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Sri Lanka v Pakistan 2nd Test

Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2009 (2009) · P Sara Oval, Colombo · 12 July 2009

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets. Fawad Alam top-scored with 168 for Pakistan. Rangana Herath took 5/99.

MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2009 (2009)
Ground
P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo (then P Sara Oval)
Dates
12 July 2009 to 14 July 2009
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Player of the match
Nuwan Kulasekara
Captains
Younis Khan (Pakistan), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
Debut
Fawad Alam (Pakistan)
Umpires
DJ Harper and SJA Taufel
Match referee
AG Hurst

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Fawad Alam's first Test.

Pakistan batted first and made 90 all out. Shoaib Malik top-scored with 39 not out off 88 balls. Nuwan Kulasekara took 4 for 21 for Sri Lanka. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 19 for 4. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, 295 across 8 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 240 all out. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 87 off 150 balls. Umar Gul took 4 for 43 for Pakistan. Sri Lanka led by 150 on first innings.

Pakistan made 320 all out in their second innings. Fawad Alam top-scored with 168 off 259 balls, and Younis Khan made 82. Rangana Herath took 5 for 99 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 200-run stand for the second wicket between Younis Khan and Fawad Alam, 63% of the total. From 294 for 3 they lost 7 wickets for 26 runs, to 320 for 10.

Set 171 to win, Sri Lanka made 171 for 3. Malinda Warnapura top-scored with 54 off 56 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 46.

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 90 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Khurram Manzoorc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Nuwan Kulasekara39
Fawad Alamlbw b Angelo Mathews1633
Younis Khanb Thilan Thushara03
Mohammad Yousufc Rangana Herath b Nuwan Kulasekara106
Misbah-ul-Haqc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Nuwan Kulasekara011
Shoaib Maliknot out3988
Kamran Akmalc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Thilan Thushara910
Abdur Rauflbw b Nuwan Kulasekara034
Umar Gulc Thilan Samaraweera b Ajantha Mendis114
Mohammad Amirlbw b Ajantha Mendis29
Saeed Ajmallbw b Ajantha Mendis01

Extras 10 · Total 90 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Nuwan Kulasekara93214
Thilan Thushara83232
Ajantha Mendis103203
Angelo Mathews30151
Rangana Herath6350

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Khurram Manzoor, 2.2 ov), 2-6 (Younis Khan, 3.1 ov), 3-17 (Mohammad Yousuf, 4.4 ov), 4-19 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 6.4 ov), 5-51 (Fawad Alam, 14.6 ov), 6-67 (Kamran Akmal, 18.2 ov), 7-74 (Abdur Rauf, 27.4 ov), 8-80 (Umar Gul, 31.4 ov), 9-90 (Mohammad Amir, 35.5 ov), 10-90 (Saeed Ajmal, 35.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstKhurram Manzoor (3) and Fawad Alam (0)414
secondYounis Khan (0) and Fawad Alam (0)25
thirdMohammad Yousuf (10) and Fawad Alam (1)119
fourthMisbah-ul-Haq (0) and Fawad Alam (1)212
fifthShoaib Malik (15) and Fawad Alam (14)3250
sixthShoaib Malik (7) and Kamran Akmal (9)1620
seventhShoaib Malik (5) and Abdur Rauf (0)758
eighthShoaib Malik (4) and Umar Gul (1)624
ninthShoaib Malik (8) and Mohammad Amir (2)1025
tenthShoaib Malik (0) and Saeed Ajmal (0)01
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 240 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Malinda Warnapuralbw b Umar Gul1117
Tharanga Paranavitanac Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal2668
Kumar Sangakkarab Umar Gul87150
Mahela Jayawardenec Khurram Manzoor b Saeed Ajmal1953
Thilan Samaraweerarun out (Mohammad Amir)2146
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal2034
Angelo Mathewsc Mohammad Yousuf b Saeed Ajmal2770
Nuwan Kulasekarac Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul1126
Rangana Herathc & b Umar Gul01
Thilan Thusharalbw b Abdur Rauf116
Ajantha Mendisnot out07

Extras 17 · Total 240 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Umar Gul181434
Mohammad Amir132360
Abdur Rauf111381
Saeed Ajmal315874
Younis Khan71270

