Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1st Test

Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 14 June 2000

Pakistan won by 5 wickets

Pakistan won by 5 wickets. Wasim Akram top-scored with 78 for Pakistan. Wasim Akram took 5/45.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2000 (2000)
Ground: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates: 14 June 2000 to 17 June 2000
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Player of the match: Wasim Akram
Captains: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Moin Khan (Pakistan)
Debut: Dilhara Fernando (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: BC Cooray and SA Bucknor
Match referee: JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

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

Sri Lanka batted first and made 273 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 77 off 145 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 73. Arshad Khan took 4 for 62 for Pakistan.

Pakistan replied with 266 all out. Wasim Akram top-scored with 78 off 204 balls, and Saeed Anwar made 56. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 115 for Sri Lanka. From 159 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 17 runs, to 176 for 9. Sri Lanka led by 7 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 123 all out in their second innings. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 40 off 96 balls. Wasim Akram took 5 for 45 for Pakistan. From 67 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 88 for 7.

Set 131 to win, Pakistan made 131 for 5. Younis Khan top-scored with 32 not out off 47 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 53 for Sri Lanka.

Pakistan won by 5 wickets.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 273 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	c Mohammad Wasim	73	219
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Younis Khan	26	35
Russel Arnold	bowled	4	8
Aravinda de Silva	c Wasim Akram	30	48
Mahela Jayawardene	c Moin Khan	77	145
Arjuna Ranatunga	run out (Mushtaq Ahmed)	6	10
Romesh Kaluwitharana	c Mohammad Wasim	4	7
Chaminda Vaas	bowled	3	21
Nuwan Zoysa	st Moin Khan	17	37
Muthiah Muralidaran	c Wasim Akram	18	37
Dilhara Fernando	not out	5	21

Extras 10 · Total 273 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Wasim Akram	20	6	55	1
Waqar Younis	14.2	0	50	3
Abdul Razzaq	18	1	58	0
Mushtaq Ahmed	14	1	42	1
Arshad Khan	31	8	62	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-52 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 16.1 ov), 2-56 (Russel Arnold, 18.5 ov), 3-109 (Aravinda de Silva, 37.1 ov), 4-176 (Marvan Atapattu, 63.2 ov), 5-187 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 66.2 ov), 6-193 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 67.6 ov), 7-206 (Chaminda Vaas, 74.6 ov), 8-245 (Nuwan Zoysa, 85.4 ov), 9-257 (Mahela Jayawardene, 90.3 ov), 10-273 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 97.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	52	97
second	Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold	4	16
third	Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu	53	110
fourth	Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene	67	157
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene	11	18
sixth	Romesh Kaluwitharana and Mahela Jayawardene	6	10
seventh	Chaminda Vaas and Mahela Jayawardene	13	42
eighth	Nuwan Zoysa and Mahela Jayawardene	39	64
ninth	Muthiah Muralidaran and Mahela Jayawardene	12	29
tenth	Muthiah Muralidaran and Dilhara Fernando	16	41

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 266 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Saeed Anwar	c Arjuna Ranatunga	56	136
Mohammad Wasim	c Russel Arnold	8	34
Younis Khan	c Dilhara Fernando	23	59
Mohammad Yousuf	c Mahela Jayawardene	2	6
Moin Khan	c Dilhara Fernando	47	116
Inzamam-ul-Haq	c Mahela Jayawardene	12	52
Abdul Razzaq	run out (Dilhara Fernando)	0	4
Wasim Akram	bowled	78	204
Waqar Younis	c Nuwan Zoysa	4	10
Mushtaq Ahmed	c Russel Arnold	2	27
Arshad Khan	not out	9	95

