Leg-spinner Lasith Malinga dropped a sitter at long-on when Hafeez was on 26 in the 18th over Sunday. The Pakistani vice-captain went on to hit a career best 140 not out in his team&#39;s imposing total of 326-5 in 50 overs. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/dec/AngeloMathews23.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 702px;" /> Angelo Mathews Sri Lanka were bowled out for 213 in 44.4 overs, losing by 113 runs and conceding a 2-1 lead. Pakistan won the first match by 11 runs while Sri Lanka took the second by two wickets. Mathews said the dropped catch was crucial. &quot;It was pretty crucial and Hafeez went on to get a big one. We let him go and he got them a big score and it was unfortunate we let him go,&quot; said Mathews. Mathews said his team&#39;s otherwise good fielding was not up to the mark on Sunday. &quot;We can&#39;t blame it on one man, to be honest. I thought our fielding was also a let down and also chasing a total like 320 plus we needed a good start but we kept losing wickets at regular intervals and we could not really get on from there.&quot; Mathews said Umar Gul&#39;s return from injury was a boost for Pakistan. &quot;We all know that Gul is a very good bowler,&quot; said Mathews of the paceman who took two early wickets in his first spell of five overs, before finishing with 3-19. &quot;He had been hit by injury we know what kind of a bowler Gul is and we had to be a bit cautious but unfortunately we lost a couple of wickets to him and he got us in the back foot early on,&quot; said Mathews of Gul who was playing his first match since March after a knee operation. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq also hailed Gul&#39;s return. &quot;We were missing his experience in the death (final) overs and his return has certainly boosted our bowling,&quot; said Misbah, who chipped in with a 26-ball 40 in Pakistan&#39;s innings. &quot;We have to be at our best in the next two games to take the series,&quot; said Misbah of the last two games in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday and Friday. The two teams will also play three Tests after the one-days.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews admitted dropping a catch off Pakistan centurion Mohammad Hafeez played a crucial role in his team's defeat in the third one-day match in Sharjah

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