Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI at Dambulla, Aug 30 2014 - Match Result

4.00 pm So it's an early finish, one the loud and proud Dambulla crowd has enjoyed. Spectators were hurtling in through the gates that were thrown open. They hung from the trees, they milled in the stands and their side has played pulled off as emphatic a victory as any. Lasith Malinga has his boy on his arms for the team picture. They're having a lot of fun out there, but here is were I leave you. Thank you for your company and comments, this is Alagappan Muthu signing off

"To come after that defeat in Hambantota, we had to put up our socks. The bowler set the tone, Dhammika and Malinga early and then Thisara," says Angelo Mathews, " I wanted to experiment a little, give Thisara more opportunities and Dhammika has also proven he is a very good bowler in the past few series. The pitch was doing a little bit in the early hours and then it flattened out alittle bit but when you're chasing 100 you should play positive cricket and not block. We'll just have a few days off and train for England. Tough against Pakistan, good balanced team so all the very best for their future tournaments"

Thisara Perera is the Man of the Match and Man of the Series "First of all, I'm proud of my all round performances. its a good wicket to bowl, as a bowling unit we've done really well. It's just confidence, last match I bowled well and came back strongly. I'm going to work on my bowling and keep getting better. Try my best, and if I have more chances to play more than 10 overs I'll do my best"

3.50 pm "The wicket is a bit different in Dambulla. Spungy bounce you need to get used to, but if you scored 240 or 250, that would have been useful. But we lost too many wickets early," says Misbah-ul-Haq "Fawad and I were trying to be there till the 30th over. We tried to put up a fight, but again we lost too many wickets. We have a little bit of a picture of what we want to do in the coming series. We will play the world cup in Australia, and the management will think about that. Australia series is really important, we have to get the right combination. The crowd is very good, we always enjoy here. The result hasn't been great, but the experience in Sri Lanka was"

Genial handshakes to complete what has been an enthralling tour. It is a shame the the final match was so one-sided, after the way the ODIs had begun. Saeed Ajmal was missed by Pakistan, but when he did return their batsmen folded horribly. Despite Pakistan's rich bowling resources, 101 was never going to be defendable. Stay tuned for the presentation

Sohaib: "Pakistan must have seriously upset the sponsors, they've not gotten enough air-time."

Aditi: "Do you think there's some sort of an infection flying around Cricket where perfectly good batsmen suddenly cannot find a run? Re: Virat, and Sanga? :("

The Captain walks out to two slips

Sri Lanka are one hit away from taking the series. Will Dilshan also get his fifty? He needs six...

Shahid Afridi gets a chance to bowl

Abedi: "Dilshan is always a better batsman in low scoring chases where as the great Sangakara is the best in high scoring chases."