Azhar Ali and Ahmed Shehzad were off to a watchful start.

Rain delayed the start of the second ODI by 30 minutes.

Ahmed Shehzad upped the ante with a flurry of boundaries as the opening pair extended the partnership past fifty.

Debutant Sachith Pathirana dismissed Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Hafeez.

Milinda Siriwardana dismissed Babar Azam to leave Pakistan in trouble.

Shoaib Malik also crossed fifty as the fourth-wicket pair helped Pakistan forward.

Azhar Ali registered his fourth fifty+ score in six innings.

Mohammad Irfan ended Kusal Perera's stay by dismissing the left-hander for a 25-ball 68.

Kusal Perera dealt in regular boundaries as he got Sri Lanka off to a blazing start in the chase.

Kusal Perera equalled Sanath Jayasuriya's record for the second-fastest fifty in ODIs by reaching his half-century off 17 deliveries.

Kusal Perera is congratulated by Tillakaratne Dilshan after scoring a half-century.

Pakistan lost wickets in quick succession after the twin fifties.

Mohammad Rizwan scored a fine half-century while Anwar Ali hit an unbeaten 29 as Pakistan ended up with a total of 287/8.

Sri Lanka lost wickets in a heap and were in a lot of trouble.

Milinda Siriwardana put on a good stand with Dinesh Chandimal before falling to Mohammad Hafeez.

Upul Tharanga was bowled by Rahat Ali and his dismissal resulted in a middle-order collapse.