Afridi stars in Pakistan's series-levelling win

Jun 03, 2012

Nuwan Kulasekara struck an early blow, removing Ahmed Shehzad after Pakistan chose to bat•Associated Press

When Mohammad Hafeez fell in the 11th over, with the visitors struggling to get a move-on, Sri Lanka were in control•AFP

Afridi completed a half-century and took his team to a competitive 122•Associated Press

But Afridi cleaned up Dilshan...•AFP

The teams shared the series•AFP

Khalid Latif was run out after the ball deflected off Thisara Perera's fingers•AFP

Kaushal Lokuarachchi picked up two quick wickets to leave Pakistan at 41 for 4 at one stage•AFP

Yasir Arafat put pressure on Sri Lanka in the chase with two early wickets•AFP

...and Chamara Kapugedera, putting Pakistan on top•AFP

Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik, however, helped their team rebuild with a 68-run stand•AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan gave Sri Lanka hope during his brief stay•AFP

Mohammad Sami bowled with pace and picked up three wickets in his team's series-levelling win•AFP