Kamindu Mendis hit a maiden ODI century and Pavan Rathnayake scored 77 as Sri Lanka posted 325-8 against Pakistan in the tri-series final in Lahore on Saturday. Pakistan won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat on a slow-paced Gaddafi Stadium pitch.
Kamindu scored 131 off 128 balls, with strong support from Rathnayake. His innings improved on his previous highest ODI score of 64.
Kamindu and Rathnayake anchor Sri Lanka’s total
The pair added 146 runs for the third wicket before Pakistan skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Kamindu and Dasun Shanaka (17) within two overs. Earlier, Kamindu and Avishka Fernando (38) had shared an opening stand of 87 inside 18 overs.
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Kamindu hit 12 fours and two sixes during his innings.
Pakistan bowlers fight back in the final overs
Spinner Salman Agha took 2-44, removing Fernando and Kusal Mendis (8) to give Pakistan a double breakthrough. Pakistan then took three wickets for just 38 runs in the last five overs, stopping Sri Lanka from posting a larger total.
Shaheen finished with 2-50, while Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah also took two wickets each.
