All-rounder Shahid Afridi set the game up for Pakistan with his effective leg-spin bowling that took three important wickets and helped dismiss the home side for 224 in 49.4 overs.

The hosts were 86-1 when Afridi came on to bowl in the 21st over. He struck three quick blows to remove Kumar Sangakkara (22), Kaushal Lokuarachchi (13) and Russel Arnold (zero) to leave Sri Lanka struggling on 133-5 by the 35th. Opener Chamara Kapugedera top-scored with 50 while Tillakaratne Dilshan (44) and captain Mahela Jayawardene (31) were the other main contributors.

Kapugedera struck seven fours off 74 balls during his maiden half-century in 10 matches, adding 57 for the first wicket with Upul Tharanga (23) and 36 for the second with Sangakkara. Sri Lanka were boosted by a late flurry from in-form Dilshan, who followed up his 48 not out in the last match with another fighting 46-ball knock in which he hit four boundaries. Pakistan's reply started vigorously with Malik smashing nine fours off 38 balls and Farhat eight off 52. They added 61 in under nine overs.

That total was overhauled with ease as Mohammad Yousuf slammed 53 after openers Shoaib Malik and Imran Farhat, who scored 46 each, had laid the foundation. Afridi returned figures of 3-37 as the Sri Lankan batsmen failed to get big scores despite starting well after being put in to bat by Inzamam ul-Haq. "I am very pleased with the series win because the whole team has done well. Afridi and Abdul Razzaq gave very useful all-round efforts in the series," said Inzamam.