HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Kusal Perera smashed a 109-ball 116 to lead Sri Lanka to a crushing 165-run win over Pakistan in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday.
However it was only a consolation win for Sri Lanka as Pakistan clinched the five-match series 3-2.
Sri Lanka scored a formidable 368-4 after electing to bat first and its batsmen dominated the bowling.
Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 62 and in the process became the 11th player in the world to cross 10,000 runs in one-day internationals. Captain Angelo Mathews scored an unbeaten 70 while Milinda Siriwardana cracked a 26-ball 52 for his maiden international half-century.
Pakistan in its reply was bowled out for 203 in the 38th over.
Off spinner Sachithra Senanayake took three wickets for 39 runs after being promoted to the side ahead of pace bowler Lasith Malinga who was dropped after a dismal performance in the series. Sri Lanka also axed allrounder Sachith Pathirana while fast bowler Nuwan Pradeep missed out with injury.
Allrounder Thisara Perera and seam bowler Lahiru Gamage took their places but neither came to the crease.
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