Is Pakistan against Sri Lanka heading to a complete whitewash?

On a lively Dambulla track on Saturday, Pakistani batters were once again spooked by a determined Sri Lankan pace battery. It was the same old story as the touring party lost one batsman after the other and was bowled out for a mere 168 in 47 overs before going on to lose the second One-day International by six wickets. Batting collapses have become a mere routine for the Pakistanis, who entered the one-day series in a confident mood even after a 0-2 rout in the three-Test contest earlier on the tour.

The return of their World Twenty20 campaign hero Shahid Afridi and the recall of former Indian Cricket League (ICL) rebels — Imran Nazir and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan — was supposed to work as a shot in the arm for the Pakistanis, who had last month suffered the ignominy of becoming the first tourists from their country to lose a Test series in Sri Lanka.

But things seem to have hardly changed for Younis Khan’s men, who have so far batted like novices on most occasions during this nightmarish tour of Sri Lanka. Though with three games still to go, Pakistan have a slim chance of winning the series, but the way they are playing at the moment one would bet on a 5-0 triumph for Sri Lanka instead of a 3-2 series victory for the struggling visitors. Do you agree or disagree--why?