NEW DELHI: Pakistan rode on a fighting unbeaten century from Salman Agha and a four-wicket burst by Haris Rauf to clinch a six-run win over Sri Lanka in the opening ODI on Tuesday, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Agha’s fluent 105 not out off 87 balls powered Pakistan to 299/5, before Rauf’s 4/61 helped restrict Sri Lanka to 293/9 in a tense finish. The match was played under tight security after a suicide attack earlier in the day in nearby Islamabad, which claimed at least 12 lives. The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that security around the Sri Lankan team was further strengthened following the incident. Put in to bat, Pakistan were struggling at 95/4 before Agha and Hussain Talat (62) staged a brilliant recovery with a 138-run fifth-wicket partnership. Talat’s m

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