Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 5th ODI, Colombo
Aamer and Naved hand Pakistan crushing win
Choosing to bat, Pakistan were off to a horror start as Nuwan Kulasekara sent back Kamran Akmal first ball•AFP
The new batsman, captain Younis Khan, looked purposeful•Associated Press
... and provided good support to his captain as the two put on 68•AFP
Younis and Misbah-ul-Haq added 83 for the fourth wicket•Associated Press
But Misbah held his own and got to his half-century off 62 balls•Associated Press
Mohammad Aamer dealt Sri Lanka an early blow during the chase, sending back Upul Tharanga for a duck off the third ball•AFP
Mahela Jayawardene flourished briefly with his 31 off 33 balls, before being caught behind off Aamer•AFP
Naved picked up his 100th ODI wicket when he removed Prasad •Associated Press
Thilan Thushara was named Man of the Series for his nine wickets in four matches•ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Kamran had reason to be disappointed as replays suggested there was a thick inside edge•Associated Press
Ajantha Mendis got rid of the other opener Imran Nazir after a second-wicket partnership of 45 with Younis•Associated Press
But just as Yousuf was nearing his fifty Sanath Jayasuriya had him caught behind•AFP
Tempers were flaring as Sri Lanka looked to make a breakthrough•AFP
Naved-ul-Hasan hit a quick 33 towards the end•Associated Press
Naved soon got rid off Sanath Jayasuriya as the hosts slipped to 19 for 2•AFP
Chamara Kapugedera was among the batsmen who failed to reach double figures•AFP
Naved and Aamer picked up four wickets each as Pakistan won by 132 runs•AFP
Kumar Sangakkara won his first ODI series as captain•AFP
Mohammad Yousuf led the revival for Pakistan...•AFP
Younis played responsibly, bringing up his fifty off 72 balls•AFP
It came in the 37th over when Dammika Prasad sneaked through Younis Khan's defences•AFP
Misbah stayed unbeaten on 73 as Pakistan finished on 279•Associated Press
Kumar Sangakkara was done in by a slower ball from Naved as the hosts looked to be struggling under lights•AFP
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Naved's impressive all-round showing earned him the Man-of-the-Match award•AFP
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