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Suresh Perera (28) and Dharmasena (26) added 49 valuable runs for the eighth wicket to take Sri Lanka past the 200 mark. Dharmasena relied on quick running between the wickets, while Perera used the long handle to good effect. He smashed a six and a four to make 28 off just 31 balls. Sri Lanka finished with 221/9 in 50 overs, Muthiah Muralitharan cracking a lofted cover drive to the fence off the last ball. Muralitharan remained unbeaten on six and Fernando on 5.