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Malinda Warnapura, 6.5 ov), 2-82 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 21.5 ov), 3-133 (Mahela Jayawardene, 39.4 ov), 4-177 (Thilan Samaraweera, 53.5 ov), 5-188 (Kumar Sangakkara, 56.2 ov), 6-203 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 63.5 ov), 7-220 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 70.4 ov), 8-220 (Rangana Herath, 70.5 ov), 9-227 (Thilan Thushara, 74.6 ov), 10-240 (Angelo Mathews, 79.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMalinda Warnapura (11) and Tharanga Paranavitana (11)2843
secondKumar Sangakkara (38) and Tharanga Paranavitana (15)5490
thirdMahela Jayawardene (19) and Kumar Sangakkara (27)51108
fourthThilan Samaraweera (21) and Kumar Sangakkara (21)4486
fifthTillakaratne Dilshan (10) and Kumar Sangakkara (1)1115
sixthTillakaratne Dilshan (10) and Angelo Mathews (4)1546
seventhNuwan Kulasekara (11) and Angelo Mathews (6)1741
eighthRangana Herath (0) and Angelo Mathews (0)01
ninthThilan Thushara (1) and Angelo Mathews (5)726
tenthAngelo Mathews (12) and Ajantha Mendis (0)1331
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 320 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Khurram Manzoorc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath3885
Fawad Alamc Malinda Warnapura b Rangana Herath168259
Younis Khanc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Tharanga Paranavitana82152
Mohammad Yousuflbw b Rangana Herath612
Misbah-ul-Haqlbw b Nuwan Kulasekara316
Shoaib Malikb Rangana Herath66
Kamran Akmallbw b Nuwan Kulasekara34
Abdur Rauflbw b Nuwan Kulasekara05
Umar Gullbw b Rangana Herath226
Mohammad Amirnot out113
Saeed Ajmallbw b Nuwan Kulasekara03

Extras 11 · Total 320 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Nuwan Kulasekara19.46374
Thilan Thushara130480
Angelo Mathews60200
Ajantha Mendis170810
Rangana Herath355995
Tharanga Paranavitana60261

FALL OF WICKETS

1-85 (Khurram Manzoor, 24.4 ov), 2-285 (Younis Khan, 78.1 ov), 3-294 (Mohammad Yousuf, 81.2 ov), 4-303 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 86.5 ov), 5-303 (Fawad Alam, 87.2 ov), 6-306 (Kamran Akmal, 88.3 ov), 7-312 (Shoaib Malik, 89.2 ov), 8-316 (Abdur Rauf, 90.2 ov), 9-319 (Umar Gul, 95.4 ov), 10-320 (Saeed Ajmal, 96.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstKhurram Manzoor (38) and Fawad Alam (44)85149
secondYounis Khan (82) and Fawad Alam (117)200321
thirdMohammad Yousuf (6) and Fawad Alam (3)919
fourthMisbah-ul-Haq (3) and Fawad Alam (4)933
fifthShoaib Malik (0) and Fawad Alam (0)03
sixthShoaib Malik (0) and Kamran Akmal (3)37
seventhShoaib Malik (6) and Abdur Rauf (0)65
eighthAbdur Rauf (0) and Umar Gul (0)46
ninthUmar Gul (2) and Mohammad Amir (0)332
tenthSaeed Ajmal (0) and Mohammad Amir (1)16
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 171 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Malinda Warnapurac Kamran Akmal b Abdur Rauf5456
Tharanga Paranavitanab Saeed Ajmal1734
Kumar Sangakkarac Misbah-ul-Haq b Shoaib Malik4664
Mahela Jayawardenenot out3735
Thilan Samaraweeranot out66

Did not bat: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath

Extras 11 · Total 171 for 3

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Umar Gul60380
Mohammad Amir60330
Saeed Ajmal121561
Abdur Rauf41131
Younis Khan20110
Shoaib Malik1.50131

FALL OF WICKETS

1-60 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 9.6 ov), 2-100 (Malinda Warnapura, 20.1 ov), 3-160 (Kumar Sangakkara, 29.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMalinda Warnapura (37) and Tharanga Paranavitana (17)6064
secondKumar Sangakkara (20) and Malinda Warnapura (17)4061
thirdMahela Jayawardene (32) and Kumar Sangakkara (26)6057
fourthMahela Jayawardene (5) and Thilan Samaraweera (6)1113
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