Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Highlights, Scorecard and Report from Hambantota

Sri Lanka levelled the one-day international series with Pakistan after a 77-run victory in Hambantota.

Sri Lanka made 310-9 in their 50 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium.

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2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Hambantota. Sri Lanka have won the toss and chosen to bat. pic.twitter.com/JywmTYiHFT

— PTV Sports Official (@PTVSp0rts) August 26, 2014"

They bowled out Pakistan for 233 in 43.5 overs in their reply.

Captain Angelo Mathews top-scored for the hosts with 93 while Thisara Perera blasted a rapid 65 in the closing overs.

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For the 49th time Sri Lanka score 300 or over in an ODI match, 7th time against Pakistan. #SLvPak

— Cricket Record (@cricinfo_record) August 26, 2014"

The hosts scored 58 in the powerplay but lost the experienced pair of Tillakaratne Dilshan (13) and Kumar Sangakkara (11) en-route.

Upul Tharanga became a second victim for Wahab Riaz in the 11th over before Mahela Jayawardene and Mathews put on 122 for the fourth wicket.

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PARTNERSHIP 100: 102 from 18.2 ov (Jayawardene 58, Mathews 39) Sri Lanka 164/3 (28.4/50 ov, won the toss) v Pakistan http://t.co/hKMpYKxk89

— ESPNcricinfo scores (@ESPNscorecard) August 26, 2014"

Jayawardene hit eight boundaries in a 74-ball 67 before Mohammad Hafeez pegged his off-stump back.

Hafeez took two more wickets in consecutive overs before denying Mathews a century, as he took the catch at mid-wicket off the bowling of Riaz.

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As captain, Angelo Mathews been dismissed FOUR times in 90s against Pakistan in INTL matches, most by any captain against any Team. #SLvPak

— Cricket Record (@cricinfo_record) August 26, 2014"

Mathews and Perera put on 87 for the seventh wicket in 9.5 overs, and Perera smashed four sixes in his 36-ball assault before being run out off the penultimate delivery.

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180.6 - Thisara Perera's strike rate of 180.6 is the highest in a score of 50+ by a Sri Lankan batting numbers 8-11 in an ODI. Thrashed.

— OptaJim (@OptaJim) August 26, 2014"

Riaz bowled Lasith Malinga with the final ball of the innings to finish with 4-65.

	Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Tharanga	c U Akmal	b Riaz	27	61	30
Dilshan	c U Akmal	b Junaid Khan	13	11	10
Sangakkara	c Maqsood	b Riaz	11	37	16
M Jayawardene		b Hafeez	67	102	74
Mathews	c Hafeez	b Riaz	93	159	115
Prasanna	lbw	b Hafeez	1	7	6
Priyanjan	lbw	b Hafeez	3	7	7
T Perera	run out (Khan)		65	62	36
Kulasekara	not out		5	14	6
Malinga		b Riaz	0		1
Extras		1nb 13w 0b 11lb	25
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Irfan		10	0	65	0
Junaid Khan		8	0	64	1
Riaz		10	0	65	4
Shahid Afridi		10	0	51	0
Hafeez		10	0	39	3
Shehzad		2	0	15	0

Malinga removed Sharjeel Khan (nine) in the second over of Pakistan's reply, but they had reached 114 after 18 overs as Mohammad Hafeez blasted 11 boundaries.

He was trapped lbw by leggie Seekkuge Prasanna, after making 62 from only 49 balls, and then wickets fell steadily.

Ahmed Shehzad (56) and Misbah-ul-Haq (36) failed to provide the match-winning score after getting set while Sohaib Maqsood (nine) couldn't replicate his heroics from the opening match.

They needed 89 off the final 10 overs, less than when they won a last-over thriller on the same ground on Saturday, but Shahid Afridi failed to spark as Perera completed a fine day by taking three wickets in seven balls.

Malinga wrapped up the triumph by yorking Junaid Khan.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls
Shehzad	c Sangakkara	b Prasanna	56	114	80
Khan	c Herath	b Malinga	9	15	10
Hafeez	lbw	b Prasanna	62	59	49
U Akmal	c Sangakkara	b Dilshan	1	4	3
Misbah-ul-Haq	c Kulasekara	b Herath	36	63	51
Fawad	c Mathews	b T Perera	30	72	40
Maqsood	lbw	b Herath	9	9	6
Shahid Afridi	c Kulasekara	b T Perera	17	13	10
Riaz	c Herath	b T Perera	5	7	6
Junaid Khan		b Malinga	1	7	3
Irfan	not out		1	5	5
Extras		0nb 2w 0b 4lb	6
Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Kulasekara		4	1	23	0
Malinga		6.5	0	56	2
Herath		10	2	38	2
Mathews		2	0	15	0
Prasanna		10	0	36	2
T Perera		3	0	19	3
Dilshan		5	0	25	1
Priyanjan		3	0	17	0

The series finishes in Dambulla on Saturday.