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Lanka bowl out Pakistan for 102 to win series

Updated on: 31 August,2014 01:49 AM IST  | 
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Pakistan succumbed to their lowest ODI score in five years as a pathetic 102 all out helped Sri Lanka claim a seven-wicket victory in the series decider here on Saturday

Lanka bowl out Pakistan for 102 to win series

Sri Lanka pacer Thisara Perera (centre) celebrates with teammates the wicket of Umar Akmal on Saturday. He finished with 4-34. Pic/AFP

Thisara Perera took four lower-order wickets but Pakistan's batsmen only had themselves to blame for their calamity before Sri Lanka comfortably knocked off the runs with a whopping 178 balls to spare, thanks to Tillakaratne Dilshan's unbeaten 50, as they clinched the series 2-1.


Heavy rain meant the contest was reduced to 48 overs per side and Sri Lanka's victory target narrowed down to 101.

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