Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi grabbed 4-34 as Pakistan recorded a nervy 11-run win over co-host Sri Lanka in their World Cup Group A match on Saturday.
Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan scored successive World Cup half centuries in a challenging Pakistan total of 277-7. Sri Lanka made a late charge through Chamara Silva s 57 but ended up at 266-9.
Legspinner Afridi spoiled Sri Lanka s hopes of its maiden World Cup victory against Pakistan with key wickets of captain Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Thilan Samaraweera and Silva. Afridi also completed 300 wickets in one-day internationals. Pakistan defeated Kenya by 205 runs in the first match with Afridi recording Pakistan s best ever World Cup figures of 5-16.
Pakistan kept the same line-up that defeated Kenya by 205 runs at Hambantota on Wednesday. Sri Lanka left out slinger Lasith Malinga who failed to fully recover from a back strain which forced him to miss the 210-run win against Canada on Sunday. Chamara Kapugedera and Ajantha Mendis made way for Chamara Silva and left-arm spinner Rangana Herath.
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