Extras 25 · Total 266 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	29	7	52	0
Nuwan Zoysa	19	4	30	2
Aravinda de Silva	3	1	4	0
Dilhara Fernando	15.5	1	53	2
Muthiah Muralidaran	47	12	115	5
Mahela Jayawardene	2	1	2	0
Sanath Jayasuriya	4	3	6	0
Arjuna Ranatunga	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Mohammad Wasim, 9.4 ov), 2-67 (Younis Khan, 27.4 ov), 3-75 (Mohammad Yousuf, 29.1 ov), 4-130 (Saeed Anwar, 47.2 ov), 5-159 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 62.2 ov), 6-160 (Abdul Razzaq, 63.6 ov), 7-165 (Moin Khan, 68.5 ov), 8-173 (Waqar Younis, 71.5 ov), 9-176 (Mushtaq Ahmed, 77.6 ov), 10-266 (Wasim Akram, 120.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Saeed Anwar and Mohammad Wasim	16	58
second	Saeed Anwar and Younis Khan	51	108
third	Saeed Anwar and Mohammad Yousuf	8	9
fourth	Moin Khan and Saeed Anwar	55	109
fifth	Moin Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq	29	90
sixth	Moin Khan and Abdul Razzaq	1	10
seventh	Wasim Akram and Moin Khan	5	29
eighth	Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis	8	18
ninth	Wasim Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed	3	37
tenth	Wasim Akram and Arshad Khan	90	257

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 123 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	c Saeed Anwar	40	96
Sanath Jayasuriya	lbw	8	22
Russel Arnold	c Mohammad Wasim	1	13
Aravinda de Silva	c Inzamam-ul-Haq	21	81
Mahela Jayawardene	c Mohammad Wasim	1	12
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Saeed Anwar	7	20
Romesh Kaluwitharana	c Younis Khan	6	9
Chaminda Vaas	c Wasim Akram	20	57
Nuwan Zoysa	c Inzamam-ul-Haq	13	47
Dilhara Fernando	bowled	0	4
Muthiah Muralidaran	not out	3	9

Extras 3 · Total 123 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Waqar Younis	9	3	21	1
Wasim Akram	15.3	1	45	5
Abdul Razzaq	14	6	23	1
Arshad Khan	22	8	30	3
Mushtaq Ahmed	1	0	3	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-14 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 6.6 ov), 2-25 (Russel Arnold, 11.2 ov), 3-67 (Marvan Atapattu, 30.3 ov), 4-71 (Mahela Jayawardene, 34.6 ov), 5-73 (Aravinda de Silva, 37.2 ov), 6-82 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 40.3 ov), 7-88 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 43.5 ov), 8-120 (Chaminda Vaas, 59.1 ov), 9-120 (Nuwan Zoysa, 59.2 ov), 10-123 (Dilhara Fernando, 61.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	14	42
second	Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold	11	26
third	Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu	42	115
fourth	Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene	4	27
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva	2	14
sixth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana	9	19
seventh	Arjuna Ranatunga and Chaminda Vaas	6	20
eighth	Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa	32	92
ninth	Nuwan Zoysa and Dilhara Fernando	0	1
tenth	Muthiah Muralidaran and Dilhara Fernando	3	13

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 131 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R	B
Saeed Anwar	c Dilhara Fernando	6	23
Mohammad Wasim	lbw	30	60
Mohammad Yousuf	bowled	11	24
Inzamam-ul-Haq	c Russel Arnold	13	15
Wasim Akram	not out	20	63
Moin Khan	lbw	11	24
Younis Khan	not out	32	47

Did not bat: Abdul Razzaq, Arshad Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Waqar Younis

Extras 8 · Total 131 for 5

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	8	3	20	0
Nuwan Zoysa	13	1	38	2
Muthiah Muralidaran	17	3	53	3
Dilhara Fernando	3	0	14	0
Russel Arnold	1	0	2	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Saeed Anwar, 7.6 ov), 2-51 (Mohammad Yousuf, 17.4 ov), 3-52 (Mohammad Wasim, 17.6 ov), 4-66 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 21.5 ov), 5-89 (Moin Khan, 28.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Saeed Anwar and Mohammad Wasim	19	48
second	Mohammad Wasim and Mohammad Yousuf	32	58
third	Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Wasim	1	2
fourth	Wasim Akram and Inzamam-ul-Haq	14	23
fifth	Wasim Akram and Moin Khan	23	39
sixth	Wasim Akram and Younis Khan	42	82

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