Sri Lanka set victory target of 277
Published:Saturday | February 26, 2011 | 1:15 PM
Hosts Sri Lanka, set a victory target of 277, were 248 for eight after 47 overs in their World Cup Group ‘A’ match against Pakistan in Colombo.
Chamara Silva has so far top scored for Sri Lanka with 57 against the bowling of Shahid Afridi, four for 34.
Earlier, majestic half-centuries from Misbah-ul-Haq and Younus Khan powered Pakistan to 277 for seven.
Misbah-ul-Haq scored an undefeated 83 off 81 balls and Younus hammered 72 off 76 balls. The pair put on 108 runs in 20 overs. Rangana Herath claimed two wickets while Muttiah Muralitharan bowled a miserly spell of one for 34 in 10 overs.