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Mahela makes it 3-0

AFP, Dambulla
Mahela Jayawardene hit his first one-day century in two years as Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by six wickets on Monday to grab a winning 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
The former captain made 123 and shared an opening stand of 202 with Upul Tharanga (76) as the hosts cruised past Pakistan's challenging 288-8 in the 47th over ofthe high-scoring match.
Sri Lanka, who had won the preceding Test series 2-0, made light work of an improved batting display by Pakistan in which teenager Umar Akmal led the way with 66off65 balls.
The 19-year-old. whose elder brother Kamran Akmal is the team's wicket-keeper, propelled Pakistan to the highest total ever at the Rangiri International Stadium.
But Jayawardene. opening the batting in place of the indisposed Sanath Jayasuriya, and Tharanga gave Sri Lanka the perfect start in good battingconditions.
Jayawardene hit 14 boundaries and a six in his 11 th one-day century and his first since
making 107 for Asia against Africa in the Afro-Asia Cup in Chennai in June, 2007.
Left-handed Tharanga helped himself to nine fours, before both batsmen fell in successive overs.
Sri Lanka lost a third wicket in the space of 10 runs as Thilan Samaraweera gave Saeed Ajmal a return catch, but Thilina Kandamby (32) and captain Kumar Sangakkara (37 not out) steered Sri Lanka home.
Pakistan lost despite putt-
ing up their best total in the series after Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
Kamran Akmal made 45 during a 71-run stand for the second wicket with skipper Younus Khan (44) after opener Nasir Jamshed had fallen in the second over.
Pakistan suffered a middle-order slump when three wickets fell for 27 runs, before an aggressive Shahid Afridi helped Umar add 41 for the sixth wicket.
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.Afridi had smashed 32 off 20 balls with five boundaries when he was bowled by Muttiah Muralidaran.
The off-spinner, die world's leading wicket-taker in both Test and one-day cricket, also bowled Umar soon after, die deli very after being hit for a six.
Pakistan plundered 86 runs in die last 10 overs to compile the highest total at the venue, surpassing Sri Lanka's 282 against Indiain 2004.
Abdul Razzaq and Rana Naved led the lower-order charge, making 30 runs apiece with a flurry of boundaries and sixes.
Razzaq hammered two sixes and a four, while Naved marked his return to official cricket after breaking links with the unauthorised Indian Cricket League with two sixes.
SCOREBOARD
Scoreboard of the third one-day international between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at die Rangiri International Stadium on Monday:
PAKISTAN
KAkmal c Sangakkara b Mathews 45 Jamshed c Samaraweera bThushara 1
Younusrunout 44
Malik c Sangakkara b Fernando 12
U Akmal b Muralidaran 66
Fawadc and b Mathews 13
Afridi b Muralidaran 32
Razzaq c Jayaward ene bKulasekara 30
Naved not out 30
Aamernotout 4
Extras: (b-1, w-10) 11
Total:(For8wktsin50overs) 288
Did not bat: Ajmal
Fall of wickets: 1-9,2-80,3-101, 4-107, 5-149, 6-190. 7-226, 8-266
Bowier O M R W
Kulasekara 10 0 74 1
Thushara 10 0 46 1
Fernando 10 1 62 1
Mathews 10 0 41 2
Muralidaran 10 0 64 2
SRI LANKA
Tharanga lbw b Ajmal 76 JayawardenecAlamb Razzaq 123 Sangakkara not out 37 Samaraweerac&b Ajmal 0 Kandambyb Aamer 32 Kapugederanotout 8 Extras: (b-l.lb-4.w-8) 13
Tolal:(For4wMsin46.3overs) 289 Did not bat: Mathews, Kulasekara, Fernando, Muralidaran .Thushara
Fall of wickets: 1-202,2-210,3-212.4-268
Bowler O M R W
Aamer 9.3 1 45 1
Razzaq 9 0 62 1
Naved 7 0 41 0
Afridi 6 0 45 0
Ajmal 9 0 54 2
Malik 6 0 37 0
Result: Sri Lanka won by six wickets and led five-match series 3-0.
Man-of-the-match: Mahela Jayawardene.
Toss: Sri Lanka.
Umpires: Steve Davis and Asoka de Silva.