Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
Reliance World Cup in India/Pakistan - 1987 (1987/88) · Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad · 8 October 1987
Pakistan won by 15 runs
Pakistan won by 15 runs. Javed Miandad top-scored with 103 for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad
- Date
- 8 October 1987
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 15 runs
- Player of the match
- Javed Miandad
- Captains
- Imran Khan (Pakistan), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- SJ Woodward and VK Ramaswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 267 for 6. Javed Miandad top-scored with 103 off 100 balls, and Ramiz Raja made 76. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the third wicket between Javed Miandad and Ramiz Raja, 42% of the total.
Chasing 268, Sri Lanka made 252 all out. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 89 off 117 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 42. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the fifth wicket between Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama.
Pakistan won by 15 runs. Pakistan's 267 is the highest total at Niaz Stadium.
PAKISTAN: 267 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiz Raja | c Rumesh Ratnayake | 76 | 115 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Brendon Kuruppu | 16 | 34 |
| Mansoor Akhtar | c Rumesh Ratnayake | 12 | 23 |
| Javed Miandad | bowled | 103 | 100 |
| Wasim Akram | run out | 14 | 14 |
| Saleem Malik | not out | 18 | 12 |
| Imran Khan | bowled | 2 | 4 |
| Saleem Yousuf | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Mudassar Nazar, Abdul Qadir, Tauseef Ahmed
Extras 25 · Total 267 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinothen John | 10 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 9 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Ijaz Ahmed), 2-67 (Mansoor Akhtar), 3-180 (Ramiz Raja), 4-226 (Wasim Akram), 5-259 (Javed Miandad), 6-266 (Imran Khan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ramiz Raja and Ijaz Ahmed | 48 |
| second | Mansoor Akhtar and Ramiz Raja | 19 |
| third | Javed Miandad and Ramiz Raja | 113 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram | 46 |
| fifth | Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik | 33 |
| sixth | Imran Khan and Saleem Malik | 7 |
| seventh | Saleem Malik and Saleem Yousuf | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 252 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Javed Miandad | 89 | 117 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Saleem Yousuf | 9 | 24 |
| Roy Dias | bowled | 5 | 21 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 24 | 29 |
| Duleep Mendis | run out | 1 | 6 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | bowled | 37 | 39 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 42 | 32 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c Saleem Yousuf | 7 | 13 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | c Mudassar Nazar | 8 | 9 |
| Vinothen John | not out | 1 | 4 |
| Don Anurasiri | run out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 29 · Total 252 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 2 | 42 | 2 |
| Wasim Akram | 9.2 | 1 | 41 | 2 |
| Mudassar Nazar | 9 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Abdul Qadir | 10 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Mansoor Akhtar | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-57 (Roy Dias), 3-100 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-103 (Duleep Mendis), 5-182 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-190 (Asanka Gurusinha), 7-209 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 8-223 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 9-251 (Aravinda de Silva), 10-252 (Don Anurasiri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 29 |
| second | Roy Dias and Roshan Mahanama | 28 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 43 |
| fourth | Duleep Mendis and Roshan Mahanama | 3 |
| fifth | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 79 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 8 |
| seventh | Ravi Ratnayeke and Aravinda de Silva | 19 |
| eighth | Rumesh Ratnayake and Aravinda de Silva | 14 |
| ninth | Vinothen John and Aravinda de Silva | 28 |
| tenth | Vinothen John and Don Anurasiri | 1 |
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