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Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1st Test

Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 1994 (1994) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 9 August 1994

Pakistan won by 301 runs

Pakistan won by 301 runs. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 136 for Pakistan. Kumar Dharmasena took 6/99.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 1994 (1994)
Ground
P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
Dates
9 August 1994 to 13 August 1994
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Pakistan won by 301 runs
Player of the match
Saeed Anwar
Captains
Saleem Malik (Pakistan), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
ID Robinson and KT Francis
Match referee
CW Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.

Pakistan batted first and made 390 all out. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 94 off 163 balls, and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 81. Kumar Dharmasena took 6 for 99 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the second wicket between Asif Mujtaba and Saeed Anwar.

Sri Lanka replied with 226 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 127 off 156 balls. Wasim Akram took 3 for 30 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the fifth wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne, 53% of the total. Pakistan led by 164 on first innings.

Pakistan made 318 for 4 in their second innings. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 136 off 218 balls, and Aamer Sohail made 65. The innings was built on a 128-run stand for the first wicket between Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail, 40% of the total.

Set 483 to win, Sri Lanka made 181 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 41 off 43 balls. Wasim Akram took 5 for 43 for Pakistan.

Pakistan won by 301 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at P Saravanamuttu Stadium across the 22 Tests in our archive.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 390 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarc Sanath Jayasuriya94163
Aamer Sohailbowled4151
Asif Mujtabac Pubudu Dassanayake44163
Saleem Malikc Hashan Tillakaratne17
Basit Alilbw2756
Inzamam-ul-Haqc Hashan Tillakaratne81130
Rashid Latifc Pubudu Dassanayake011
Wasim Akramc Sanath Jayasuriya3772
Akram Razac Hashan Tillakaratne2555
Mushtaq Ahmednot out551
Waqar Younisc Asanka Gurusinha214

Extras 33 · Total 390 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Pramodya Wickramasinghe120590
Asanka Gurusinha41240
Kumar Dharmasena45.213996
Muthiah Muralidaran3661231
Jayananda Warnaweera285633
Aravinda de Silva1050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-65 (Aamer Sohail), 2-180 (Saeed Anwar), 3-181 (Saleem Malik), 4-221 (Asif Mujtaba), 5-247 (Basit Ali), 6-260 (Rashid Latif), 7-345 (Wasim Akram), 8-354 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 9-387 (Akram Raza), 10-390 (Waqar Younis)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail65
secondAsif Mujtaba and Saeed Anwar115
thirdSaleem Malik and Asif Mujtaba1
fourthAsif Mujtaba and Basit Ali40
fifthInzamam-ul-Haq and Basit Ali26
sixthInzamam-ul-Haq and Rashid Latif13
seventhWasim Akram and Inzamam-ul-Haq85
eighthAkram Raza and Inzamam-ul-Haq9
ninthAkram Raza and Mushtaq Ahmed33
tenthWaqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmed3
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 226 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roshan Mahanamabowled2152
Sanath Jayasuriyac Aamer Sohail915
Asanka Gurusinhac Rashid Latif1138
Aravinda de Silvac Aamer Sohail127156
Arjuna Ranatungac Mushtaq Ahmed913
Hashan Tillakaratnelbw3488
Pubudu Dassanayakec Rashid Latif322
Kumar Dharmasenac Aamer Sohail117
Pramodya Wickramasinghenot out02
Muthiah Muralidaranc Asif Mujtaba01
Jayananda Warnaweerac Akram Raza43

Extras 7 · Total 226 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram174303
Waqar Younis161841
Mushtaq Ahmed142573
Akram Raza197463
Aamer Sohail2030

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-41 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-42 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-60 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-179 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-215 (Pubudu Dassanayake), 7-218 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-222 (Aravinda de Silva), 9-222 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-226 (Jayananda Warnaweera)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya13
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama28
thirdAravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha1
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva18
fifthAravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne119
sixthAravinda de Silva and Pubudu Dassanayake36
seventhAravinda de Silva and Kumar Dharmasena3
eighthAravinda de Silva and Pramodya Wickramasinghe4
ninthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran0
tenthJayananda Warnaweera and Pramodya Wickramasinghe4
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 318 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarc Pubudu Dassanayake136218
Aamer Sohailc Sanath Jayasuriya6596
Asif Mujtabac Pubudu Dassanayake3198
Saleem Maliknot out5085
Basit Alibowled1130
Inzamam-ul-Haqnot out729

Did not bat: Rashid Latif, Wasim Akram, Akram Raza, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis

Extras 18 · Total 318 for 4

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Pramodya Wickramasinghe50250
Kumar Dharmasena312842
Jayananda Warnaweera3111082
Muthiah Muralidaran110420
Sanath Jayasuriya130530

FALL OF WICKETS

1-128 (Aamer Sohail), 2-202 (Asif Mujtaba), 3-273 (Saeed Anwar), 4-298 (Basit Ali)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail128
secondAsif Mujtaba and Saeed Anwar74
thirdSaleem Malik and Saeed Anwar71
fourthSaleem Malik and Basit Ali25
fifthSaleem Malik and Inzamam-ul-Haq20
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 181 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roshan Mahanamac Zahid Fazal3771
Sanath Jayasuriyac Rashid Latif11
Asanka Gurusinhac Asif Mujtaba827
Aravinda de Silvac Waqar Younis58
Hashan Tillakaratnec Akram Raza831
Arjuna Ranatungast Rashid Latif4143
Pubudu Dassanayakebowled2425
Kumar Dharmasenalbw3049
Pramodya Wickramasinghebowled413
Muthiah Muralidarannot out2013
Jayananda Warnaweerabowled01

Extras 3 · Total 181 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram184435
Waqar Younis70282
Mushtaq Ahmed61250
Akram Raza163833

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-30 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-38 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-52 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-59 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-118 (Pubudu Dassanayake), 7-135 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-160 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-181 (Kumar Dharmasena), 10-181 (Jayananda Warnaweera)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya1
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama29
thirdAravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama8
fourthRoshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne14
fifthArjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama7
sixthArjuna Ranatunga and Pubudu Dassanayake59
seventhArjuna Ranatunga and Kumar Dharmasena17
eighthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Kumar Dharmasena25
ninthMuthiah Muralidaran and Kumar Dharmasena21
tenthJayananda Warnaweera and Muthiah Muralidaran0
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