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Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1995 (1995/96) · Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar · 8 September 1995

Pakistan won by an innings and 40 runs

Pakistan won by an innings and 40 runs. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 95 for Pakistan. Wasim Akram took 5/55.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1995 (1995/96)
Ground
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Dates
8 September 1995 to 11 September 1995
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Pakistan won by an innings and 40 runs
Player of the match
Wasim Akram
Captains
Ramiz Raja (Pakistan), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Debut
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
Umpires
BL Aldridge and Mahboob Shah
Match referee
PL van der Merwe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Saqlain Mushtaq's first Test.

Pakistan batted first and made 459 for 9. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 95 off 216 balls, and Ramiz Raja made 78. Chaminda Vaas took 5 for 99 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 132-run stand for the third wicket between Ramiz Raja and Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Sri Lanka replied with 186 all out. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 44 not out off 109 balls. Wasim Akram took 5 for 55 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 273 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.

Sri Lanka made 233 all out in their second innings. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 76 off 91 balls, and Chandika Hathurusinghe made 53. Aamer Sohail took 4 for 54 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 125-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne, 54% of the total. From 214 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 19 runs, to 233 for 10.

Pakistan won by an innings and 40 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Arbab Niaz Stadium across the 6 Tests in our archive.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 459 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarc Arjuna Ranatunga5086
Aamer Sohailc Chamara Dunusinghe2848
Ramiz Rajac Ravindra Pushpakumara78184
Inzamam-ul-Haqlbw95216
Shoaib Mohammadc Arjuna Ranatunga57112
Ijaz Ahmedc Asanka Gurusinha530
Wasim Akramc Muthiah Muralidaran3671
Moin Khanc Chandika Hathurusinghe5177
Waqar Younisc Roshan Mahanama06
Aaqib Javednot out2834
Saqlain Mushtaqnot out854

Extras 23 · Total 459 for 9

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Pramodya Wickramasinghe325980
Chaminda Vaas293995
Ravindra Pushpakumara172890
Muthiah Muralidaran5091344
Chandika Hathurusinghe1810290
Asanka Gurusinha3150

FALL OF WICKETS

1-59 (Aamer Sohail), 2-102 (Saeed Anwar), 3-234 (Ramiz Raja), 4-285 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-318 (Ijaz Ahmed), 6-340 (Shoaib Mohammad), 7-422 (Wasim Akram), 8-422 (Waqar Younis), 9-425 (Moin Khan)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail59
secondRamiz Raja and Saeed Anwar43
thirdRamiz Raja and Inzamam-ul-Haq132
fourthShoaib Mohammad and Inzamam-ul-Haq51
fifthShoaib Mohammad and Ijaz Ahmed33
sixthShoaib Mohammad and Wasim Akram22
seventhWasim Akram and Moin Khan82
eighthWaqar Younis and Moin Khan0
ninthAaqib Javed and Moin Khan3
tenthAaqib Javed and Saqlain Mushtaq34
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 186 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roshan Mahanamac Moin Khan2943
Chandika Hathurusinghec Inzamam-ul-Haq2352
Asanka Gurusinhac Wasim Akram2432
Sanjeeva Ranatungalbw3376
Arjuna Ranatungalbw819
Hashan Tillakaratnenot out44109
Chamara Dunusinghelbw02
Chaminda Vaasbowled413
Pramodya Wickramasinghebowled05
Muthiah Muralidaranc Saqlain Mushtaq826
Ravindra Pushpakumararun out12

Extras 12 · Total 186 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram203555
Waqar Younis112471
Saqlain Mushtaq184492
Aaqib Javed11.12271
Aamer Sohail2110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-39 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-76 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 3-83 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-102 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-132 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 6-134 (Chamara Dunusinghe), 7-142 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-143 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-184 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-186 (Ravindra Pushpakumara)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe39
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Chandika Hathurusinghe37
thirdAsanka Gurusinha and Sanjeeva Ranatunga7
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Sanjeeva Ranatunga19
fifthHashan Tillakaratne and Sanjeeva Ranatunga30
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Chamara Dunusinghe2
seventhHashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas8
eighthHashan Tillakaratne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe1
ninthHashan Tillakaratne and Muthiah Muralidaran41
tenthHashan Tillakaratne and Ravindra Pushpakumara2
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 233 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roshan Mahanamalbw216
Chandika Hathurusinghec Saeed Anwar5394
Asanka Gurusinhac Saeed Anwar1025
Sanjeeva Ranatungac Moin Khan1873
Arjuna Ranatungac Inzamam-ul-Haq7691
Hashan Tillakaratnec Ramiz Raja48125
Chamara Dunusinghec Inzamam-ul-Haq09
Chaminda Vaasc Ramiz Raja424
Pramodya Wickramasinghec Ramiz Raja630
Muthiah Muralidaranst Moin Khan03
Ravindra Pushpakumaranot out0–

Extras 16 · Total 233 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Waqar Younis91390
Aaqib Javed131502
Saqlain Mushtaq2610582
Aamer Sohail214544
Ijaz Ahmed1010
Wasim Akram103242

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-36 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-86 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 4-89 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 5-214 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-222 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-222 (Chamara Dunusinghe), 8-232 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-233 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-233 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe8
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Chandika Hathurusinghe28
thirdChandika Hathurusinghe and Sanjeeva Ranatunga50
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Sanjeeva Ranatunga3
fifthArjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne125
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Chamara Dunusinghe8
seventhChaminda Vaas and Chamara Dunusinghe0
eighthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Chaminda Vaas10
ninthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran1
tenthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Ravindra Pushpakumara0
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