Tahir stars as Pakistan A triumph

A Team Triangular Series, Colombo:
Pakistan A 290-5 beat Sri Lanka A 217 by 73 runs

Match scorecard

TRIANGULAR SERIES TABLE Pakistan A P3 W3 L0 Pts 17 RR 1.53 England A P2 W1 L1 Pts 5 RR -1-12 Sri Lanka A P3 W0 L3 Pts 2 RR -0.66

Imran Tahir grabbed a five-wicket haul as Pakistan A maintained their unbeaten record in the triangular one-day series with a 73-run win over Sri Lanka A.

The hosts, chasing Pakistan A's 290-5 in Colombo, were dismissed for 217 in the 43rd over with leg-spinner Tahir returning 5-30 and Ashar Zaidi 4-42.

Hasan Raza (74) was one of three Pakistanis to hit a half-century.

The result means England A will qualify for the final if they manage to win one of their remaining two group games.

Ian Bell's team face Sri Lanka A, winless after three games, on Saturday.

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Sri Lanka A: J Mubarak (Capt), W S Jayantha, M G Vandort R P Arnold, S H T Kandamby, M K Gajanayake, W M G Ramyakumara H A P W Jayawardene (Wkt), K H R K Fernando, P N Ranjith C R D Fernando.

Pakistan A: Ashar Zaidi, Faisal Athar, Misbah-ul-Haq (Capt) Zulqarnain Haider (Wkt), Hasan Raza, Yasir Arafat, Aamer Bashir Faisal Iqbal, Riaz Afridi, Shahid Nazir, Imran Tahir.