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
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khurram Manzoor | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Nuwan Kulasekara | 3 | 9 |
| Fawad Alam | lbw b Angelo Mathews | 16 | 33 |
| Younis Khan | b Thilan Thushara | 0 | 3 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c Rangana Herath b Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 6 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 11 |
| Shoaib Malik | not out | 39 | 88 |
| Kamran Akmal | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Thilan Thushara | 9 | 10 |
| Abdur Rauf | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 34 |
| Umar Gul | c Thilan Samaraweera b Ajantha Mendis | 1 | 14 |
| Mohammad Amir | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 2 | 9 |
| Saeed Ajmal | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 1 |
Extras 10 · Total 90 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 3 | 21 | 4 |
| Thilan Thushara | 8 | 3 | 23 | 2 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 10 | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Khurram Manzoor (3) and Fawad Alam (0) | 4 | 14 |
| second | Younis Khan (0) and Fawad Alam (0) | 2 | 5 |
| third | Mohammad Yousuf (10) and Fawad Alam (1) | 11 | 9 |
| fourth | Misbah-ul-Haq (0) and Fawad Alam (1) | 2 | 12 |
| fifth | Shoaib Malik (15) and Fawad Alam (14) | 32 | 50 |
| sixth | Shoaib Malik (7) and Kamran Akmal (9) | 16 | 20 |
| seventh | Shoaib Malik (5) and Abdur Rauf (0) | 7 | 58 |
| eighth | Shoaib Malik (4) and Umar Gul (1) | 6 | 24 |
| ninth | Shoaib Malik (8) and Mohammad Amir (2) | 10 | 25 |
| tenth | Shoaib Malik (0) and Saeed Ajmal (0) | 0 | 1 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 240 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malinda Warnapura | lbw b Umar Gul | 11 | 17 |
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal | 26 | 68 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | b Umar Gul | 87 | 150 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Khurram Manzoor b Saeed Ajmal | 19 | 53 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | run out (Mohammad Amir) | 21 | 46 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal | 20 | 34 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Mohammad Yousuf b Saeed Ajmal | 27 | 70 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul | 11 | 26 |
| Rangana Herath | c & b Umar Gul | 0 | 1 |
| Thilan Thushara | lbw b Abdur Rauf | 1 | 16 |
| Ajantha Mendis | not out | 0 | 7 |
Extras 17 · Total 240 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Gul | 18 | 1 | 43 | 4 |
| Mohammad Amir | 13 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Abdur Rauf | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 31 | 5 | 87 | 4 |
| Younis Khan | 7 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Malinda Warnapura (11) and Tharanga Paranavitana (11) | 28 | 43 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (38) and Tharanga Paranavitana (15) | 54 | 90 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (19) and Kumar Sangakkara (27) | 51 | 108 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (21) and Kumar Sangakkara (21) | 44 | 86 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (10) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 11 | 15 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (10) and Angelo Mathews (4) | 15 | 46 |
| seventh | Nuwan Kulasekara (11) and Angelo Mathews (6) | 17 | 41 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (0) and Angelo Mathews (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Thilan Thushara (1) and Angelo Mathews (5) | 7 | 26 |
| tenth | Angelo Mathews (12) and Ajantha Mendis (0) | 13 | 31 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 320 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khurram Manzoor | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath | 38 | 85 |
| Fawad Alam | c Malinda Warnapura b Rangana Herath | 168 | 259 |
| Younis Khan | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Tharanga Paranavitana | 82 | 152 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | lbw b Rangana Herath | 6 | 12 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 3 | 16 |
| Shoaib Malik | b Rangana Herath | 6 | 6 |
| Kamran Akmal | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 3 | 4 |
| Abdur Rauf | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 5 |
| Umar Gul | lbw b Rangana Herath | 2 | 26 |
| Mohammad Amir | not out | 1 | 13 |
| Saeed Ajmal | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 3 |
Extras 11 · Total 320 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 19.4 | 6 | 37 | 4 |
| Thilan Thushara | 13 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 17 | 0 | 81 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 35 | 5 | 99 | 5 |
| Tharanga Paranavitana | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
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)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Khurram Manzoor (38) and Fawad Alam (44) | 85 | 149 |
| second | Younis Khan (82) and Fawad Alam (117) | 200 | 321 |
| third | Mohammad Yousuf (6) and Fawad Alam (3) | 9 | 19 |
| fourth | Misbah-ul-Haq (3) and Fawad Alam (4) | 9 | 33 |
| fifth | Shoaib Malik (0) and Fawad Alam (0) | 0 | 3 |
| sixth | Shoaib Malik (0) and Kamran Akmal (3) | 3 | 7 |
| seventh | Shoaib Malik (6) and Abdur Rauf (0) | 6 | 5 |
| eighth | Abdur Rauf (0) and Umar Gul (0) | 4 | 6 |
| ninth | Umar Gul (2) and Mohammad Amir (0) | 3 | 32 |
| tenth | Saeed Ajmal (0) and Mohammad Amir (1) | 1 | 6 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 171 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malinda Warnapura | c Kamran Akmal b Abdur Rauf | 54 | 56 |
| Tharanga Paranavitana | b Saeed Ajmal | 17 | 34 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Shoaib Malik | 46 | 64 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 37 | 35 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 6 | 6 |
Did not bat: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath
Extras 11 · Total 171 for 3
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Gul | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Mohammad Amir | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 12 | 1 | 56 | 1 |
| Abdur Rauf | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Younis Khan | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Shoaib Malik | 1.5 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 9.6 ov), 2-100 (Malinda Warnapura, 20.1 ov), 3-160 (Kumar Sangakkara, 29.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Malinda Warnapura (37) and Tharanga Paranavitana (17) | 60 | 64 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (20) and Malinda Warnapura (17) | 40 | 61 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (32) and Kumar Sangakkara (26) | 60 | 57 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Thilan Samaraweera (6) | 11 | 13 |
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