LAHORE, (daily paklish): Pakistan have won the Tri-Nation One-Day International Cricket Series, beating Sri Lanka by three wickets in the final at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Batting first Sri Lanka scored 325 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
Kamindu Mendis was the top scorer with 131 runs off 128 balls, while Pavan Rathnayake contributed 77 runs off 65 balls. For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Agha, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf claimed two wickets each.
In reply, Pakistan achieved the target of 326 runs in 48.3 overs for the loss of seven wickets.
Fakhar Zaman played a match-winning knock of 127 runs off 99 balls with 11 fours and six sixes, while Saad Baig, who scored 74 runs, completed his maiden international fifty.
Fakhar Zaman was declared Player of the Match for his outstanding batting performance, while Arafat Minhas was declared Player of the Series.