DAMBULLA: Shoaib Akhtar completed an extraordinary come back to worldwide cricket as Pakistan restricted Sri Lanka to 242-9 in the cavity competition of the Asia Cup on Tuesday.

The mercurial speedy bowler, 34, worked up a neat rapidity to maintain three wickets for 41 runs from 10 overs.

In his initial match for Pakistan since May, previous year following getting better from a knees damage.

Left-arm seamer Mohammad Aamer chipped in with two for 57 following Sri Lanka’s team leader Kumar Sangakkara won the chuck and chosen to bat on a slow wicket at the Rangiri sports ground in Dambulla.

Sri Lanka slipped to 36-2 by the ninth over, earlier than Sangakkara (42) and Mahela Jayewardene (54) put on 83 for the third wicket.

The hosts, who won the previous Asia Cup in Pakistan two years previously, moved to 150-3 previous to four wickets, chop down for just 18 score immediately Jayawardene was attentive leg-before by Shoaib Malik.

All-rounder Angelo Mathews from Sri Lanka hit an victorious 55 off 61 balls to aid the protecting champions set a demanding aim beneath illumination following they were abridged to 168-7 by the 37th over.

India and Bangladesh are the other teams in the four-nationwide competition, the sign of limited-overs authority in the district which hosts the World Cup after that year.