Sri Lanka slumped to an embarrassing innings defeat as Pakistan moved from 8th to 5th on the points table with victory in Faisalabad.
The victory was set up on the first day by the seamers, who were backed up by their top order batsmen for the first time this season.
Aravinda de Silva batted brilliantly for 119, but it was to no avail, Sri Lanka crumbling in their first innings for a substandard 192.
Shoaib Mohammad and Saleem Malik posted centuries as the Sri Lankan bowlers lacked the penetration of their Pakistani counterparts, with Pakistan going on to post a good first innings total.
Sri Lanka collapsed in their second innings, succumbing to an innings defeat.
Aravinda de Silva was named Man of the Match for his solo performance against what was truly a team effort by the Pakistanis.
Sri Lanka 192 all out (72.4 overs)
(P.A.de Silva 119; Wasim Akram 3-38, Saleem Jaffer 2-31, Waqar Younus 2-50, Aaqib Javed 2-43)
Pakistan 448 all out (130.4 overs)
(Rameez Raja 67, Shoaib Mohammad 108, Zahid Fazal 24, Javed Miandad 29, Saleem Malik 111, Imran Khan 63, Wasim Akram 29; A.P.Gurusinha 3-35, S.D.Anurasiri 5-130)
Sri Lanka 167 all out (60.3 overs)
(R.S.Mahanama 51, A.P.Gurusinha 45, A.Ranatunga 24; Wasim Akram 2-24, Waqar Younis 3-53, Saleem Jaffer 3-39, Aaqib Javed 2-19)
Pakistan won by an innings and 89 runs
Man of the Match: P.A.de Silva
Match Points: Pakistan 23 (Bat 3, Bowl 4) Sri Lanka 1 (Bat 0, Bowl 1)
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