Pakistan set Sri Lanka 278-run target

Feb 26, 2011 |

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Colombo: Pakistan scored 277 for seven in 50 overs against Sri Lanka in the World Cup Group A match here on Saturday with Misbah-ul-Haq hitting an unbeaten 83 off 91 balls and Younis Khan striking a solid 72.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat in their crucial World Cup Group A match against co-hosts Sri Lanka.

Pakistan kept the same line-up that defeated Kenya by 205 runs at Hambantota on Wednesday.

Chamara Kapugedera and Ajantha Mendis made way for Chamara Silva and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (C), Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Ahmed Shahzad.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (C), Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Angelo Mathews, Thissara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath.

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