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Dhaka: Pakistan chased down 189 within 40 overs and won with a bonus point to virtually knock SL out of the tournament. Misbah (72*) and Umar Akmal (77) starred with the bat while Cheema picked 4 wickets against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup match in Dhaka.
Misbah and Umar also completed their 100 runs stand for the fourth wicket.
Misbah scored his 19th ODI fifty off 78 balls, smashing six fours and a six. Umar raced to his fifty off 54 balls, smacking four fours and a six to dent Sri Lanka's chances of registering the first win of the four-nation tournament.
The pair reached to their half-century stand in 68 balls to steady the Pakistan innings after losing three quick wickets inside 40 runs.
Suranga Lakmal struck again in the 13th over to dismiss Younis Khan and leave Pakistan tottering at 33 for 3 in 12.5 overs. Khan contributed only two runs in his 11 balls stay at the crease.
Pakistan lost their second wicket in the form of Mohammad Hafeez when he went for the cover drive off Seekkuge Prasanna's flighted delivery and the ball went to backward point where Dinesh Chandimal pouched a low catch.
Pakistan suffered first blow when Lakmal removed Nasir Jamshed, who made 18 runs off 25 balls with the help of three boundaries.
Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed gave Pakistan slow start as the pair managed to post just 11 on the board in first five overs of the innings.
Earlier, Aizaz Cheema led a disciplined bowling effort with four wickets as Pakistan bundled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 188.
Kumar Sangakkara (71) and Upul Tharanga (57) hit fighting half centuries but there efforts were not enough to guide the Lankans to a respectable total at the Shere Bangla National Stadium.
As far as the bowlers were concerned, Cheema was the most successful of the lot as he picked four wickets for 43 runs from nine overs, willy off-spinner Saeed Ajmal accounted for three wickets while Gul snared two on what appeared to be a decent surface for batting.
Sangakkara and Tharanga waged a grim battle, adding 96 runs for the fifth wicket, but the Lankans needed more, which they could not, against the pace and spin combo of Cheema, Gul and Ajmal.
Electing to bat, Mahela Jayawardene (12) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (20) gave Sri Lanka a flying start as both accumulated 33 runs off the first five overs.
Brief scores
Sri Lanka 188 (Sangakkara 71, Tharanga 57, Cheema 4-43)
Pakistan 189 for 4 (Misbah 72*, Akmal 77)
Result Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets
MOM Aizaz Cheema (Pakistan)
Points Pakistan 5, Sri Lanka 0
