Spurred on by the efforts of Salman Butt (74) and Yasir Hameed (50) the Pakistan lower-order had just the foundations necessary for a big total.

Opener Butt struck eleven fours in an attractive knock while Hameed had seven hits across the fence.

Although last match hero Shahid Afridi failed to fire, the Pakistan batting was impressive with captain Shoaib Malik striking a quickfire 19-ball 27 while wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal hit 38.

They were also given a late spurt by bowler Mohammed Sami, who clubbed 22 off 12 balls with three fours and a six to help the score over the run-a-ball margin.

All the Sri Lanka bowlers came in for stick but Malinga Bandara emerged with some credit after scalping 3-56 off his ten overs.