Pakistan registered a win over the visitor nation as they reasserted their dominance in the UAE with a crushing win in Dubai over a visitor Sri Lanka side that has seen ODI wins insufferably hard to come by in 2017. A century from Pakistan batsmen Babar Azam - back playing his most favored format - and a blazing 81 but not missed out hundred experience batsmen Shoaib Malik proverb Pakistan set Sri Lanka a challenging target of 293. They were never really in the chase from the beginning of the innings, losing five major batsmen of the side for 67, with Rumman Raees and Hasan Ali leading the 83-run defeat over the visitors and handing them their eighth consecutive loss in the format.
Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga won the toss and elected to bat second. But Sri Lanka's opening bowlers Suranga Lakmal and Lahiru Gamage backed up their captain with a cosmological opening spell, characterized by delicate swing and consistent line and lengths that underprivileged host Pakistani batsmen of scoring opportunities.
The bowling looked particularly toothless as Babar scoring a 103 off 131 deliveries and Malik set 81 off 61 deliveries themselves up for the finish, even if they were unable to come up with the sort of power-hitting the innings required at that stage. For their part, Sri Lanka was superb in the field, in stark contrast to the series against India, with fielders in the infield throwing themselves around and saving several runs.
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