Pakistan beat Sri Lanka on rainy day

Jun 07, 2012

Umar Gul carved up Sri Lanka's top order after the hosts had decided to bat •AFP

... and then had Dinesh Chandimal dragging one back on•AFP

... and then Angelo Mathews, for a duck•AFP

Nuwan Kulasekara then accounted for Younis Khan cheaply, giving Sri Lanka a glimmer of hope•AFP

Umar Akmal came in to finish things off, and Pakistan won by six wickets with almost eight overs to spare•AFP

Gul first got rid of Tillakaratne Dilshan, followed up by Mahela Jayawardene ...•AFP

There was intermittent rain in Pallekele, forcing several breaks•AFP

Lahiru Thirimanne hung around, pushing Sri Lanka past 100 before more rain arrived. Eventually they finished with 135•AFP

But Mohammad Hafeez made a steady 37 ...•AFP

Mohammad Sami, playing his first ODI in five years, dismissed Kumar Sangakkara ...•AFP

Chasing a revised target of 135 in 42 overs, Pakistan lost Azhar Ali early to Lasith Malinga•AFP

... in the company of Misbah-ul-Haq. That partnership ensured the chase went Pakistan's way •AFP