Sri Lanka’s innings alternated between bursts of boundaries and periods of lull, before the final six overs were caned for 80 runs to set Pakistan a target of 311 in Hamabantota. Angelo Mathews continued to show he can do no wrong in 2014 with another effort around which the whole innings revolved, Mahela Jayawardene again showed how violent strokeplay is unnecessary for score at a rapid pace, before Thisara Perera showed after many months how quickly violent strokeplay can change a game.
