TANGIERS, Morocco, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Devastating batting from Younis Khan and Abdur Razzaq followed by a disciplined bowling display ensured Pakistan a 28-run victory against Sri Lanka in the second match of the Morocco Cup triangular tournament in Tangiers on Wednesday.

Khan hammered an unbeaten 56 from 39 balls while Razzaq was even more ruthless, smashing 29 from 11 as they added 50 runs in double quick time to push Pakistan’s total to 279 for five from their 50 overs.

Khan’s innings included five fours and two sixes, both in the last over which cost Sri Lanka 25 runs. Razzaq also hit a six and a four off seamer Chaminda Vaas in the final over.

In reply Sri Lanka were restricted to 251 for eight and they now face an awkward game against in-form South Africa on Thursday.

Opener Saeed Anwar laid the foundations for Pakistan’s daunting total with a controlled 70 from 77 balls which included seven fours and a six.

But it was the ruthlessness of the last 10 overs, which yielded 99 runs, that took the game away from Sri Lanka.

Despite reaching 116 for the loss of just one wicket by the 22nd over, mainly due to captain Sanath Jayasuriya’s crisp 36 from 33 balls, Sri Lanka were never able to maintain the required scoring rate and lost wickets regularly.

Opener Marvan Atapattu’s pedestrian 42 from 73 balls dragged the run chase down while Kumar Sangakkara (38) and Mahela Jayawardene (32) both required in excess of 50 balls to accumulate their runs.

Earlier Sri Lanka’s master spinner Muttiah Muralitharan had fought a lone battle to control Pakistan’s batsmen with a crafty return of one for 35 from 10 overs. But the three frontline seamers, Vaas, Pulasthi Gunaratne and Dilhara Fernando conceded 186 runs between them.

Pakistan captain Waqar Younis also endured a torrid day, conceding 77 runs in his 10 overs but Razzaq (3-36), Mohammad Sami (1-39) and Shahid Afridi (1-36) created enough pressure between them to ensure victory.

Scoreboard
Pakistan

Saeed Anwar b Chandana 70

Imran Nazir lbw b Vaas 9

Yousuf Youhana c Sangakkara b Fernando 32

Inzamam-ul-Haq c Jayawardene b Gunaratne 63

Shahid Afridi c Chandana b Muralitharan 13

Younis Khan not out 56

Abdur Razzaq not out 29

Extras (lb-1 w-5 nb-1) 7

Total (for five wickets, 50 overs) 279

Fall of wickets: 1-15 2-85 3-147 4-170 5-229

Did not bat: Rashid Latif, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis,Muhammad Sami

Bowling: Vaas 10-0-61-1 (1w), Gunaratne 10-0-69-1, Fernando 9-0-56-1, Muralitharan 10-1-35-1, Chandana 5-0-29-1 (1w 1nb),Jayasuriya 6-0-28-0 (3w)

Sri Lanka

Sanath Jayasuriya c Imran Nazir b Wasim Akram 36

Marvan Atapattu c Abdur Razzaq b Shahid Afridi 42

Kumar Sangakkara c Wasim Akram b Razzaq 38

Mahela Jayawardene c Shahid Afridi b Razzaq 32

Upul Chandana c Youhana b Waqar Younis 15

Russel Arnold not out 37

Aravinda de Silva lbw b Mohammad Sami 2

Chaminda Vaas c Afridi b Wasim Akram 31

Pulasthi Gunaratne b Abdur Razzaq 0

Dilhara Fernando not out 1

Extras (nb-3 lb-7 w-7) 17

Total (for eight wickets, 50 overs) 251

Fall of wickets: 1-55 2-116 3-141 4-161 5-187 6-191 7-249 8-249

Did not bat: Muttiah Muralitharan.

Bowling: Wasim Akram 10-0-56-2 (w-5), Waqar Younis 10-0-77-1 (w-1), Abdur Razzaq 10-1-36-3 (w-1, nb-1), Mohammad Sami10-0-39-1 (nb-1), Shahid Afridi 10-1-36-1 (nb-1)

Result: Pakistan win by 28 runs