16 Jun 2010

Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in ODI

10:39 am on 16 June 2010

The Sri Lankan cricketers have made a winning start in the defence of their Asian Cup One Day title with a 16-run victory over Pakistan in Dambulla.

After scoring 242 for nine, Sri Lanka reduced Pakistan to 32 for four before captain Shahid Afridi launched a counter-attack, scoring a century, however they were dismissed in the 47th over.