Kusal, Mathews, Siriwardana set up clinical SL win
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Kusal Perera produced a brisk start after Sri Lanka chose to bat. He got to fifty of just 41 balls, hitting seven fours and a six AFP
Tillakaratne Dilshan provided the ideal foil for Kusal, getting to his own half-century, and then reached a memorable landmark AFP
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The pair added 164 before Dilshan was run out for 62. Kusal kicked on to his second ODI century, though, before he too was run out for 116 AFP
Rahat Ali was the only bowler to pick up any wickets, but his figures werent too flattering - 2 for 74 AFP
Milinda Siriwardana smashed his first half-century in just 25 balls, including four fours and three sixes AFP
Then an Angelo Mathews fifty sparked a late blitz as 119 runs were smashed in the last 10 overs and Sri Lanka finished with 368 for 4 AFP
Azhar Ali was part of a 51-run partnership for the first wicket to kick the chase off AFP
But his partner Ahmed Shehzad was stumped for 18 in the 10th over AFP
Mohammad Hafeez, who was later named Man of the Series, helped Pakistan keep pace with a steep required rate... AFP
... but once he fell, the middle order crumbled. Pakistan went from 121 for 3 to 178 for 7 AFP
Sachithra Senanayake, playing his first game of the series, took 3 for 39 to seal a 165-run victory for Sri Lanka. But Pakistan took the series 3-2 and will make the Champions Trophy cut, provided there is no more one-day cricket until September 30 AFP
