Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1st Test
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2009 (2009) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 4 July 2009
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs. Mohammad Yousuf top-scored with 112 for Pakistan. Rangana Herath took 4/15.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2009 (2009)
- Ground
- Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Dates
- 4 July 2009 to 7 July 2009
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
- Player of the match
- Rangana Herath
- Captains
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Younis Khan (Pakistan)
- Debuts
- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Abdur Rauf (Pakistan), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan), Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and IJ Gould
- Match referee
- AG Hurst
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field. Angelo Mathews, Abdur Rauf, Mohammad Amir and Saeed Ajmal played their first Tests.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 292 all out. Tharanga Paranavitana top-scored with 72 off 125 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 42. Mohammad Amir took 3 for 74 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Galle International Stadium, 372 across 13 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 342 all out. Mohammad Yousuf top-scored with 112 off 186 balls, and Misbah-ul-Haq made 56. Nuwan Kulasekara took 4 for 71 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Misbah-ul-Haq, 41% of the total. Pakistan led by 50 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 217 all out in their second innings. Tharanga Paranavitana top-scored with 49 off 58 balls. Saeed Ajmal took 3 for 34 for Pakistan.
Set 168 to win, Pakistan made 117 all out. Salman Butt top-scored with 28 off 53 balls. Rangana Herath took 4 for 15 for Sri Lanka. From 71 for 3 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 95 for 8.
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 292 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malinda Warnapura | b Mohammad Amir | 2 | 8 |
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Abdur Rauf | 72 | 125 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Amir | 9 | 9 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Kamran Akmal b Abdur Rauf | 30 | 48 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Kamran Akmal b Younis Khan | 31 | 67 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Shoaib Malik b Mohammad Amir | 28 | 43 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Kamran Akmal b Umar Gul | 42 | 57 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Kamran Akmal b Younis Khan | 38 | 62 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 20 | 49 |
| Thilan Thushara | c Khurram Manzoor b Saeed Ajmal | 10 | 11 |
| Ajantha Mendis | st Kamran Akmal b Saeed Ajmal | 5 | 4 |
Extras 5 · Total 292 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Gul | 14 | 3 | 45 | 1 |
| Mohammad Amir | 19 | 3 | 74 | 3 |
| Abdur Rauf | 14 | 1 | 59 | 2 |
| Younis Khan | 7 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 23.2 | 4 | 79 | 2 |
| Shoaib Malik | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Malinda Warnapura, 1.6 ov), 2-21 (Kumar Sangakkara, 5.1 ov), 3-96 (Mahela Jayawardene, 21.6 ov), 4-139 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 39.4 ov), 5-160 (Thilan Samaraweera, 45.2 ov), 6-194 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 54.1 ov), 7-241 (Angelo Mathews, 64.2 ov), 8-271 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 75.3 ov), 9-282 (Thilan Thushara, 78.5 ov), 10-292 (Ajantha Mendis, 80.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Malinda Warnapura (2) and Tharanga Paranavitana (0) | 3 | 12 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (9) and Tharanga Paranavitana (9) | 18 | 19 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (30) and Tharanga Paranavitana (43) | 75 | 102 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (21) and Tharanga Paranavitana (20) | 43 | 106 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (11) and Thilan Samaraweera (10) | 21 | 34 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (17) and Angelo Mathews (17) | 34 | 53 |
| seventh | Nuwan Kulasekara (22) and Angelo Mathews (25) | 47 | 61 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (14) and Nuwan Kulasekara (16) | 30 | 67 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (1) and Thilan Thushara (10) | 11 | 20 |
| tenth | Rangana Herath (5) and Ajantha Mendis (5) | 10 | 9 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 342 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khurram Manzoor | lbw b Thilan Thushara | 2 | 12 |
| Salman Butt | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 1 |
| Younis Khan | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Angelo Mathews | 25 | 55 |
| Abdur Rauf | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Nuwan Kulasekara | 31 | 51 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan) | 112 | 186 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath | 56 | 128 |
| Shoaib Malik | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 38 | 71 |
| Kamran Akmal | run out (Angelo Mathews) | 31 | 35 |
| Umar Gul | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 7 | 9 |
| Mohammad Amir | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Thilan Thushara | 4 | 21 |
| Saeed Ajmal | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 35 · Total 342 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 24 | 3 | 71 | 4 |
