21 Dec 2013

Sri Lanka beats Pakistan in second ODI

6:09 pm on 21 December 2013

The Sri Lankan cricketers have beaten Pakistan by two wickets in their second one-day international in Dubai to level the five-match series at 1-1.

Kumar Sangakkara made 58, Dinesh Chandimal 44 and skipper Angelo Mathews hit 47 as Sri Lanka reached a their 285-run target with two balls to spare.

Pakistan's total of 284 for four overs was built on a sparkling career best 124 by opener Ahmed Shehzad while skipper Misbah-ul Haq made an unbeaten 59.

Pakistan won the first match by 11 runs in Sharjah.

The third match of the series will be played in Sharjah on Sunday night.