Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1985 (1985/86) · Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad · 16 October 1985
Match drawn
Match drawn. Qasim Umar top-scored with 206 for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1985 (1985/86)
- Ground
- Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
- Dates
- 16 October 1985 to 21 October 1985
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Khizer Hayat and Mahboob Shah
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 479 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 122, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 79. Imran Khan took 3 for 112 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the sixth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Iqbal Stadium, 389 across 12 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 555 for 3. Qasim Umar top-scored with 206, and Javed Miandad made 203. The innings was built on a 397-run stand for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Qasim Umar, 72% of the total. Pakistan led by 76 on first innings.
Match drawn.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 479 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | lbw | 52 |
| Amal Silva | c Shoaib Mohammad | 17 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | bowled | 5 |
| Roy Dias | c Ashraf Ali | 48 |
| Duleep Mendis | lbw | 15 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Shoaib Mohammad | 79 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Ashraf Ali | 122 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | run out | 34 |
| Ashantha de Mel | c Ashraf Ali | 17 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | lbw | 56 |
| Roger Wijesuriya | not out | 7 |
Extras 27 · Total 479 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 49 | 15 | 112 | 3 |
| Wasim Akram | 42.3 | 12 | 98 | 1 |
| Jalal-ud-Din | 39 | 12 | 89 | 1 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 13.3 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| Abdul Qadir | 54.3 | 17 | 132 | 3 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Amal Silva), 2-40 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-125 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-129 (Roy Dias), 5-165 (Duleep Mendis), 6-286 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-352 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 8-391 (Ashantha de Mel), 9-443 (Aravinda de Silva), 10-479 (Rumesh Ratnayake)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Silva | 23 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Sidath Wettimuny | 17 |
| third | Roy Dias and Sidath Wettimuny | 85 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 4 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga | 36 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 121 |
| seventh | Ravi Ratnayeke and Aravinda de Silva | 66 |
| eighth | Ashantha de Mel and Aravinda de Silva | 39 |
| ninth | Rumesh Ratnayake and Aravinda de Silva | 52 |
| tenth | Roger Wijesuriya and Rumesh Ratnayake | 36 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 555 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | lbw | 78 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | c Amal Silva | 33 |
| Qasim Umar | bowled | 206 |
| Javed Miandad | not out | 203 |
Did not bat: Zaheer Abbas, Saleem Malik, Imran Khan, Ashraf Ali, Abdul Qadir, Wasim Akram, Jalal-ud-Din
Extras 35 · Total 555 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 27 | 3 | 106 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 32 | 4 | 93 | 2 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 29.5 | 3 | 117 | 1 |
| Roger Wijesuriya | 44 | 13 | 102 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 18 | 1 | 74 | 0 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 7 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-86 (Shoaib Mohammad), 2-158 (Mudassar Nazar), 3-555 (Qasim Umar)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mudassar Nazar and Shoaib Mohammad | 86 |
| second | Mudassar Nazar and Qasim Umar | 72 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Qasim Umar | 397 |
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