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Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1st Test

Pakistan tour in Sri Lanka - 2022 (2022) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 16 July 2022

Pakistan won by 4 wickets

Pakistan won by 4 wickets. Abdullah Shafique top-scored with 160* for Pakistan. Prabath Jayasuriya took 5/82.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan tour in Sri Lanka - 2022 (2022)
Ground
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Dates
16 July 2022 to 20 July 2022
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Player of the match
Abdullah Shafique
Captains
Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka), Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Debut
Agha Salman (Pakistan)
Umpires
HDPK Dharmasena and M Erasmus
Match referee
JJ Crowe

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

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

Sri Lanka batted first and made 222 all out. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 76 off 115 balls. Shaheen Shah Afridi took 4 for 58 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Galle International Stadium, 334 across 11 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 218 all out. Babar Azam top-scored with 119 off 244 balls. Prabath Jayasuriya took 5 for 82 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 4 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 337 all out in their second innings. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 94 not out off 139 balls, and Kusal Mendis made 76. Mohammad Nawaz took 5 for 88 for Pakistan.

Set 342 to win, Pakistan made 344 for 6. Abdullah Shafique top-scored with 160 not out off 408 balls, and Babar Azam made 55. Prabath Jayasuriya took 4 for 135 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the third wicket between Babar Azam and Abdullah Shafique.

Pakistan won by 4 wickets.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 222 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Oshada Fernandoc Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali3549
Dimuth Karunaratneb Shaheen Shah Afridi17
Kusal Mendisc Mohammad Rizwan b Yasir Shah2135
Angelo Mathewsc Naseem Shah b Yasir Shah015
Dinesh Chandimalc Yasir Shah b Hasan Ali76115
Dhananjaya de Silvab Shaheen Shah Afridi1428
Niroshan Dickwellac Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi44
Ramesh Mendisc Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah1141
Prabath Jayasuriyalbw b Mohammad Nawaz39
Maheesh Theekshanac Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi3865
Kasun Rajithanot out1232

Extras 7 · Total 222 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Shaheen Shah Afridi14.13584
Hasan Ali122232
Naseem Shah130531
Yasir Shah214662
Mohammad Nawaz62181

FALL OF WICKETS

1-11 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 2.6 ov), 2-60 (Kusal Mendis, 14.5 ov), 3-60 (Oshada Fernando, 15.1 ov), 4-68 (Angelo Mathews, 20.5 ov), 5-99 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 29.3 ov), 6-103 (Niroshan Dickwella, 31.1 ov), 7-130 (Ramesh Mendis, 42.3 ov), 8-133 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 43.6 ov), 9-177 (Dinesh Chandimal, 54.5 ov), 10-222 (Maheesh Theekshana, 66.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDimuth Karunaratne (1) and Oshada Fernando (9)1118
secondOshada Fernando (26) and Kusal Mendis (21)4972
thirdAngelo Mathews (0) and Oshada Fernando (0)02
fourthAngelo Mathews (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (8)834
fifthDinesh Chandimal (17) and Dhananjaya de Silva (14)3152
sixthDinesh Chandimal (0) and Niroshan Dickwella (4)410
seventhDinesh Chandimal (16) and Ramesh Mendis (11)2768
eighthDinesh Chandimal (0) and Prabath Jayasuriya (3)39
ninthDinesh Chandimal (35) and Maheesh Theekshana (9)4465
tenthKasun Rajitha (12) and Maheesh Theekshana (29)4570
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 218 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Abdullah Shafiquelbw b Prabath Jayasuriya1347
Imam-ul-Haqlbw b Kasun Rajitha216
Azhar Alilbw b Prabath Jayasuriya341
Babar Azamlbw b Maheesh Theekshana119244
Mohammad Rizwanc Niroshan Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis1935
Agha Salmanlbw b Prabath Jayasuriya515
Mohammad Nawazc Oshada Fernando b Prabath Jayasuriya518
Shaheen Shah Afridilbw b Prabath Jayasuriya01
Yasir Shahc Dhananjaya de Silva b Maheesh Theekshana1856
Hasan Alic Dinesh Chandimal b Ramesh Mendis1721
Naseem Shahnot out552

Extras 12 · Total 218 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Kasun Rajitha112421
Maheesh Theekshana25.56682
Prabath Jayasuriya3910825
Ramesh Mendis132182
Dhananjaya de Silva2020

