Staff Report

PALLEKELE: Sri Lanka leveled the series beating Pakistan by 76 runs in the second one-day international in Pallekele on Saturday.

Thisara Perera took match winning 6 wickets.

Azhar Ali made 96 runs from Pakistan side.

Earlier, Sri Lanka set 281-run target for Pakistan after Captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat.

From Sri Lankan side Tillakaratne Dilshan hit superb century, he made unbeaten 119 while Captain Mahela Jayawardene also contributed valuable 53 runs.

Pakistan’s side was unchanged except Muhammed Sami who has been replaced by left-arm seamer Rahat Ali.

Teams:-
Sri Lanka: Mahela Jayawardene (capt), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath.

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir, Rahat Ali. SAMAA