Karachi: Salman Butt smashed his eighth ODI hundred to lead Pakistan to a comfortable eight-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first game of the three-match series here on Tuesday.

Chasing 220, Pakistan cruised home with more than four overs to spare with Butt remaining unbeaten on 100. Skipper Shoaib Malik was unbeaten on 11. Butt bludgeoned 13 boundaries in his match winning knock that came came off 118 balls.

The victory was crafted by the Pakistan openers as Butt and Khurram Manzoor plundered 168 runs in 38 overs. Manzoor, after hitting nine boundaries in his 128-ball knock was snared by Muttiah Muralitharan but the breakthrough came a little too late in the day for the visitors.

The only other wicket to fall in the Pakistan chase was that of Younis Khan who perished to Farveez Maharoof for 20.

In the Sri Lankan innings, the Pakistan bowlers came back strongly to restrict Sri Lanka to 219 all out off 45.2 overs.

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