<p>Left-arm pace bowler Thilan Thushara claimed three wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out Pakistan for a below-par 168 in 47 overs. Sri Lanka made a shaky start, collapsing to 44 for three after the loss of Upul Tharanga (10), Sanath Jayasuriya (30) and Kumar Sangakkara (two), but eventually won with 6.2 overs to spare. <br /><br />The hosts were guided home by middle-order batsman Chamara Kapugedera, who top-scored with a stylish 67 not out from 97 balls with eight fours and one six. <br /><br />Thilan Samaraweera gave him solid support with 38 from 69 balls. The duo added 95 runs in an unbroken fifth- wicket partnership to guide Sri Lanka out of danger and towards an easy win in the five-match series. Sri Lanka fully capitalised on winning the toss, with all their bowlers troubling Pakistan's batsmen on a pitch offering lateral movement. <br /><br />Thushara followed a three-wicket haul in the first one-dayer with three for 33 from nine overs, claiming the wickets of Kamran Akmal (13), Shoaib Malik (0) and Fawad Alam (10). <br /><br />Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan also excelled with two for 41 from his allotted 10 overs. <br /><br />Captain Younis Khan made a painstaking 23 off 73 deliveries. Tail-ender Mohammad Aamer was the innings top-scorer with an unbeaten 24. <br /><br />Pakistan position would have been even more woeful were it not for a 38-run stand for the eighth wicket between Abdul Razzaq (17) and Umar Gul (14), and a 40-run stand for the last wicket between Aamer and Saeed Ajmal (16).<br /><br />SCORE BOARD<br /><br />PAKISTAN<br /><br />Jamshed c J’dene b Kulasekera 0<br />L Akmal c S’weera b Thushara 13<br />Younis c K’dera b M’tharan 23<br />Malik lbw Thushara 0<br />U Akmal c Sangakkara b Mathews 18<br />Alam c Sangakkara b Thushara 10<br />Afridi c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan 7<br />Razzaq c Thushara b Jayasuriya 17<br />Gul (run out) 14<br />Aamer (not out) 24<br />Ajmal (run out) 16<br /><br />Extras (B-4, LB-4, W-18) 26<br />Total (all out, 47 overs) 168<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-21, 3-21, 4-53, 5-67, 6-78, 7-87, 8-125, 9-128.<br /><br />Bowling: Kulasekera 8-2-17-1, Malinga 10-0-37-0, Thushara 9-2-33-3, Mathews 7-1-15-1, Muralitharan 10-0-41-2, Jayasuriya 3-0-17-1. <br /><br />SRI LANKA<br /><br />Tharanga c Jamshed b Aamer 10<br />Jayasuriya c U Akmal b Razzaq 30 <br />Sangakkara (run out) 2<br />Jayawardene c Younis b Afridi 12<br />Kapugedera (not out) 67<br />Samaraweera (not out) 38<br /><br />Extras (B-2, LB-4, W-2, NB-2) 10 <br />Total (for 4 wkts, 43.4 overs) 169<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-44, 3-44, 4-74.<br /><br />Bowling: Mohammad Aamer 9.4-2-31-1, Abdul Razzaq 10-1-35-1, Umar Gul 8-0-30-0, Shahid Afridi 8-0-39-1, Saeed Ajmal 6-0-21-0, Malik 2-0-7-0.</p>
<p>Left-arm pace bowler Thilan Thushara claimed three wickets as Sri Lanka bowled out Pakistan for a below-par 168 in 47 overs. Sri Lanka made a shaky start, collapsing to 44 for three after the loss of Upul Tharanga (10), Sanath Jayasuriya (30) and Kumar Sangakkara (two), but eventually won with 6.2 overs to spare. <br /><br />The hosts were guided home by middle-order batsman Chamara Kapugedera, who top-scored with a stylish 67 not out from 97 balls with eight fours and one six. <br /><br />Thilan Samaraweera gave him solid support with 38 from 69 balls. The duo added 95 runs in an unbroken fifth- wicket partnership to guide Sri Lanka out of danger and towards an easy win in the five-match series. Sri Lanka fully capitalised on winning the toss, with all their bowlers troubling Pakistan's batsmen on a pitch offering lateral movement. <br /><br />Thushara followed a three-wicket haul in the first one-dayer with three for 33 from nine overs, claiming the wickets of Kamran Akmal (13), Shoaib Malik (0) and Fawad Alam (10). <br /><br />Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan also excelled with two for 41 from his allotted 10 overs. <br /><br />Captain Younis Khan made a painstaking 23 off 73 deliveries. Tail-ender Mohammad Aamer was the innings top-scorer with an unbeaten 24. <br /><br />Pakistan position would have been even more woeful were it not for a 38-run stand for the eighth wicket between Abdul Razzaq (17) and Umar Gul (14), and a 40-run stand for the last wicket between Aamer and Saeed Ajmal (16).<br /><br />SCORE BOARD<br /><br />PAKISTAN<br /><br />Jamshed c J’dene b Kulasekera 0<br />L Akmal c S’weera b Thushara 13<br />Younis c K’dera b M’tharan 23<br />Malik lbw Thushara 0<br />U Akmal c Sangakkara b Mathews 18<br />Alam c Sangakkara b Thushara 10<br />Afridi c Jayasuriya b Muralitharan 7<br />Razzaq c Thushara b Jayasuriya 17<br />Gul (run out) 14<br />Aamer (not out) 24<br />Ajmal (run out) 16<br /><br />Extras (B-4, LB-4, W-18) 26<br />Total (all out, 47 overs) 168<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-21, 3-21, 4-53, 5-67, 6-78, 7-87, 8-125, 9-128.<br /><br />Bowling: Kulasekera 8-2-17-1, Malinga 10-0-37-0, Thushara 9-2-33-3, Mathews 7-1-15-1, Muralitharan 10-0-41-2, Jayasuriya 3-0-17-1. <br /><br />SRI LANKA<br /><br />Tharanga c Jamshed b Aamer 10<br />Jayasuriya c U Akmal b Razzaq 30 <br />Sangakkara (run out) 2<br />Jayawardene c Younis b Afridi 12<br />Kapugedera (not out) 67<br />Samaraweera (not out) 38<br /><br />Extras (B-2, LB-4, W-2, NB-2) 10 <br />Total (for 4 wkts, 43.4 overs) 169<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-44, 3-44, 4-74.<br /><br />Bowling: Mohammad Aamer 9.4-2-31-1, Abdul Razzaq 10-1-35-1, Umar Gul 8-0-30-0, Shahid Afridi 8-0-39-1, Saeed Ajmal 6-0-21-0, Malik 2-0-7-0.</p>