| Thilan Thushara | 21 | 3 | 77 | 2 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 25 | 2 | 89 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 8 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 16 | 2 | 52 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Salman Butt, 0.2 ov), 2-5 (Khurram Manzoor, 3.5 ov), 3-55 (Abdur Rauf, 16.4 ov), 4-80 (Younis Khan, 20.6 ov), 5-219 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 59.2 ov), 6-294 (Mohammad Yousuf, 81.6 ov), 7-303 (Shoaib Malik, 84.6 ov), 8-329 (Umar Gul, 88.4 ov), 9-339 (Kamran Akmal, 91.1 ov), 10-342 (Mohammad Amir, 93.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Salman Butt (0) and Khurram Manzoor (1) | 1 | 2 |
| second | Younis Khan (2) and Khurram Manzoor (1) | 4 | 21 |
| third | Younis Khan (10) and Abdur Rauf (31) | 50 | 78 |
| fourth | Mohammad Yousuf (10) and Younis Khan (13) | 25 | 26 |
| fifth | Mohammad Yousuf (71) and Misbah-ul-Haq (56) | 139 | 235 |
| sixth | Mohammad Yousuf (31) and Shoaib Malik (38) | 75 | 135 |
| seventh | Shoaib Malik (0) and Kamran Akmal (9) | 9 | 18 |
| eighth | Kamran Akmal (15) and Umar Gul (7) | 26 | 22 |
| ninth | Kamran Akmal (6) and Mohammad Amir (2) | 10 | 15 |
| tenth | Saeed Ajmal (1) and Mohammad Amir (2) | 3 | 17 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 217 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangana Herath | lbw b Younis Khan | 15 | 60 |
| Malinda Warnapura | c Younis Khan b Umar Gul | 0 | 2 |
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir | 49 | 58 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir | 14 | 31 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Kamran Akmal b Mohammad Amir | 0 | 4 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Saeed Ajmal | 34 | 67 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Khurram Manzoor b Younis Khan | 22 | 27 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Salman Butt b Abdur Rauf | 27 | 34 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | lbw b Saeed Ajmal | 25 | 47 |
| Thilan Thushara | not out | 15 | 10 |
| Ajantha Mendis | b Saeed Ajmal | 1 | 5 |
Extras 15 · Total 217 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 11 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| Umar Gul | 10 | 2 | 62 | 1 |
| Abdur Rauf | 13 | 1 | 49 | 1 |
| Younis Khan | 10 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 12.2 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Malinda Warnapura, 1.2 ov), 2-68 (Rangana Herath, 16.5 ov), 3-86 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 21.3 ov), 4-88 (Mahela Jayawardene, 23.1 ov), 5-101 (Kumar Sangakkara, 25.6 ov), 6-138 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 36.1 ov), 7-156 (Thilan Samaraweera, 41.2 ov), 8-191 (Angelo Mathews, 51.6 ov), 9-211 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 54.5 ov), 10-217 (Ajantha Mendis, 56.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rangana Herath (0) and Malinda Warnapura (0) | 0 | 8 |
| second | Rangana Herath (15) and Tharanga Paranavitana (40) | 68 | 98 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (7) and Tharanga Paranavitana (9) | 18 | 30 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (2) | 2 | 10 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (8) and Kumar Sangakkara (5) | 13 | 17 |
| sixth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (22) and Thilan Samaraweera (15) | 37 | 61 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (11) and Angelo Mathews (7) | 18 | 31 |
| eighth | Nuwan Kulasekara (15) and Angelo Mathews (20) | 35 | 64 |
| ninth | Thilan Thushara (10) and Nuwan Kulasekara (10) | 20 | 17 |
| tenth | Thilan Thushara (5) and Ajantha Mendis (1) | 6 | 9 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 117 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khurram Manzoor | c Mahela Jayawardene b Ajantha Mendis | 15 | 42 |
| Salman Butt | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Rangana Herath | 28 | 53 |
| Younis Khan | lbw b Angelo Mathews | 3 | 2 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | lbw b Rangana Herath | 12 | 25 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan) | 7 | 24 |
| Shoaib Malik | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Thilan Thushara | 0 | 3 |
| Kamran Akmal | lbw b Thilan Thushara | 6 | 12 |
| Abdur Rauf | c Mahela Jayawardene b Rangana Herath | 13 | 54 |
| Umar Gul | b Ajantha Mendis | 9 | 28 |
| Mohammad Amir | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Rangana Herath | 6 | 16 |
| Saeed Ajmal | not out | 1 | 8 |
Extras 17 · Total 117 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Thilan Thushara | 12 | 4 | 21 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 10 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| Rangana Herath | 11.3 | 5 | 15 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Khurram Manzoor, 11.1 ov), 2-39 (Younis Khan, 12.1 ov), 3-71 (Mohammad Yousuf, 20.1 ov), 4-72 (Salman Butt, 20.4 ov), 5-72 (Shoaib Malik, 21.3 ov), 6-80 (Kamran Akmal, 25.1 ov), 7-85 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 27.5 ov), 8-95 (Umar Gul, 35.1 ov), 9-110 (Mohammad Amir, 40.2 ov), 10-117 (Abdur Rauf, 44.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Salman Butt (12) and Khurram Manzoor (15) | 36 | 67 |
| second | Younis Khan (3) and Salman Butt (0) | 3 | 6 |
| third | Mohammad Yousuf (12) and Salman Butt (16) | 32 | 48 |
| fourth | Salman Butt (0) and Misbah-ul-Haq (1) | 1 | 3 |
| fifth | Shoaib Malik (0) and Misbah-ul-Haq (0) | 0 | 5 |
| sixth | Kamran Akmal (6) and Misbah-ul-Haq (2) | 8 | 22 |
| seventh | Abdur Rauf (1) and Misbah-ul-Haq (4) | 5 | 15 |
| eighth | Abdur Rauf (1) and Umar Gul (9) | 10 | 44 |
| ninth | Abdur Rauf (6) and Mohammad Amir (6) | 15 | 31 |
| tenth | Abdur Rauf (5) and Saeed Ajmal (1) | 7 | 25 |
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