Colombo: Ahmed Shehzad smashed 95 off 90 balls as Pakistan thrashed below-par Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day match in Colombo on Wednesday to clinch the five-match series.


Ahmed Shehzad during his 95 vs Sri Lanka yesterday. Pic/AFP 

Mohammad Hafeez chipped in with 70 as the tourists surpassed Sri Lanka's 256-9 in the 41st over at the Premadasa stadium to take a decisive 3-1 lead in the series. The series win kept Azhar Ali's Pakistan in contention for a place in the eight-nation Champions Trophy in England in 2017.