Sri Lanka v Pakistan 3rd Test
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000) · Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy · 28 June 2000
Match drawn
Match drawn. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 207* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000)
- Ground
- Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
- Dates
- 28 June 2000 to 2 July 2000
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Moin Khan (Pakistan)
- Debut
- Prasanna Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- PT Manuel and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Prasanna Jayawardene's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 467 for 5. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 207 not out off 457 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 188. Arshad Khan took 3 for 137 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 335-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 72% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Asgiriya Stadium, 259 across 13 Tests.
Match drawn.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 467 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | not out | 207 | 457 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Younis Khan | 188 | 358 |
| Russel Arnold | c Moin Khan | 24 | 42 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Younis Khan | 0 | 5 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | bowled | 2 | 6 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mushtaq Ahmed | 6 | 41 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 12 | 30 |
Did not bat: Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 28 · Total 467 for 5
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 25 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis | 19.4 | 0 | 94 | 0 |
| Arshad Khan | 52 | 7 | 137 | 3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 33 | 10 | 65 | 2 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 26 | 2 | 108 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-335 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 114.2 ov), 2-401 (Russel Arnold, 129.2 ov), 3-402 (Aravinda de Silva, 130.6 ov), 4-412 (Mahela Jayawardene, 132.6 ov), 5-434 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 146.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 335 | 686 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold | 66 | 90 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 1 | 10 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 10 | 12 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 22 | 80 |
| sixth | Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Dharmasena | 33 | 56 |
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