Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs in tri-series opener

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs in the opening match of the one-day tri-series in Rawalpindi on October 18, after Salman Agha’s 107 helped the hosts post 305. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 268 in reply, with Shaheen Shah Afridi taking three wickets, according to the match result reported in the supplied coverage. Agha made 107 from 90 balls, striking 10 fours and a six. Pakistan, sent in to bat, were all out in 49.5 overs. The century came in Agha’s return to international cricket and anchored an innings that had lost its openers early. Saim Ayub scored seven and Fakhar Zaman made 16 before left-arm fast bowler Dilshan Madushanka dismissed them. Babar Azam and debutant Saad Baig then added 74 runs for the third wicket. Babar scored 45 and Baig made 39 before Eshan Malinga removed both in successive overs. Agha steadied the innings alongside Hasan Nawaz, putting on 97 runs for the fifth wicket. Nawaz scored 37. Agha then shared another 64-run stand with Arafat Minhas, who made 18. Asitha Fernando dismissed Agha in the 47th over. Malinga was Sri Lanka’s leading wicket-taker, with figures of 4 for 46. Sri Lanka’s chase included a 119-run fifth-wicket partnership between Pavan...