Pakistan romp to series win
Paceman Hasan Ali took a career best 5-34 while Imam-ul-Haq scored a debut hundred as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the third one-day international in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, taking an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Energetic seamer Ali also became the quickest player to reach 50 one-day international wickets for Pakistan as Sri Lanka were dismissed for 208.
Sri Lanka lost their last nine wickets for only 106 runs.
Sri Lanka skipper Upul Tharanga (61) and Niroshan Dickwella (18) put on 59 for the first wicket, but from 102-1 in the 26th over their innings was derailed by Pakistan's bowlers.
SCORES IN BRIEF
SRI LANKA: 208 all out in 48.2 overs (Tharanga 61, Perera 38; Ali 5-34, Shadab 2-37)
PAKISTAN: 209 for 3 in 42.3 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 100, Hafeez 34; Gamage 1-35)
Result: Pakistan won by 7 wickets and lead 5-match series 3-0
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