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Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1st Test

Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1996/97) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 19 April 1997

Match drawn

Match drawn. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 168 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6/98.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 1997 (1996/97)
Ground
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Dates
19 April 1997 to 23 April 1997
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Saqlain Mushtaq
Captains
Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
Debut
Russel Arnold (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
DR Shepherd and WAU Wickramasinghe
Match referee
JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

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

Sri Lanka batted first and made 330 all out. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 103 off 228 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 57. Saqlain Mushtaq took 5 for 89 for Pakistan.

Pakistan replied with 378 all out. Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 113 off 245 balls, and Saleem Malik made 58. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6 for 98 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the third wicket between Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed. Pakistan led by 48 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 423 for 8 in their second innings. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 168 off 383 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 62. Saqlain Mushtaq took 4 for 137 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the third wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva.

Match drawn.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 330 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyabowled3165
Russel Arnoldbowled2482
Marvan Atapattuc Saleem Elahi08
Aravinda de Silvast Moin Khan2331
Arjuna Ranatungac Saleem Elahi49131
Hashan Tillakaratnec Asif Mujtaba103228
Romesh Kaluwitharanabowled5789
Kumar Dharmasenabowled122
Chaminda Vaasc Moin Khan1759
Nuwan Zoysalbw06
Muthiah Muralidarannot out85

Extras 17 · Total 330 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Mohammad Zahid172441
Shahid Nazir186370
Saqlain Mushtaq44.210895
Mushtaq Ahmed3421233
Asif Mujtaba92251

FALL OF WICKETS

1-61 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-62 (Russel Arnold), 3-64 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-90 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-179 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-268 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-280 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-322 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 9-322 (Chaminda Vaas), 10-330 (Nuwan Zoysa)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSanath Jayasuriya and Russel Arnold61
secondMarvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold1
thirdAravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu2
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva26
fifthArjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne89
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana89
seventhHashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena12
eighthHashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas42
ninthChaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa0
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran and Nuwan Zoysa8
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 378 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Saleem Elahilbw01
Ramiz Rajac Arjuna Ranatunga5085
Ijaz Ahmedc Kumar Dharmasena113245
Saleem Malikrun out (Arjuna Ranatunga)58115
Inzamam-ul-Haqc Ruwan Kalpage1241
Asif Mujtabac Muthiah Muralidaran2197
Moin Khanbowled02
Saqlain Mushtaqrun out58248
Mushtaq Ahmedbowled2654
Shahid Nazirc Arjuna Ranatunga226
Mohammad Zahidnot out664

Extras 32 · Total 378 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas326751
Nuwan Zoysa100550
Kumar Dharmasena52.519931
Muthiah Muralidaran5319986
Sanath Jayasuriya30150
Aravinda de Silva40160
Arjuna Ranatunga3150
Russel Arnold2130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Saleem Elahi), 2-102 (Ramiz Raja), 3-219 (Saleem Malik), 4-247 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-248 (Ijaz Ahmed), 6-248 (Moin Khan), 7-298 (Asif Mujtaba), 8-336 (Mushtaq Ahmed), 9-349 (Shahid Nazir), 10-378 (Saqlain Mushtaq)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRamiz Raja and Saleem Elahi0
secondRamiz Raja and Ijaz Ahmed102
thirdSaleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed117
fourthIjaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq28
fifthAsif Mujtaba and Ijaz Ahmed1
sixthAsif Mujtaba and Moin Khan0
seventhAsif Mujtaba and Saqlain Mushtaq50
eighthMushtaq Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq38
ninthSaqlain Mushtaq and Shahid Nazir13
tenthSaqlain Mushtaq and Mohammad Zahid29
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 423 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Marvan Atapattuc Shahid Nazir2569
Russel Arnoldc Shahid Nazir1536
Aravinda de Silvac Saqlain Mushtaq168383
Arjuna Ranatungac Ramiz Raja58165
Hashan Tillakaratnec Ramiz Raja5495
Romesh Kaluwitharanac Moin Khan1754
Sanath Jayasuriyac Saleem Elahi6284
Kumar Dharmasenanot out1152
Chaminda Vaasc Mohammad Hussain17

Did not bat: Nuwan Zoysa, Muthiah Muralidaran

Extras 12 · Total 423 for 8

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Mohammad Zahid111600
Shahid Nazir120611
Saqlain Mushtaq63131374
Mushtaq Ahmed39.19943
Asif Mujtaba305640

FALL OF WICKETS

1-38 (Russel Arnold), 2-53 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-182 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-265 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-315 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 6-390 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-420 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 8-423 (Chaminda Vaas)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMarvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold38
secondAravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu15
thirdArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva129
fourthAravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne83
fifthAravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana50
sixthAravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya75
seventhSanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Dharmasena30
eighthKumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas3
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