Staff Report

COLOMBO: With six players getting dunks, Pakistan was all out on 199 runs in 45 overs while chasing 244-run target of the host Sri Lanka in fourth One-Day International at R Premadasa Stadium at Colombo on Saturday.

The third game was ruined by bad weather.

Seamer Thisara Perera (4-42) bagged a hat-trick as Sri Lanka bowled Pakistan out for 199 despite a 113-run stand for third wicket between opener Azhar Ali (81 not out) and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (57).

Asaf Shafiq chipped in with 25 runs. Muhammad Hafiz, Shahid Afridi, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul and Sohail Tanvir all went for naughts.

The fifth one-dayer will be played in Colombo on Monday.

Scores:

Sri Lanka 243-8 in 50 overs (K. Sangakkara 97)

Pakistan 199 all out in 45 overs (Azhar Ali 81 not out, Misbah-ul-Haq 57, T. Perera 4-42 including hat-trick). SAMAA/AGENCIES