Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka in Pakistan - 2019 (2019/20) · Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi · 11 December 2019
Match drawn
Match drawn. Abid Ali top-scored with 109* for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka in Pakistan - 2019 (2019/20)
- Ground
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Dates
- 11 December 2019 to 15 December 2019
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Player of the match
- Abid Ali
- Captains
- Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka), Azhar Ali (Pakistan)
- Debuts
- Abid Ali (Pakistan), Usman Shinwari (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- MA Gough and RA Kettleborough
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Abid Ali and Usman Shinwari played their first Tests.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 308 for 6 declared. Dhananjaya de Silva top-scored with 102 not out off 166 balls, and Dimuth Karunaratne made 59.
Pakistan replied with 252 for 2. Abid Ali top-scored with 109 not out off 201 balls, and Babar Azam made 102. The innings was built on a 162-run stand for the third wicket between Abid Ali and Babar Azam, 64% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 56 on first innings.
Match drawn.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 308 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 59 | 110 |
| Oshada Fernando | c Haris Sohail b Naseem Shah | 40 | 81 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Mohammad Rizwan b Usman Shinwari | 10 | 47 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Asad Shafiq b Naseem Shah | 31 | 77 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Mohammad Abbas | 2 | 7 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | not out | 102 | 166 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Babar Azam b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 33 | 63 |
| Dilruwan Perera | not out | 16 | 34 |
Did not bat: Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara
Extras 15 · Total 308 for 6 declared
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Abbas | 27 | 9 | 72 | 1 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 22 | 7 | 58 | 2 |
| Usman Shinwari | 15 | 4 | 54 | 1 |
| Naseem Shah | 27 | 5 | 92 | 2 |
| Haris Sohail | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Shan Masood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asad Shafiq | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-96 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 30.1 ov), 2-109 (Oshada Fernando, 35.3 ov), 3-120 (Kusal Mendis, 41.6 ov), 4-127 (Dinesh Chandimal, 44.2 ov), 5-189 (Angelo Mathews, 63.4 ov), 6-256 (Niroshan Dickwella, 84.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (59) and Oshada Fernando (31) | 96 | 181 |
| second | Oshada Fernando (9) and Kusal Mendis (2) | 13 | 33 |
| third | Angelo Mathews (3) and Kusal Mendis (8) | 11 | 39 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (5) and Dinesh Chandimal (2) | 7 | 14 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (23) and Dhananjaya de Silva (36) | 62 | 118 |
| sixth | Niroshan Dickwella (33) and Dhananjaya de Silva (32) | 67 | 125 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (16) and Dhananjaya de Silva (34) | 52 | 75 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 252 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shan Masood | c Dinesh Chandimal b Kasun Rajitha | 0 | 12 |
| Abid Ali | not out | 109 | 201 |
| Azhar Ali | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Lahiru Kumara | 36 | 81 |
| Babar Azam | not out | 102 | 128 |
Did not bat: Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Shinwari, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Extras 5 · Total 252 for 2
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Vishwa Fernando | 13 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 14 | 4 | 46 | 1 |
| Dilruwan Perera | 24 | 0 | 85 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 11 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Oshada Fernando | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kusal Mendis | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Shan Masood, 2.5 ov), 2-90 (Azhar Ali, 31.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Abid Ali (2) and Shan Masood (0) | 3 | 18 |
| second | Azhar Ali (36) and Abid Ali (50) | 87 | 174 |
| third | Abid Ali (57) and Babar Azam (102) | 162 | 230 |
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