11 July, Dambulla (CRICKETNMORE) – Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the first ODI here.
Score Card , 1st ODI –SrilankaVsPakistan
Toss - Azhar Ali (Pakistan) won the toss and elected to field first
Venue – Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
Match Report
Srilanka Innings - Unbeaten half-century by D Chandimal (65*) and small contributions from A Mathews (38) and T Dilshan (38) helped Sri Lanka to post 255/8 in 50 overs. For Pakistan, M Hafeez took 4 wickets for just 41 runs from 10 overs.
Pakistan Innings - M Hafeez (103) and S Malik (55*) helped Pakistan to beat he homeside by 6 wickets. For Sri Lanka, S Lakmal, T Perera, A Mathews and T Dilshan took 1-1 wicket each.
Man of the Match - M Hafeez (Pakistan)
Match Result - Pakistan won the match by 6 wickets
Series Result - Pakistan lead the 5 match series by 1-0
Quote
"The management asked me to go and express myself. I was thinking to play aggressively and naturally, it worked for me. " - Mohd. Hafeez
Srilanka Squad for the 1st ODI
Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lahiru Thirimanne, Upul Tharanga, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Thisara Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga
Pakistan Squad for the 1st ODI
Azhar Ali (Captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfraz Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali, Mohammad Irfan