4th ODI: Pakistan won five-match series with seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka
Pakistan qualifies for Champions Trophy 2017 after beating Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth ODI in Premadasa stadium, Colombo to take decisive 3-1 lead in the five match series.
Pakistani cricketers were criticized for their poor performance for past few months but this kind of performance was just need to wave off the allegations.
Sri Lanka opted to bat first after winning the toss for the first
time in the ongoing tour and were restricted to 256-9 even after a
90-run knock from Lahiru Thirimanne.
In their reply, Pakistan never looked in trouble and went on to chase the target with 55 balls remaining.
Ahmed Shehzad was awarded the man of the match for his superb innings, scoring 95 off 90 balls courtesy 12 boundaries and a six to bolster Pakistan’s chances.Muhammad Hafeez also contributed by playing a useful 70-run knock off 88 balls.
In the end it was then Shoaib Malik who steal the show by hitting 4 sixes and played the winning shot!
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