scored half-centuries for Pakistan, while leg-spinner Jeevan Mendis and paceman Nuwan Kulasekara each bagged two wickets for Sri Lanka.

The third one-dayer was abandoned due to rain.

Scoreboard

Pakistan:

Imran Farhat c Chandimal b Perera 56

Mohammad Hafeez b Kulasekara 6

Azhar Ali c Thirimanne b Mendis 30

Asad Shafiq run out 38

Misbah-ul-Haq c Perera b Mendis 32

Umar Akmal not out 55

Shahid Afridi c Jayawardene b Kulasekara 9

Sohail Tanvir c Tharanga b Malinga 11

Umar Gul not out 2

Extras (b2, lb3, w3) 8

Total (for seven wickets; 50 overs) 247

Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Hafeez), 2-82 (Farhat), 3-113 (Ali), 4-146 (Shafiq), 5-207 (Misbah), 6-229 (Afridi), 7-244 (Tanvir)

Bowling: Malinga 10-1-52-1 (w1), Kulasekara 10-1-53-2, Mathews 10-0-41-0, Dilshan 3-0-12-0, Perera 8-0-54-1 (w1), Mendis 9-0-30-2 (w1).

Sri Lanka:

U. Tharanga b Tanvir 2

T. Dilshan b Tanvir 10

K. Sangakkara st Ahmed b Afridi 40

D. Chandimal c Sami b Hafeez 54

M. Jayawardene c and b Afridi 0

A. Mathews not out 80

T. Perera run out 0

L. Thirimanne run out 11

J. Mendis c Shafiq b Tanvir 19

N. Kulasekara not out 10

Extras (lb10, w12) 22

Total (for eight wickets; 49.4 overs) 248

Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Dilshan), 2-19 (Tharanga), 3-97 (Sangakkara), 4-97 (Jayawardene), 5-135 (Chandimal), 6-138 (Perera), 7-175 (Thirimanne), 8-212 (Mendis).

Bowling: Gul 10-1-43-0, Tanvir 10-0-42-3 (w7), Hafeez 10-0-30-1, Sami 9.4-0-75-0 (w2), Afridi 10-0-48-2 (w3).

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