Sport in Short: Cricket

RAMIZ RAJA and Saeed Anwar, the Pakistani openers, put on 204 runs to set a record opening stand for their country in limited-overs internationals, as Sri Lanka were overwhelmed by 114 runs in the final of the Sharjah Trophy yesterday.

SHARJAH TROPHY Final: Pakistan bt Sri Lanka by 114 runs. Pakistan 281 for 3 (41 overs; Saeed Anwar 110, Ramiz Raja 109no); Sri Lanka 167 for 7 (41 overs; Wasim Akram 4-24).

SHEFFIELD SHIELD (Second day of four): Melbourne: Victoria 406 for 8 dec (W N Phillips 91, D S Lehmann 50no); South Australia 132 for 2 (J D Siddons 76no). Sydney: Western Australia 467 (T M Moody 78, B P Julian 75, S Herzberg 57no; T H Bayliss 4-64); New South Wales 163 for 0 (M J Slater 82no, S M Small 64no).