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Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1st Test

Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2006 (2005/06) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 26 March 2006

Match drawn

Match drawn. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 185 for Sri Lanka. Mohammad Asif took 4/41.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2006 (2005/06)
Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates
26 March 2006 to 30 March 2006
Toss
Pakistan, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Kumar Sangakkara
Captains
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
Umpires
RE Koertzen and SJ Davis
Match referee
AG Hurst

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 185 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 69 off 106 balls, and Farveez Maharoof made 46. Mohammad Asif took 4 for 41 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the sixth wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Farveez Maharoof, 60% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 26 runs, to 26 for 4. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 316 across 19 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 176 all out. Imran Farhat top-scored with 69 off 90 balls. Farveez Maharoof took 4 for 52 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 9 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 448 for 5 in their second innings. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 185 off 326 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 82. The innings was built on a 158-run stand for the third wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.

Set 458 to win, Pakistan made 337 for 4. Shoaib Malik top-scored with 148 not out off 369 balls, and Faisal Iqbal made 60. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 94 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the third wicket between Faisal Iqbal and Shoaib Malik.

Match drawn.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 185 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Upul Tharangalbw b Mohammad Asif04
Sanath Jayasuriyab Umar Gul68
Kumar Sangakkarab Mohammad Asif822
Mahela Jayawardenec Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul120
Thilan Samaraweerab Mohammad Asif416
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Younis Khan b Danish Kaneria69106
Farveez Maharoofc Younis Khan b Mohammad Asif4690
Malinga Bandarab Danish Kaneria1616
Dilhara Fernandoc Inzamam-ul-Haq b Danish Kaneria1642
Lasith Malingac Inzamam-ul-Haq b Shahid Afridi819
Muthiah Muralidarannot out04

Extras 11 · Total 185 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Mohammad Asif165414
Umar Gul122412
Abdul Razzaq101430
Danish Kaneria17.53443
Shahid Afridi2061

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Upul Tharanga, 0.4 ov), 2-10 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 3.2 ov), 3-18 (Kumar Sangakkara, 6.6 ov), 4-26 (Mahela Jayawardene, 9.4 ov), 5-32 (Thilan Samaraweera, 12.6 ov), 6-143 (Farveez Maharoof, 42.5 ov), 7-149 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 45.3 ov), 8-162 (Malinga Bandara, 47.4 ov), 9-177 (Lasith Malinga, 56.2 ov), 10-185 (Dilhara Fernando, 57.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSanath Jayasuriya (0) and Upul Tharanga (0)04
secondSanath Jayasuriya (6) and Kumar Sangakkara (0)1016
thirdMahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (8)822
fourthMahela Jayawardene (1) and Thilan Samaraweera (3)816
fifthTillakaratne Dilshan (5) and Thilan Samaraweera (1)620
sixthTillakaratne Dilshan (62) and Farveez Maharoof (46)111179
seventhMalinga Bandara (4) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (2)616
eighthMalinga Bandara (12) and Dilhara Fernando (1)1313
ninthDilhara Fernando (7) and Lasith Malinga (8)1552
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran (0) and Dilhara Fernando (8)89
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 176 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Shoaib Malikc Upul Tharanga b Farveez Maharoof1328
Imran Farhatc Malinga Bandara b Lasith Malinga6990
Younis Khanc Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof01
Faisal Iqbalc Farveez Maharoof b Lasith Malinga26
Inzamam-ul-Haqc Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof3168
Abdul Razzaqb Farveez Maharoof834
Shahid Afridib Muthiah Muralidaran1421
Kamran Akmalc Upul Tharanga b Muthiah Muralidaran2755
Umar Gullbw b Muthiah Muralidaran216
Mohammad Asifb Lasith Malinga017
Danish Kanerianot out0–

Extras 10 · Total 176 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Lasith Malinga123303
Farveez Maharoof152524
Dilhara Fernando30200
Malinga Bandara71320
Muthiah Muralidaran17.44413

