Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 23 runs in the second and final Twenty20 international in Hambantota on Sunday to level the series 1-1.
Sri Lanka, who won the opening match by 37 runs on Friday, were bowled out for 99 after restricting Pakistan to 122-6.
Shahid Afridi was the star of Pakistan’s win, smashing a 33-ball 52 not out and then taking two wickets with his leg-spin.
COMPLETE SCOREBOARD
Pakistan:
Mohammad Hafeez c Thirimanne b Lokuarachchi 24
Ahmed Shehzad lbw b Kulasekera 6
Khalid Latif run out 1
Umar Akmal lbw b Lokuarachchi 5
Shoaib Malik c Dilshan b Perera 27
Shahid Afridi not out 52
Yasir Arafat c Dilshan b Kulasekera 2
Sohail Tanvir not out 0
Extras (b2, lb1, w2) 5
Total (for six wickets; 20 overs) 122
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Shehzad), 2-18 (Latif), 3-29 (Akmal), 4-41 (Hafeez), 5-109 (Malik), 6-119 (Arafat).
Bowling: Kulasekera 4-1-13-2 (w1), Mathews 2-0-9-0, Perera 4-0-31-1, Udana 4-1-18-0, Lokuarachchi 4-0-31-2 (w1), Senanayake 2-0-17-0.
Sri Lanka:
K. Sangakkara c Malik b Arafat 8
T. Dilshan b Afridi 18
N. Kulasekera c Malik b Arafat 0
C. Kapugedera b Afridi 19
D. Chandimal b Tanvir 12
L. Thirimanne c Ansar b Sami 18
A. Mathews c Afridi b Arafat 11
T. Perera b Sami 0
K. Lokuarachchi st Ansar b Ajmal 0
S. Senanayake c Tanvir b Sami 1
I. Udana not out 1
Extras (lb2, w9) 11
Total (for all out; 19.2 overs) 99
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Sangakkara), 2-19 (Kulasekera), 3-39 (Dilshan), 4-62 (Kapugedera), 5-76 (Chandimal), 6-85 (Thirimanne), 7-90 (Perera), 8-91 (Lokuarachchi), 9-94 (Senanayake), 10-99 (Mathews).
Bowling: Tanvir 4-0-15-1 (w1), Arafat 3.2-0-18-3 (w2), Sami 3-0-16-3 (w6), Afridi 4-0-17-2, Ajmal 4-0-20-1, Hafeez 1-0-11-0.
Result: Pakistan win by 23 runs
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SRI) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SRI)
TV umpire: Asoka de Silva (SRI)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
-Khaleejtimes
