ABU DHABI: Imam-ul-Haq celebrates after reaching his century during the third one-day international against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Pakistan won the match by seven wickets and took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five-game series. This was Pakistan’s seventh consecutive victory in one-day cricket.—AP
The previous record was held by legendary paceman Waqar Younis, who took 27 ODIs to reach the mark.
Hasan’s previous best bowling figures were 5-38 against the West Indies in Guyana earlier this year.
Lahiru Thirimanne (28) and Thisara Perera (38) took Sri Lanka past the 200 mark.
Pakistan lead the five-match series 2-0 after winning the first match by 83 runs in Dubai and a 32-run victory in Abu Dhabi.
Scoreboard
SRI LANKA:
N. Dickwella b Hasan 18
W.U. Tharanga c Fakhar b Shadab 61
L.D. Chandimal lbw b Shadab 19
C.K. Kapugedera c and b Hasan 18
H.D.R.L. Thirimanne c Sarfraz b Hafeez 28
T.A.M. Siriwardana c Fakhar b Junaid 2
J.D.F. Vandersay c Sarfraz b Hasan 0
N.L.T.C. Perera run out 38
A. Dananjaya c Sarfraz b Hasan 1
P.L.S. Gamage c Sarfraz b Hasan 10
P.V.D. Chameera not out 0
EXTRAS (B-1, LB-3, W-9) 13
TOTAL (all out, 48.2 overs) 208
FALL OF WKTS: 1-59, 2-102, 3-112, 4-137, 5-140, 6-141, 8-163, 9-205.
BOWLING: Junaid Khan 8-0-32-1; Rumman Raees Khan 7.2-0-52-0 (6w); Mohammad Hafeez 8-0-39-1 (1w); Hasan Ali 10-0-34-5 (1w); Fahim Ashraf 5-0-10-0; Shadab Khan 10-0-37-2 (1w).
PAKISTAN: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed, Fahim Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Rumman Raees Khan, Junaid Khan.
UMPIRES: Ahsan Raza (Pakistan) and S. Ravi (India).
TV UMPIRE: R.A. Kettleborough (England).
MATCH REFEREE: A.J. Pycroft (Zimbabwe).
Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2017