PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Pacemen Umar Gul and Mohammad Sami each tookthree wickets as Pakistan posted a comfortable six-wicket win overSri Lanka in the first one-day international in Pallekele onThursday. Man-of-the-match Gul finished with 3-24 and Sami with 3-19 beforePakistan achieved a rain-revised target of 135 with more than sevenovers to spare in the day-night match for a 1-0 lead in thefive-match series. The duo helped Pakistan restrict the hosts to 135-8 in a matchreduced to 42-overs-a-side due to the poor conditions. Opener Mohammad Hafeez top-scored with 37, while Umar Akmal (36 notout) and skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (30) were the other main scorers asPakistan recorded their ninth one-day win over Sri Lanka in theirlast 11 matches. Misbah added 51 runs for the third wicket with Hafeez after twowickets had fallen for 27 and then 55 for the fourth with Akmal. Pakistan's win was set up by bowlers in seaming conditions as Gultook three wickets in a sharp opening spell, removing skipperMahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dinesh Chandimal tosend Sri Lanka reeling at 23-3. He was superbly backed by Sami, who dismissed Kumar Sangakkara andall-rounder Angelo Mathews in his first two overs to reduce thehosts to 41-5. Lahiru Thirimanne, who added 50 for the eighth wicket with NuwanKulasekara (18), top-scored for Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 42 whileextras contributed 31, the second-highest of the innings. Thisara Perera (17) and Upul Tharanga (10) were the other batsmento reach double-figures. Sangakkara, who took 20 deliveries to open his account, made justnine runs before being trapped leg-before while Mathews was caughtat first slip by Misbah for no score. Off-spinner Hafeez bagged two of the last three wickets to finishwith an impressive 2-20 off 10 overs. Gul struck in his third over when he had opener Dilshan (five)caught by Saeed Ajmal at mid-on and then trapped Jayawardene(three) leg-before in his next over. He put more pressure on Sri Lanka when he bowled Chandimal for noscore in his fifth over. The second one-dayer will also be played in Pallekele on Saturdayand the last three games in Colombo on June 13, 16 and 18. The one-dayers will be followed by a three-Test series starting onJune 22. - AFP/de. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as China Polish Nail Sticker , Rhinestone Nail Stickers Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Rhinestone Nail Stickers.
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