RAWALPINDI : Pakistan piled up 215-3 before restricting Sri Lanka to 133-7 to secure a convincing victory, with Maaz Sadaqat and Sahibzada Farhan leading the charge with the bat.
Sadaqat smashed 96 off 51 balls, while Farhan scored 73 from 44 deliveries as Pakistan accelerated in the latter stages of their innings. They added 73 runs for their partnership before Sadaqat combined with Hasan Nawaz for a further 72-run stand.
Pakistan scored 156 runs in the final 12 overs to build a formidable total, putting Sri Lanka under pressure in their chase.
Sri Lanka struggled from the outset, slipping to 64-5 by the 11th over as their top order failed to build a substantial innings. None of their top seven batters managed to reach 30.
Fast bowlers Mohammad Imran and Salman Mirza took five wickets between them to undermine the chase and leave Sri Lanka at 133-7.
