Angelo Mathews smashed 14 in the final over Monday to lead Sri Lanka to a two-wicket win against Pakistan in the fifth one-day international for a 3-1 victory in the series.
Mathews slammed a straight six off Mohammad Sami’s second delivery before punching a boundary over point on the fourth ball to seal a memorable win in a packed R.Premadasa Stadium.
Mathews top-scored with 80 not out from 76 balls as Sri Lanka reached 8-248 to eclipse Pakistan’s 7-247 with two balls to spare.
Dinesh Chandimal scored 54, while Kumar Sangakkara made 40. Sohail Tanvir was the pick of Pakistan’s bowlers with 3-42.
Earlier, Pakistan batsmen Imran Farhat scored 56 and Umar Akmal hit 55 not out.
Nuwan Kulasekara took 2-53.