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Shoaib Malik, 7.4 ov), 2-25 (Younis Khan, 7.5 ov), 3-28 (Faisal Iqbal, 8.6 ov), 4-122 (Imran Farhat, 29.5 ov), 5-127 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 33.3 ov), 6-138 (Abdul Razzaq, 37.4 ov), 7-154 (Shahid Afridi, 42.2 ov), 8-160 (Umar Gul, 46.3 ov), 9-172 (Mohammad Asif, 53.6 ov), 10-176 (Kamran Akmal, 54.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstShoaib Malik (13) and Imran Farhat (12)2546
secondImran Farhat (0) and Younis Khan (0)01
thirdFaisal Iqbal (2) and Imran Farhat (1)37
fourthInzamam-ul-Haq (30) and Imran Farhat (56)94133
fifthInzamam-ul-Haq (1) and Abdul Razzaq (3)522
sixthShahid Afridi (6) and Abdul Razzaq (5)1125
seventhShahid Afridi (8) and Kamran Akmal (8)1628
eighthKamran Akmal (4) and Umar Gul (2)625
ninthKamran Akmal (11) and Mohammad Asif (0)1245
tenthKamran Akmal (4) and Danish Kaneria (0)44
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 448 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Upul Tharangac Imran Farhat b Danish Kaneria72133
Sanath Jayasuriyac Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Asif1333
Kumar Sangakkarac Inzamam-ul-Haq b Shoaib Malik185326
Mahela Jayawardenec Abdul Razzaq b Mohammad Asif82139
Thilan Samaraweerac Imran Farhat b Shahid Afridi64119
Tillakaratne Dilshannot out812
Farveez Maharoofnot out59

Did not bat: Muthiah Muralidaran, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Malinga Bandara

Extras 19 · Total 448 for 5

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Mohammad Asif234712
Umar Gul201730
Danish Kaneria3651381
Shoaib Malik152481
Shahid Afridi210571
Abdul Razzaq121430
Imran Farhat1020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 14.2 ov), 2-127 (Upul Tharanga, 43.1 ov), 3-285 (Mahela Jayawardene, 84.6 ov), 4-429 (Kumar Sangakkara, 123.3 ov), 5-438 (Thilan Samaraweera, 124.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSanath Jayasuriya (13) and Upul Tharanga (33)5386
secondKumar Sangakkara (35) and Upul Tharanga (39)74173
thirdMahela Jayawardene (82) and Kumar Sangakkara (64)158254
fourthThilan Samaraweera (58) and Kumar Sangakkara (86)144231
fifthTillakaratne Dilshan (3) and Thilan Samaraweera (6)97
sixthTillakaratne Dilshan (5) and Farveez Maharoof (5)1020
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 337 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Shoaib Maliknot out148369
Imran Farhatc Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran3469
Younis Khanb Muthiah Muralidaran812
Faisal Iqballbw b Farveez Maharoof60161
Inzamam-ul-Haqc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran4889
Abdul Razzaqnot out2031

Did not bat: Umar Gul, Danish Kaneria, Mohammad Asif, Kamran Akmal, Shahid Afridi

Extras 19 · Total 337 for 4

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Lasith Malinga133440
Farveez Maharoof238701
Muthiah Muralidaran4213943
Dilhara Fernando153400
Malinga Bandara144350
Sanath Jayasuriya133370
Tillakaratne Dilshan1040

FALL OF WICKETS

1-59 (Imran Farhat, 26.6 ov), 2-71 (Younis Khan, 30.6 ov), 3-186 (Faisal Iqbal, 81.2 ov), 4-267 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 109.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstShoaib Malik (22) and Imran Farhat (34)59163
secondShoaib Malik (4) and Younis Khan (8)1224
thirdFaisal Iqbal (60) and Shoaib Malik (43)115302
fourthInzamam-ul-Haq (48) and Shoaib Malik (32)81172
fifthAbdul Razzaq (20) and Shoaib Malik (47)7070
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