Sri Lanka opener Lahiru Thirimanne 22 balls remaining to help seal the win before 101 hits Pakistan , Fawad Alam 114 made 260-5 from their 50 overs thanks .
Fast bowler Lasith Malinga 5-56 18-3 they had recovered well after Pakistan banned .
This is the first time Sri Lanka won the trophy since 2008 .
Having won the toss and elected to bat first , Pakistan to seal its place in the final 70 balls against Bangladesh which killed 74 Fawad , need more heroics .
He said that with Misbah third wicket partnership of 122 in 32.1 overs and Pakistan share hit 59 in 42 balls , which wicketkeeper Umar Akmal , as well as adding 115 in 13 overs helped to accelerate .
He finally 134 balls with eight fours and three sixes off his first one -day international century reached .
Sir Lanka struggling at 56 for two consecutive balls to leave them , Depart in the north -spinner Saeed Ajmal Kusal Perera and Kumar Sangakkara struggled opener .
But Thirimanne with former captain Mahela Jayawardene and put them back on course spanning over 156 runs for the third wicket lattice 27 .
This equaled the record of India , is the fifth Asia Cup success .
