RAWALPINDI: Pakistan bowlers Abrar Ahmed and Haris Rauf took three wickets each as Sri Lanka reached 288 for eight wickets in the second one-day international against Pakistan in Rawalpindi on Friday.

Spinner Abrar finished with 3-41 while pace bowler Rauf claimed 3-66 after Pakistan sent the tourists in to bat on a flat Rawalpindi pitch.

Janith Liyanage top-scored with a fighting 54, hitting a six and two fours.

Liyanage added 61 for the fifth wicket with Sadeera Samarawickrama, who made 42, and another 73 for the sixth with Kamindu Mendis, who scored 44.

Sri Lanka made a confident start of 51 before Pathum Nissanka was run out for 24 attempting a third run.