Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam heroics give Pakistan four wicket win over Sri Lanka
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Ahmed Shehzad is dismissed by Sri Lankan bowler Thisara Perera.
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Pakistani batsmen Sohaib Maqsood and Fawad Alam batted beautifully and put on a 147-run stand to chase down a daunting target of 276 and helped Pakistan win first one day international against Sri Lanka on Saturday to take the lead in the three-match series.
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The tourists, chasing a Duckworth-Lewis target of 275 in 45 overs, fought back after being 106-5 to scrape home off the penultimate ball of the match in Hambantota.
Maqsood remained unbeaten on a glorious 89 off 73 balls as Shahid Afridi smashed the winning boundary off seamer Nuwan Kulasekara to the point fence.
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Alam was dismissed for 62 by Lasith Malinga when 22 still remained for victory off the last three overs, but Maqsood and Afridi battled on to help Pakistan record a good win.
Sri Lanka had made 275-7 after being sent in to bat in overcast conditions, but rain after six overs of their innings reduced the game from a full 50-overs-a-side contest to 45.
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Opener Ahmed Shehzad scored 49 but no other top-order batsman settled in to make a big score till Maqsood and Alam turned the game Pakistan's way.
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