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Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in record Cricket World Cup run chase

Sri Lanka's Sadeera Samarawickrama, left, tries and fails to stump Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]

Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique hit centuries as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in a record Cricket World Cup run chase.

Pakistan chased down a target of 345 in 48.2 overs on Tuesday, with Rizwan scoring an undefeated 131 and Shafique making 113 to better the previous successful chase of 328 set by Ireland when they stunned England at the 2011 World Cup.

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