Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene calls correctly and opts to bat, with his side in fine form Pakistan are rocked by the loss of pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif on Monday after positive drugs Tests Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has to lead the attack and he and Rao Iftikhar Anjum prove expensive early on Sanath Jayasuriya tucks into the bowling to hit two sixes and five fours in a blistering 48 off only 35 balls Skipper Mahela Jayawardene is third out for 31, as Sri Lanka begin to lose their momentum Off-spinner Shoaib Malik takes the wickets of Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara as Sri Lanka are all out for 253 In Pakistan's run chase, quick-scoring opener Mohammad Hafeez is first out with the total on 39 Sri Lanka are favourites when reducing Pakistan to 114-4 but Mohammad Yousuf's 49 sets up a tense finish Sri Lanka's bowlers, affected by heavy dew, are put under pressure in the final 10 overs and Pakistan emerge victorious The match-winning stand is provided by Shoaib Malik and man-of-the-match Abdul Razzaq, who finishes it off with a six
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