Batsmen, Spinners plot SL downfall
ESPNcricinfo staff
19-Jul-2015

Pakistan chose to bat at the R Premadasa Stadium and Ahmed Shehzad contributed to a 93-run opening stand before he was dismissed by Lasith Malinga • AFP
Azhar Ali, the other opener, was run out one short of a fifty and Pakistan became 124 for 2 in the 24th over•Associated Press
Inclement weather arrived in the 36th over and caused a brief disruption in play...•Associated Press
...But that didn't stop Mohammad Hafeez from getting to his 26th ODI fifty, nor Pakistan from easing to 200 in the 38th over•Associated Press
Sarfraz Ahmed was promoted to No. 4 and stroked a 74-ball 77 to lead the Pakistan innings. With some help from Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Rizwan in the final overs, the visitors posted a challenging 316 for 4•Associated Press
Pakistan took that momentum into the case as Anwar Ali removed Kusal Perera and Tillakaratne Dilshan and left Sri Lanka at 42 for 2•Associated Press
Lahiru Thirimanne made 56, but after he was dismissed Yasir Shah took over and Sri Lanka slipped away to 144 for 7. But...•Associated Press
But the match resumed, and Pakistan scuttled Sri Lanka for 181 to seal a 135-run win and took a 2-1 lead in the series•Associated Press