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Sri Lanka falter despite Dilshan's muscle

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal powered Sri Lanka with a 110-run opening stand after Shahid Afridi opted to field  AFP
A blip after the solid beginning meant Sri Lanka slipped to 125 for 4  AFP
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Dilshan, however, carried his bat through to make an unbeaten 75 as Sri Lanka finished on 150 for 4  AFP
Mohammad Irfan, who was poor on the field, didn't have a bad bowling day, finishing with 2 for 18 off his four overs  AFP
Mohammad Hafeez started well, but was foxed by Shehan Jayasuriya as Pakistan lost their first wicket in the fourth over  Associated Press
That, however, did not stop Sharjeel Khan from muscling the bowling. He hit five fours and a six in his 31. He was complemented well by Sarfraz Ahmed  AFP
Umar Akmal and Shoaib Malik then took control of Pakistan's chase with a 56 run-stand for the fourth wicket  AFP
Umar eventually fell with his side one run short of the target, but Malik took Pakistan home with six wickets in hand  AFP
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