Two moments of madness cost Sri Lanka as Pakistan win tri-series opener after Salman Ali Agha century
Sri Lanka were cruising. Only 53 runs stood between them and a flying start in the One-day International tri-series opener against Pakistan after Pavan Rathnayake and Janith Liyanage’s 119-run stand. The dew that made the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium outfield relentlessly slick had also deprived Pakistan’s pacers of the chance to extract reverse swing from the old ball. Then came two moments of madness. Liyanage, who had looked composed throughout his innings, chipped Haris Rauf casually to Babar Azam at long-on before Dasun Shanaka, who had threatened to take the game away from Pakistan, heaved