Sri Lanka go slow, but forget about the steady

Oct 18, 2017

It was all rosy for the first 10 overs for Sri Lanka, until Niroshan Dickwella was bowled with the score on 59•Getty Images

Dinesh Chandimal struggled to come to terms with a slow pitch, making 19 off 49 balls with only one boundary•Getty Images

But Pakistan regained the upper hand when Tharanga fell for 61 and proceeded to bowl Sri Lanka out for 208•Getty Images

Babar Azam couldn't quite complete another run of three successive hundreds. He chopped on for 30•Getty Images

Hasan Ali was the wicket-taker, and by the end of the night, he would become the fastest Pakistan bowler to take 50 ODI wickets•Associated Press

Shadab Khan got rid of him with a googly, again •Getty Images

Imam-ul-Haq was very composed on debut, first against the new ball and then against spin•Getty Images

But Imam carried on to become the second Pakistan batsman to make a hundred on debut•Getty Images

Upul Tharanga did his best to keep Sri Lanka afloat, striking his second fifty-plus score in as many matches •Getty Images

Jeffrey Vandersay gave Sri Lanka a rare moment to savour when he had Fakhar Zamn stumped with a googly•Getty Images