"We probably let it get away from us a bit at the end," Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said.
"Maybe we just got a bit complacent and relaxed our grip a bit.
"Overall, the guys did a great job, especially chipping in with the bat.
"Everyone played their part, but especially Murali who came in with that whirlwind knock and Mathews who played with a lot of maturity.
"The bowlers were in top form, bowling in the right areas and getting the wickets that we needed.
"This is one game that you can look back on and say this was a proper team effort."
"We have a great batting line-up, but we have got to trust ourselves and play to our strengths.
"We shouldn’t be worried about wickets and what the bowlers are doing as long as we play to our strengths and to our gameplan.
"Sometimes when you come in to bat on this track you think it’s a test, but our guys are more than capable of doing the job we need.
"I’m very proud to have such depth of talent and ability in the dressing room."
"It was a close game and at one stage we looked like we would win, but that run out changed all that," Pakistan captain Younus Khan said.
"Today we missed a few opportunities in the field as well, but our problem has been the batting.
"We again collapsed and were not able to put on any partnerships.
"We had only one decent stand and that came towards the end. Perhaps one at the top would have changed the outcome of this game."
"There are some positives we can take from this game," he said.
"Gul was good with the bat and he’s a fantastic player who always delivers no matter the situation.
"Aamer was great on his debut game and he has given us some more options.
"At the moment we lack in the basics and if we could work on that we would do well.
"I am a positive person so we will put this game behind us and hopefully come hard at them in the next match."