Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Odi
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1995 (1995/96) · Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi · 3 October 1995
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 42 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
- Date
- 3 October 1995
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Ramiz Raja (Pakistan), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Saeed Azad (Pakistan), Eric Upashantha (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Islam Khan and Shakeel Khan
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Saeed Azad and Eric Upashantha played their first ODIs.
Pakistan batted first and made 183 for 9. Aamer Hanif top-scored with 36 not out off 44 balls, and Saleem Elahi made 30. Kumar Dharmasena took 3 for 30 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, 259 across 9 ODIs.
Chasing 184, Sri Lanka made 184 for 6. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 42 off 53 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 32. Aamer Hanif took 3 for 36 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva, 41% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 183 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aamer Sohail | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 26 | 55 |
| Saleem Elahi | c Ruwan Kalpage | 30 | 33 |
| Ramiz Raja | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 4 | 8 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 25 | 28 |
| Saeed Azad | c Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 19 | 35 |
| Aamer Hanif | not out | 36 | 44 |
| Moin Khan | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 1 |
| Zafar Iqbal | run out | 13 | 14 |
| Aaqib Javed | c Asanka Gurusinha | 11 | 11 |
| Arshad Khan | run out | 2 | 2 |
| Mohammad Akram | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 17 · Total 183 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Eric Upashantha | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 7 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Aamer Sohail), 2-65 (Ramiz Raja), 3-80 (Saleem Elahi), 4-104 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-134 (Saeed Azad), 6-134 (Moin Khan), 7-158 (Zafar Iqbal), 8-176 (Aaqib Javed), 9-180 (Arshad Khan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Aamer Sohail and Saleem Elahi | 55 |
| second | Ramiz Raja and Saleem Elahi | 10 |
| third | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saleem Elahi | 15 |
| fourth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saeed Azad | 24 |
| fifth | Aamer Hanif and Saeed Azad | 30 |
| sixth | Moin Khan and Aamer Hanif | 0 |
| seventh | Aamer Hanif and Zafar Iqbal | 24 |
| eighth | Aaqib Javed and Aamer Hanif | 18 |
| ninth | Arshad Khan and Aamer Hanif | 4 |
| tenth | Aamer Hanif and Mohammad Akram | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 184 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 23 | 45 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Inzamam-ul-Haq | 19 | 25 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | bowled | 10 | 13 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 32 | 53 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw | 42 | 53 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Saeed Azad | 12 | 10 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 13 | 15 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | not out | 10 | 11 |
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Eric Upashantha
Extras 23 · Total 184 for 6
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 7.4 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Mohammad Akram | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Zafar Iqbal | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Arshad Khan | 7 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Aamer Hanif | 6 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Aamer Sohail | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-60 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-63 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-138 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-151 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-165 (Romesh Kaluwitharana)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 42 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 18 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 3 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 75 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 13 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 14 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Ruwan Kalpage | 19 |
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