Hasan shines as Pakistan crushes Sri Lanka

Hasan took 3-37 while spinners Shadab Khan (2-29) and Imad Wasim (2-13) also chipped in with useful wickets as Sri Lanka was skittled out for 173 in 43.4 overs. Pakistan overhauled the target in 39 overs with seven wickets to spare.

Published : Oct 20, 2017 22:55 IST , SHARJAH

 Hasan Ali (right) of Pakistan celebrates with teammates after dismissing Sadeera Samarawickrama of Sri Lanka during the third one day international at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
Hasan Ali (right) of Pakistan celebrates with teammates after dismissing Sadeera Samarawickrama of Sri Lanka during the third one day international at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.
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Hasan Ali (right) of Pakistan celebrates with teammates after dismissing Sadeera Samarawickrama of Sri Lanka during the third one day international at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Medium pacer Hasan Ali grabbed three wickets to celebrate his rise to the top of the one-day rankings as Pakistan downed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international in Sharjah on Friday.

Hasan took 3-37 while spinners Shadab Khan (2-29) and Imad Wasim (2-13) also chipped in with useful wickets as Sri Lanka was skittled out for 173 in 43.4 overs.

Only Lahiru Thirimanne resisted with a 94-ball 62 on a flat pitch at Sharjah stadium on which Babar Azam scored a stroke filled 69 not out and Shoaib Malik matched shot to shot, with an unbeaten 69, to help Pakistan overhaul the low target in 39 overs.

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Despite Pakistan losing three early wickets, the target was never out of reach as Azam and Malik shared an unbroken 119 runs fourth-wicket stand. Malik smashed Milinda Siriwardana for a boundary and a six to seal the victory.

He hit three sixes in all and two boundaries in his 81-ball knock while Azam, who had scored successive hundreds in the first two matches, had five boundaries off 101 balls.

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Pakistan lost Imam-ul-Haq for two after his debut hundred in the last match while Fakhar Zaman fell for 17 and Mohammad Hafeez made nine.

This was Pakistan's eighth consecutive win which also included its Champions Trophy triumph in England in June while Sri Lanka succumbed to their 11th consecutive ODI defeat. The fifth and final match is also in Sharjah on Monday.

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Earlier, Sri Lanka got off to a disastrous start when its in-form skipper Upul Tharanga was bowled by debutant left-arm pacer Usman Shinwari for nought off his second delivery.

Shinwari was one of two changes Pakistan made from the third one-dayer which it won by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi with the other being Wasim. The duo replaced Fahim Ashraf and Rumman Raees. Sri Lanka had made three changes, with Sadeera Samarawickrama making his debut.

Another left-armer Junaid Khan ended Niroshan Dickwella's enterprising 16-ball 22, studded with three boundaries and a six, while Dinesh Chandimal was run out for 16.

Samarawickrama lasted just two balls without scoring before Thirimanne and Siriwardana (13) added 32 for the sixth wicket.

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Shadab then removed Seekuge Prasanna (five) and Thisara Perera off successive deliveries before Hasan came into his wicket-taking acts.

Hasan broke a resolute eighth-wicket stand of 43 between Thirimanne and Akila Dananjaya (18) before Wasim ended Thirmianne's resistance in the 41st over.

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