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Asia Cup, Dambulla:
India 271-7 (49.5 ovs) beat Pakistan 267 (49.3 ovs) by three wickets
Match scorecard

Skipper Mahendra Dhoni weighed in with 56 but a mid-innings slump revived Pakistan and led to a thrilling finish.
But Harbhajan Singh settled the issue by hitting the penultimate ball for six as India squeezed home on 271-7.
Salman Butt (74) and Kamran Akmal (51 off 41 balls) were the main contributors in Pakistan's 267 all out.
But it was not enough and India will face Sri Lanka in the final next Thursday - whatever the result when the two sides meet on Thursday in the final round-robin game.
A one-day meeting between India and Pakistan would normally attract a large crowd, but with the tournament taking place in Sri Lanka barely 2,000 were in the ground.
Those present were treated to some exciting strokeplay as Butt gave Pakistan's innings an excellent start, sharing stands of 71 and 73 with Imran Farhat and Shoaib Malik.
They reached 144-1 but then lost three wickets in quick succession as Malik was bowled by Zaheer Khan for 39, Butt was run out and Umar Amin was caught at slip for five.
But Umar Akmal made a useful 21 and skipper Shahid Afridi hit 32 off 25 balls after being dropped by Indian counterpart Dhoni when he had only made five.
It was Kamran, however, who provided the real impetus, hitting three sixes and two fours before he was caught off seamer Praveen Kumar, who took 3-53.
The dangerous Abdul Razzaq only managed three as the tail failed to make a significant contribution and Pakistan were dismissed with three balls of their innings unused.
Like Pakistan, India made a positive opening to their run chase, although the normally explosive Virender Sehwag played second fiddle to Gambhir.

Kumar was ecstatic after claiming the prized wicket of Shahid Afridi

He only managed 10 from 32 deliveries, including a lone boundary, before he was caught behind off Razzaq, but India seemed to be in full control as Gambhir and Dhoni shared a third-wicket partnership of 98 in 18 overs.
It came to an end when Gambhir, who made 82 in the previous game against Bangladesh, was bowled by spinner Saeed Ajmal.
A mini-crisis followed as the dismissal of Rohit Sharma for 22 was followed by two more wickets, including Dhoni, as India slumped from 208-3 to 219-6.
But Suresh Raina and Harbhajan kept their heads to add 43 before Raina was run out for 34 off the second ball of the final over, bowled by Mohammad Aamer.
Kumar scrambled three from the next two deliveries, leaving India just three short of their target, and Harbhajan launched the next delivery over the rope at mid-wicket to reach 15 not out and seal the win.
"I think Bhajji [Harbhajan] can be called an all-rounder now," said a delighted Dhoni.
"The batsmen should have finished off the game. In a match like this, one can never remain cool because the heartbeat goes up. It's great we ended up on the winning side."
His opposite number Afridi added: "It was a great game of cricket and enjoyed by all.
"The Indians batted really well and it was an amazing finish that provided great entertainment.
"I am quite happy with my team's performance even though we lost both games. I am confident we will improve."