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Imam-ul-Haq, 6.2 ov), 2-21 (Abdullah Shafique, 14.5 ov), 3-24 (Azhar Ali, 18.3 ov), 4-64 (Mohammad Rizwan, 29.1 ov), 5-73 (Agha Salman, 32.6 ov), 6-85 (Mohammad Nawaz, 38.3 ov), 7-85 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 38.4 ov), 8-112 (Yasir Shah, 51.5 ov), 9-148 (Hasan Ali, 59.6 ov), 10-218 (Babar Azam, 90.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstImam-ul-Haq (2) and Abdullah Shafique (5)1238
secondAzhar Ali (1) and Abdullah Shafique (8)951
thirdAzhar Ali (2) and Babar Azam (1)322
fourthMohammad Rizwan (19) and Babar Azam (20)4065
fifthBabar Azam (0) and Agha Salman (5)923
sixthBabar Azam (7) and Mohammad Nawaz (5)1233
seventhBabar Azam (0) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (0)01
eighthYasir Shah (18) and Babar Azam (8)2779
ninthBabar Azam (19) and Hasan Ali (17)3649
tenthBabar Azam (64) and Naseem Shah (5)70185
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 337 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Oshada Fernandoc Babar Azam b Yasir Shah64125
Dimuth Karunaratnelbw b Mohammad Nawaz1629
Kasun Rajithalbw b Mohammad Nawaz712
Kusal Mendisb Yasir Shah76126
Angelo Mathewsc Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz925
Dinesh Chandimalnot out94139
Dhananjaya de Silvab Yasir Shah2020
Niroshan Dickwellab Mohammad Nawaz1211
Ramesh Mendisb Mohammad Nawaz2232
Maheesh Theekshanac Mohammad Rizwan b Hasan Ali1157
Prabath Jayasuriyab Naseem Shah425

Extras 2 · Total 337 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Shaheen Shah Afridi72210
Mohammad Nawaz282885
Agha Salman161530
Yasir Shah2921223
Hasan Ali123191
Babar Azam1090
Naseem Shah70241

FALL OF WICKETS

1-33 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 10.3 ov), 2-41 (Kasun Rajitha, 12.6 ov), 3-132 (Oshada Fernando, 42.2 ov), 4-164 (Angelo Mathews, 50.3 ov), 5-178 (Kusal Mendis, 55.1 ov), 6-218 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 61.1 ov), 7-235 (Niroshan Dickwella, 64.2 ov), 8-267 (Ramesh Mendis, 72.4 ov), 9-308 (Maheesh Theekshana, 88.6 ov), 10-337 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 99.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstDimuth Karunaratne (16) and Oshada Fernando (17)3363
secondOshada Fernando (1) and Kasun Rajitha (7)815
thirdOshada Fernando (46) and Kusal Mendis (45)91176
fourthAngelo Mathews (9) and Kusal Mendis (23)3249
fifthDinesh Chandimal (6) and Kusal Mendis (8)1428
sixthDinesh Chandimal (20) and Dhananjaya de Silva (20)4036
seventhDinesh Chandimal (5) and Niroshan Dickwella (12)1719
eighthDinesh Chandimal (10) and Ramesh Mendis (22)3250
ninthDinesh Chandimal (28) and Maheesh Theekshana (11)4199
tenthDinesh Chandimal (25) and Prabath Jayasuriya (4)2966
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 344 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Abdullah Shafiquenot out160408
Imam-ul-Haqst Niroshan Dickwella b Ramesh Mendis3573
Azhar Alic Dhananjaya de Silva b Prabath Jayasuriya632
Babar Azamb Prabath Jayasuriya55104
Mohammad Rizwanlbw b Prabath Jayasuriya4074
Agha Salmanc Niroshan Dickwella b Prabath Jayasuriya1235
Hasan Alic Maheesh Theekshana b Dhananjaya de Silva54
Mohammad Nawaznot out1934

Did not bat: Yasir Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah

Extras 12 · Total 344 for 6

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Kasun Rajitha92180
Prabath Jayasuriya56.2101354
Ramesh Mendis3301021
Maheesh Theekshana142440
Dhananjaya de Silva151331

FALL OF WICKETS

1-87 (Imam-ul-Haq, 28.5 ov), 2-104 (Azhar Ali, 39.1 ov), 3-205 (Babar Azam, 78.5 ov), 4-276 (Mohammad Rizwan, 103.1 ov), 5-298 (Agha Salman, 113.3 ov), 6-303 (Hasan Ali, 114.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstImam-ul-Haq (35) and Abdullah Shafique (50)87173
secondAzhar Ali (6) and Abdullah Shafique (11)1762
thirdBabar Azam (55) and Abdullah Shafique (45)101238
fourthMohammad Rizwan (40) and Abdullah Shafique (23)71146
fifthAgha Salman (12) and Abdullah Shafique (10)2262
sixthHasan Ali (5) and Abdullah Shafique (0)55
seventhMohammad Nawaz (19) and Abdullah Shafique (21)4178
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