ABU DHABI: Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka via 32 runs inside the 2nd One-day international to steerthe five-suit series 2-0 right here on the Sheikh Zayad Stadium on Monday.
Chasing a modest overall of 220, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 187 with most effective one ball last no matter a incredible century by captain Upul Tharanga, who remained now not out on 112.
No other batsman ought to resist in opposition to an accurate bowling from Pakistan as seven batsmen did not get into the double figures.
young leg-spinner Shadab Khan changed into the most a hit bowler for Pakistan, claiming 3wickets.
earlier, Pakistan batted first after winning the toss and made 219 for nine with the help of a 109-run 7th wicket partnership between Babar Azam and Shadab Khan.
Pakistan were suffering at one zero one for 6 on a sluggish Sheikh Zayed
Babar , the 23-yr-vintage consistent batsman, knocked a preventing 133-ball one hundred and one at the same time as Shadab remained not out on fifty two, his maiden ODI fifty.
Babar followed up his 103 which anchored Pakistan´s eighty three-run win inside the first sport in Dubai on Friday, giving them a 1-0 lead in the five-healthy series.
He delivered up his seventh one-day hundred off 130 balls -- his fourth this yr -- with a pointydouble within the forty ninth over.
Shadab, who scored 14 not out in his best preceding innings, played a support role at some stage in which he hit just one boundary off sixty eight balls.