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Chasing a target of 310, Pakistan lost top six wickets for 20 in the third and final One-Day International against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.Sri Lanka, powered by Tillekeratne Dilshan's second ODI hundred, produced 309-5. In reply, Pakistan lost first two wickets for five runs. They lost four wickets more for 15 runs by 8.4 overs.Kulasekara and Tushara bagged three wickets each. While the former has dismissed Khurram Manzoor, Salman Butt and Shahid Afridi, Tushara has sent Younis Khan, Kamran Akmal and Mishbah-ul-Haq so far.Earlier, Dilshan remained unbeaten on 137 with 10 fours from 139 balls with Farvez Maharoof 8 not out at the other end.Jayasuriya and Dilshan, after sent in to bat by Pakistan skipper Shoaib Mallik, were off to a conscious start, reaching 26-0 in the first 10 overs. But Jayasuriya added pace to the game later. He went after Iftikar Anjum Rao who conceded 25 runs in the 15th over.Sri Lanka went for powerplay in the next over and lost Jayasuirya in the first ball. The opener made 45 before mistiming a Umar Gul delivery.Kumar Sangakkara fell next for 50. Sangakkara was hesitant for a qucik single and paid the price. Afridi ran out and started celebrating even before he got the bells dislodged.Pakistan's Khurram Manzoor took an excellent catch, running a good distance to his left to dismiss Kadamby who made 32. Mahela Jayawardene contributed 18 before Chamara Kapugedara went for a duck. Both were dismissed by Gul who bagged three wickets for 45 from nine overs.Sohail Khan was the only other Pakistan bowler to get a wicket. Saeed Ajmal, Iftikar Anjum Rao and part-time bowlers Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik failed to scalp any.Malik decided to drop the off-colour Shoaib Akhtar amidst speculation that the team management might not like to drop such a senior player, once selected to the squad. Sohail Khan, with an experience of three ODIs, replaced Akhtar. Spinner Saeed Ajmal was brought in place of Sohail Tanvir. Sri Lanka went with the same playing eleven that won the last game.
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