Set 285 to chase, Sri Lanka needed 16 off the last two overs and four off the final over when number 10 batsman Sachitra Senanayake drove Shahid Afridi for a boundary to seal a tense win with just two balls to spare.
Earlier, Ahmed Shehzad smashed a career best 124 off 140 balls for his fourth one-day century as Pakistan posted a challenging 284-4 in 50 overs after being sent in to bat. While chasing, Sri Lanka needed 44 off the last six overs as Angelo Mathews (47) and Dimuth Karunaratne (16*) held their nerves to stitch a match-turning 44-run stand for the eighth wicket.
Sri Lanka had set themselves up nicely at 159-2 with Kumar Sangakkara (58) and Dinesh Chandimal (44) playing crucial knocks. When on 29, Sangakkara became the fourth batsmen to score 12,000 ODI runs in his 359th match. Sachin Tendulkar (18,426) tops the chart followed by Ricky Ponting (13,704) and Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430). Sangakkara was dismissed soon after his 82nd ODI half-century which came off 54 balls.
Earlier, Ahmed Shehzad smashed a career best 124 off 140 balls for his fourth one-day century as Pakistan posted a challenging 284-4 in 50 overs after being sent in to bat. While chasing, Sri Lanka needed 44 off the last six overs as Angelo Mathews (47) and Dimuth Karunaratne (16*) held their nerves to stitch a match-turning 44-run stand for the eighth wicket.
Sri Lanka had set themselves up nicely at 159-2 with Kumar Sangakkara (58) and Dinesh Chandimal (44) playing crucial knocks. When on 29, Sangakkara became the fourth batsmen to score 12,000 ODI runs in his 359th match. Sachin Tendulkar (18,426) tops the chart followed by Ricky Ponting (13,704) and Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430). Sangakkara was dismissed soon after his 82nd ODI half-century which came off 54 balls.