DHAKA: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 165 runs in the fifth and final one-day international at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium.

Despite the defeat, Pakistan won the five-match series 3-2.

Sri Lanka plundered 368 for 4, but even on a placid Hambantota deck, the chase was too steep for Pakistan's in-form top order.

They slipped to 140 for 5 before the halfway stage of the innings, and were all out for 203.

Kusal Perera 's second ODI ton, and perhaps the most mature innings in his career, came in a 164-run opening partnership with Tillakaratne Dilshan, of which Dilshan's share was 62.

Angelo Mathews and Milinda Siriwardana did justice to this start, by striking a ream of late boundaries as Sri Lanka amassed 107 runs in the last eight overs.

Sri Lanka 368-4 in 50 overs (Kusal Perera 116, Angelo Mathews 70 not out, Tillakaratne Dilshan 62, Milinda Siriwardana 52 not out ; Rahat Ali 2-74) def. Pakistan 203 all out in 37.2 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 37; Sachithra Senanayake 3-39).

Source: nzherald.co.nz, espncricinfo.com

BDST: 1015 HRS, JULY 27, 2015
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