Perera stars in easy Sri Lanka win

Jun 01, 2012

Sohail Tanvir dismissed Mahela Jayawardene early•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara was one of them, dragging one back on to the stumps•AFP

Thisara Perera helped Sri Lanka recover from 89 for 7, made a quick 32 and took his team to a competitive score•AFP

Angelo Mathews was excellent with the ball, and dismissed Khalid Latif and Shoaib Malik cheaply•AFP

He added two more to his tally in a miserly spell•AFP

Mohammad Sami dismissed Dinesh Chandimal on his international return•AFP

Nuwan Kulasekara dismissed Mohammad Hafeez first ball•AFP

Ahmed Shehzad fought hard but kept losing partners far too frequently•AFP

Lahiru Thirimanne survived an early stumping chance and went on to make 30•AFP

Kulaksekara's two wickets in the first over put Pakistan under early pressure•AFP

When Shahid Afridi departed for 1, Sri Lanka were favourites and they sealed a convincing win•AFP