Sri Lanka Beat Pakistan in 5th ODI of series, 2013-14

Sri Lanka and Pakistan was scheduled to play a 5 Match ONE DAY International Series in United Arab Emirates in 2013-14. Both teams have great players and all rounder’s and match winners and it would be interesting to see them battle in this series and who will be crowned as the winner after the series as both are ranked at 3^rd and 5th. The 5^th ONE DAY international match was to be played on Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on 27th Dec 2013.

Pakistan won the toss and opts to bat first; this is how Pakistan team and 11 was looking like in this 5thONE DAY international match: Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez (c), Sohail Tanvir, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Amin, Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Akmal (wk), M UL Haq, Anwar A, Sohaib Maqsood, Usman Khan

And Sri Lanka team and 11 was looking like this in this 5thONE DAY international Match: Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (c), Ashan P, Kusal Perera

Pakistan did not bat well and was able to post total of only 232 runs in 49.3 over’s at the loss of 10 wickets and with top scores of M Ul Haq who made 51 runs in 74 balls with 2 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 69 runs in 100 balls and Anwar A who made 41 runs in 38 balls with 2 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 108 runs in 100 balls.

Sri Lanka was needed to score 233 runs in 50 over’s to win this match.

Sri Lanka batted well and was able to chase the score of 233 runs in 49.4 over’s at the loss of 8 wickets and won the game by 2 wickets in hand and top scores by Dinesh C who made 64 runs in 70 balls with 1 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 91 runs in 100 balls.

Sri Lanka won the match by 2 wickets in hand and now this 5 Match ONE DAY international series stands at 3-2 in favor of Pakistan. Pakistan has won this series.

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