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DHAKA: Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets on Thursday to around book their abode in the final of the Asia Cup one-day clash actuality at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.

Chasing 189, Pakistan fabricated a adverse alpha accident three aboriginal wickets for 33 but captain Misbah-ul-Haq and adolescent Umar Akmal came to accomplishment and steered their aggregation to a adequate achievement in 39.5 overs.

This was Pakistan’s additional alternating win afterwards a 21-run achievement over Bangladesh on March
13. Now, Pakistan will face India in their aftermost alliance bout on March 18.

Both hit half-centuries, 19th for Misbah and 14th for Umar in one-day all-embracing cricket.

They were complex in an absorbing fourth wicket affiliation of 152 runs which was Pakistan’s additional aeon angle for any wicket in this tournament.

Misbah remained not out on 72, denticulate off 93 assurance with a six and nine fours while Umar formed 77 from 72 assurance with two sixes and seven boundaries.

For Sri Lanka, paceman Suranga Lakmal claimed two wickets for 37.

Earlier, the arresting champions were bowled out for 188 runs in 45.4 overs afterwards captain Mahela Jayawardene won the bung and absitively to bat first.

Kumar Sangakkara (71) and Upul Tharanga (57) hit half-centuries while alone openers Jayawardene (12) and Tillekaratne Dilshan (20) were the alone added batsmen to get into bifold figures.

Paceman Aizaz Cheema was the best acknowledged bowler with four wickets for 43 runs and after won the man-of-the-match accolade while off-break bowler Saeed Ajmal captured three for 27 and pacer Umar Gul two for 20.

Umar Gul additionally completed his 150 ODI wickets – the tenth Pakistani bowler to ability this milestone.

Sri Lanka were well-placed at 161-4 afterward a 96-run fifth wicket angle amid above skipper Sangakkara afore accident their aftermost six wickets for 27 runs.

Saeed Ajmal started the accelerate aback he bowled Tharanga and again removed Farveez Maharoof and last-man Suranga Lakmal.

Cheema, who conceded 21 runs in his aboriginal two overs, came aback acerb to abolish openers Mahela Jayawardene (12) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (20) in quick assumption afore removing Sangakkara and Lasith Malinga.

The Pakistani bowlers were backed by their fielders, with Younis Khan demography a superb bolt to his larboard in the block to annual for Dinesh Chandimal off Gul.

Sri Lanka raced to 33 in the aperture bristles overs afore they were bargain to 65-4, with Cheema demography two wickets and Gul and Hammad Azam one apiece.