Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI: Pakistan bowlers take charge against Sri Lanka in Dubai

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 83 runs. Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka to 209/8 while chasing 293 in Dubai. Rumman Raees gave Pakistan the early breakthrough after removing Niroshan Dickwella early in the innings while Hasan Ali too played a vital role after he struck twice in the same over. He was though denied the hat-trick but the right-hander returned with figures of 3/36 in 9 overs. For Sri Lanka it was Lahiru Thirimane and Akila Dananjaya who showed some resistance as both the players notched up their individual half-centuries but their efforts went in vain as Pakistan took the lead in five-match ODI series.

Sri Lanka XI: Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Upul Tharanga (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Jeffrey Vandersay, Akila Dananjaya, Lahiru Gamage

Pakistan XI: Fakhar Zaman, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (c and wk), Imad Wasim, Rumman Raees, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan

Courtesy : indianexpress