Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Group F, Johannesburg
All-round performance seals victory for Pakistan
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field while hoping to restrict Pakistan to a small total•AFP
Shoaib Malik, Pakistan captain, played a rescue act while scoring 57 runs•AFP
Pakistan started well in the field, with Sanath Jayasuriya cleaned up for 5 on a rather horrible day for the Sri Lankan maestro•AFP
... and put on 53 with Mahela Jayawardene•Getty Images
Younis Khan was named Man-of-the-Match•Getty Images
Things did not start well for Pakistan as they lost three quick wickets with Dilhara Fernando picking up two of them•AFP
Younis Khan shared a century partnership with Shoaib Malik to add respectability to Pakistan's total•Getty Images
Kumar Sangakkara threatened a brief fightback before playing the ball onto his stumps via his thighs•AFP
However, Shahid Afridi struck to dismiss both Silva and Jayawardene•AFP
Shahid Afridi scored 17 off nine deliveries as Pakistan set Sri Lanka 190 to win•Getty Images
Chamara Silva halted the slide with some attacking cricket ...•Getty Images
Sri Lanka never recovered from there on and it was all smiles for Pakistan. A 33-run win would give them confidence before a crunch match against Australia tomorrow•AFP