Scorecard:

Tharanga falls to Hafeez!

That was as against-the-run-of-play as it could get.

The fast bowlers had done a bulk of the toil in these first 15 overs, but the spinner takes the wicket. And Dilshan was the batsman who looked like he would fall any moment, and Tharange goes.

Hafeez, with his trademark pause at the bowling crease gets one that stops after pitching, Tharanga looked to drive it through the offside, but only manages to scoop a low catch to Afridi in the covers.

So, finally Pakistan get the reward for all their hard work. Sri Lanka were looking like they had weathered the opening storm, but this wicket will set the battle back to square one again. That was also a fitting end to an attritional first 15 overs.

Image: Afridi is congratulated by teammates after taking a brilliant catch of the bowling of Hafeez to dismiss Tharanga. (Reuters)