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Shehzad stars as Pakistan clinch series

Right-arm leg-spinner Vandersay distinguished himself as a future prospect by capturing seven wickets for a Board President’s XI against Pakistan in a three-day tour match.

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Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik, right, and Sharfraz Ahmed leave the field after their win over Sri Lank …

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Pakistan’s one-day success follows their 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka in the preceding Test series under Misbah-ul Haq’s captaincy. The two have passed a 100 runs in their partnership, and looked to be strolling to a comfortable, series-clinching, nine-wicket win.

The hosts, chasing Pakistan’s 316-4, were struggling at 158-7 in the 34th over when the disturbances at the grounds in the Sri Lanka capital forced the umpires to order the players to their dressing rooms until the situation was brought under control.

Sri Lanka should have made another breakthrough when Shehzad, who was on 47 at the time, edged to Thirimanne at first slip but the 25-year-old made a hash of the chance, the ball racing to the boundary to bring up Shehzad’s fifty.

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The damage was light, as the pair combined two overs later to get Thirimanne, whose sweep of Shah again wasn’t hit clean, and Shehzad took another diving catch behind square and held it in the 42nd over.

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Chief selector Haroon Rasheed said that Wahab had shown good progress in rehab and was most likely to play the T20 matches.

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