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Pakistan v Sri Lanka 3rd Match

Asian Test Championship India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1999 (1998/99) · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore · 4 March 1999

Match drawn

Match drawn. Wajahatullah Wasti top-scored with 133 for Pakistan. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 6/103.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Asian Test Championship India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Bangladesh/India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1999 (1998/99)
Ground
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Dates
4 March 1999 to 8 March 1999
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Wajahatullah Wasti
Captains
Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka)
Debuts
Imran Nazir (Pakistan), Avishka Gunawardene (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
DR Shepherd and RE Koertzen
Match referee
CW Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Imran Nazir and Avishka Gunawardene played their first Tests.

Pakistan batted first and made 398 all out. Wajahatullah Wasti top-scored with 133 off 238 balls, and Mohammad Yousuf made 83. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 6 for 103 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 178-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Wajahatullah Wasti, 45% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Gaddafi Stadium, 244 across 7 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 328 all out. Russel Arnold top-scored with 123 off 208 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 100. Wasim Akram took 4 for 30 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 143-run stand for the fifth wicket between Romesh Kaluwitharana and Russel Arnold, 44% of the total. From 299 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 328 for 10. Pakistan led by 70 on first innings.

Pakistan made 314 for 8 in their second innings. Wajahatullah Wasti top-scored with 121 not out off 303 balls, and Shahid Afridi made 84. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the first wicket between Shahid Afridi and Wajahatullah Wasti, 50% of the total.

Set 385 to win, Sri Lanka made 165 for 2. Russel Arnold top-scored with 56 not out off 151 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 50.

Match drawn.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 398 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarbowled03
Wajahatullah Wastirun out (Marvan Atapattu)133238
Imran Nazirc Sajeewa de Silva6487
Inzamam-ul-Haqbowled04
Mohammad Yousufc Ruwan Kalpage83152
Shahid Afridic Avishka Gunawardene01
Moin Khanlbw5753
Saqlain Mushtaqc Sajeewa de Silva1517
Wasim Akramc Russel Arnold411
Shahid Nazirc Marvan Atapattu1024
Fazl-e-Akbarnot out1527

Extras 17 · Total 398 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Pramodya Wickramasinghe29.171036
Sajeewa de Silva140880
Chandika Hathurusinghe123290
Niroshan Bandaratilleke318901
Ruwan Kalpage162752

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Saeed Anwar, 0.3 ov), 2-105 (Imran Nazir, 28.4 ov), 3-105 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 30.2 ov), 4-283 (Mohammad Yousuf, 78.5 ov), 5-283 (Shahid Afridi, 78.6 ov), 6-302 (Wajahatullah Wasti, 82.2 ov), 7-323 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 87.3 ov), 8-339 (Wasim Akram, 90.5 ov), 9-373 (Moin Khan, 94.5 ov), 10-398 (Shahid Nazir, 102.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSaeed Anwar and Wajahatullah Wasti03
secondWajahatullah Wasti and Imran Nazir105169
thirdInzamam-ul-Haq and Wajahatullah Wasti010
fourthMohammad Yousuf and Wajahatullah Wasti178291
fifthShahid Afridi and Wajahatullah Wasti01
sixthMoin Khan and Wajahatullah Wasti1920
seventhMoin Khan and Saqlain Mushtaq2131
eighthWasim Akram and Moin Khan1620
ninthMoin Khan and Shahid Nazir3424
tenthShahid Nazir and Fazl-e-Akbar2544
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 328 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Russel Arnoldbowled123208
Avishka Gunawardenec Shahid Nazir4343
Mahela Jayawardenebowled411
Marvan Atapattuc Mohammad Yousuf2353
Hashan Tillakaratnebowled916
Romesh Kaluwitharanac Moin Khan100144
Chandika Hathurusinghelbw06
Ruwan Kalpagenot out225
Niroshan Bandaratillekebowled01
Pramodya Wickramasinghebowled01
Sajeewa de Silvabowled85

Extras 16 · Total 328 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram9.22304
Fazl-e-Akbar194921
Shahid Nazir111450
Saqlain Mushtaq256824
Shahid Afridi204711

FALL OF WICKETS

1-84 (Avishka Gunawardene, 14.5 ov), 2-91 (Mahela Jayawardene, 17.2 ov), 3-146 (Marvan Atapattu, 33.5 ov), 4-156 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 37.6 ov), 5-299 (Russel Arnold, 75.1 ov), 6-308 (Chandika Hathurusinghe, 76.6 ov), 7-320 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 82.1 ov), 8-320 (Niroshan Bandaratilleke, 82.2 ov), 9-320 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 82.3 ov), 10-328 (Sajeewa de Silva, 84.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRussel Arnold and Avishka Gunawardene8489
secondRussel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene715
thirdMarvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold5599
fourthHashan Tillakaratne and Russel Arnold1025
fifthRomesh Kaluwitharana and Russel Arnold143223
sixthChandika Hathurusinghe and Romesh Kaluwitharana911
seventhRomesh Kaluwitharana and Ruwan Kalpage1231
eighthRuwan Kalpage and Niroshan Bandaratilleke01
ninthPramodya Wickramasinghe and Ruwan Kalpage01
tenthRuwan Kalpage and Sajeewa de Silva811
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 314 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Wajahatullah Wastinot out121303
Shahid Afridic Romesh Kaluwitharana84118
Inzamam-ul-Haqlbw43
Saeed Anwarrun out (Sajeewa de Silva)4562
Imran Nazirbowled1332
Mohammad Yousufst Romesh Kaluwitharana03
Wasim Akrambowled1732
Moin Khanrun out213
Saqlain Mushtaqst Romesh Kaluwitharana924

Did not bat: Shahid Nazir, Fazl-e-Akbar

Extras 19 · Total 314 for 8

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Pramodya Wickramasinghe91270
Sajeewa de Silva295902
Niroshan Bandaratilleke2512542
Ruwan Kalpage20.53922
Chandika Hathurusinghe132410

FALL OF WICKETS

1-156 (Shahid Afridi, 42.2 ov), 2-161 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 42.4 ov), 3-227 (Saeed Anwar, 65.1 ov), 4-250 (Imran Nazir, 71.6 ov), 5-254 (Mohammad Yousuf, 73.3 ov), 6-288 (Wasim Akram, 85.3 ov), 7-296 (Moin Khan, 90.2 ov), 8-314 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 96.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstShahid Afridi and Wajahatullah Wasti156254
secondInzamam-ul-Haq and Wajahatullah Wasti52
thirdSaeed Anwar and Wajahatullah Wasti66135
fourthWajahatullah Wasti and Imran Nazir2341
fifthMohammad Yousuf and Wajahatullah Wasti49
sixthWasim Akram and Wajahatullah Wasti3472
seventhMoin Khan and Wajahatullah Wasti829
eighthSaqlain Mushtaq and Wajahatullah Wasti1839
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 165 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Russel Arnoldnot out56151
Avishka Gunawardenelbw3761
Mahela Jayawardenec Moin Khan5093
Marvan Atapattunot out67

Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Ruwan Kalpage, Sajeewa de Silva, Chandika Hathurusinghe, Niroshan Bandaratilleke, Pramodya Wickramasinghe

Extras 16 · Total 165 for 2

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram132391
Fazl-e-Akbar81270
Saqlain Mushtaq21.18530
Shahid Nazir80271
Wajahatullah Wasti1080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-64 (Avishka Gunawardene, 16.4 ov), 2-158 (Mahela Jayawardene, 48.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRussel Arnold and Avishka Gunawardene64100
secondRussel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene94192
thirdMarvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold715
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