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Pakistan v Sri Lanka 3rd Test

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1985 (1985/86) · National Stadium, Karachi · 7 November 1985

Pakistan won by 10 wickets

Pakistan won by 10 wickets. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 105 for Sri Lanka. Ashantha de Mel took 6/109.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1985 (1985/86)
Ground
National Stadium, Karachi
Dates
7 November 1985 to 11 November 1985
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result
Pakistan won by 10 wickets
Player of the match
Aravinda de Silva
Captains
Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
Debut
Asanka Gurusinha (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
Khizer Hayat and Mahboob Shah

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Asanka Gurusinha's first Test.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 162 all out. Ravi Ratnayeke top-scored with 36. Abdul Qadir took 5 for 44 for Pakistan. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at National Stadium, 273 across 12 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 295 all out. Javed Miandad top-scored with 63, and Imran Khan made 63. Ashantha de Mel took 6 for 109 for Sri Lanka. Pakistan led by 133 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 230 all out in their second innings. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 105. Tauseef Ahmed took 5 for 54 for Pakistan.

Set 98 to win, Pakistan made 98 for 0. Mudassar Nazar top-scored with 57 not out.

Pakistan won by 10 wickets.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 162 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sidath Wettimunybowled17
Ravi Ratnayekebowled36
Ranjan Madugallelbw0
Roy Diasc Saleem Yousuf7
Duleep Mendisc Javed Miandad15
Arjuna Ranatungac Javed Miandad12
Aravinda de Silvac Abdul Qadir13
Asanka Gurusinhalbw17
Ashantha de Melst Saleem Yousuf3
Rumesh Ratnayakenot out21
Roger Wijesuriyalbw2

Extras 19 · Total 162 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan209362
Wasim Akram147172
Tauseef Ahmed2210501
Abdul Qadir20.55445

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-28 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-60 (Roy Dias), 4-89 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 5-90 (Duleep Mendis), 6-106 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-122 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-125 (Ashantha de Mel), 9-151 (Asanka Gurusinha), 10-162 (Roger Wijesuriya)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSidath Wettimuny and Ravi Ratnayeke27
secondRanjan Madugalle and Ravi Ratnayeke1
thirdRoy Dias and Ravi Ratnayeke32
fourthDuleep Mendis and Ravi Ratnayeke29
fifthDuleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga1
sixthArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva16
seventhArjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha16
eighthAshantha de Mel and Asanka Gurusinha3
ninthRumesh Ratnayake and Asanka Gurusinha26
tenthRoger Wijesuriya and Rumesh Ratnayake11
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 295 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Mudassar Nazarc Asanka Gurusinha16
Mohsin Khanc Asanka Gurusinha13
Qasim Umarc Arjuna Ranatunga8
Javed Miandadlbw63
Saleem Malikbowled4
Ramiz Rajac Ashantha de Mel52
Imran Khanc Rumesh Ratnayake63
Saleem Yousuflbw27
Abdul Qadirc Sidath Wettimuny19
Tauseef Ahmedbowled1
Wasim Akramnot out5

Extras 24 · Total 295 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Ashantha de Mel2211096
Rumesh Ratnayake152482
Ravi Ratnayeke152481
Roger Wijesuriya225681
Arjuna Ranatunga1010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Mohsin Khan), 2-43 (Qasim Umar), 3-60 (Mudassar Nazar), 4-68 (Saleem Malik), 5-153 (Javed Miandad), 6-228 (Ramiz Raja), 7-259 (Imran Khan), 8-288 (Abdul Qadir), 9-290 (Saleem Yousuf), 10-295 (Tauseef Ahmed)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan27
secondMudassar Nazar and Qasim Umar16
thirdJaved Miandad and Mudassar Nazar17
fourthJaved Miandad and Saleem Malik8
fifthJaved Miandad and Ramiz Raja85
sixthImran Khan and Ramiz Raja75
seventhImran Khan and Saleem Yousuf31
eighthAbdul Qadir and Saleem Yousuf29
ninthTauseef Ahmed and Saleem Yousuf2
tenthTauseef Ahmed and Wasim Akram5
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 230 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Sidath Wettimunyc Saleem Yousuf10
Ravi Ratnayekec Saleem Yousuf3
Aravinda de Silvac Saleem Yousuf105
Roy Diasc Saleem Malik4
Arjuna Ranatungac Saleem Yousuf25
Asanka Gurusinhac Saleem Yousuf12
Duleep Mendisbowled2
Ranjan Madugallebowled5
Ashantha de Melbowled18
Rumesh Ratnayakec Qasim Umar22
Roger Wijesuriyanot out2

Extras 22 · Total 230 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Imran Khan14.15283
Wasim Akram144241
Tauseef Ahmed23.28545
Abdul Qadir25.541021
Mudassar Nazar3060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 2-15 (Sidath Wettimuny), 3-57 (Roy Dias), 4-104 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-132 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-139 (Duleep Mendis), 7-157 (Ranjan Madugalle), 8-191 (Ashantha de Mel), 9-221 (Aravinda de Silva), 10-230 (Rumesh Ratnayake)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSidath Wettimuny and Ravi Ratnayeke14
secondSidath Wettimuny and Aravinda de Silva1
thirdRoy Dias and Aravinda de Silva42
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva47
fifthAravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha28
sixthDuleep Mendis and Aravinda de Silva7
seventhRanjan Madugalle and Aravinda de Silva18
eighthAshantha de Mel and Aravinda de Silva34
ninthRumesh Ratnayake and Aravinda de Silva30
tenthRoger Wijesuriya and Rumesh Ratnayake9
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 98 FOR 0
BatterHow outR
Mudassar Nazarnot out57
Mohsin Khannot out36

Did not bat: Qasim Umar, Javed Miandad, Saleem Malik, Ramiz Raja, Imran Khan, Saleem Yousuf, Abdul Qadir, Tauseef Ahmed, Wasim Akram

Extras 5 · Total 98 for 0

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Ashantha de Mel30280
Ravi Ratnayeke61240
Rumesh Ratnayake40330
Roger Wijesuriya3.4290
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMudassar Nazar and Mohsin Khan98100
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