Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match
Pepsi Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1995 (1994/95) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 11 April 1995
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 115 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 115 balls remaining). Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 73 for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pepsi Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1995 (1994/95)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 11 April 1995
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 115 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Saeed Anwar (Pakistan), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Mahmood Hamid (Pakistan), Javed Qadeer (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- CJ Mitchley and ID Robinson
- Match referee
- CH Lloyd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Mahmood Hamid and Javed Qadeer played their first ODIs.
Pakistan batted first and made 178 for 9. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 73 off 96 balls. Champaka Ramanayake took 3 for 25 for Sri Lanka. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 25 for 4. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 179, Sri Lanka made 180 for 5. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 48 off 74 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 30.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 115 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 178 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Asanka Gurusinha | 4 | 23 |
| Aamer Sohail | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 3 |
| Asif Mujtaba | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 13 | 33 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 73 | 96 |
| Mahmood Hamid | run out | 1 | 6 |
| Wasim Akram | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 6 | 23 |
| Naeem Ashraf | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 16 | 39 |
| Zafar Iqbal | run out | 13 | 27 |
| Javed Qadeer | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 12 | 23 |
| Arshad Khan | not out | 9 | 12 |
| Aamer Nazir | not out | 9 | 16 |
Extras 22 · Total 178 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 3 | 30 | 2 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 10 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 10 | 2 | 46 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Aamer Sohail), 2-19 (Saeed Anwar), 3-22 (Asif Mujtaba), 4-25 (Mahmood Hamid), 5-38 (Wasim Akram), 6-74 (Naeem Ashraf), 7-137 (Zafar Iqbal), 8-156 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 9-158 (Javed Qadeer)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail | 0 |
| second | Asif Mujtaba and Saeed Anwar | 19 |
| third | Asif Mujtaba and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 3 |
| fourth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mahmood Hamid | 3 |
| fifth | Wasim Akram and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 13 |
| sixth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Naeem Ashraf | 36 |
| seventh | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Zafar Iqbal | 63 |
| eighth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Javed Qadeer | 19 |
| ninth | Arshad Khan and Javed Qadeer | 2 |
| tenth | Aamer Nazir and Arshad Khan | 20 |
SRI LANKA: 180 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Arshad Khan | 48 | 74 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Arshad Khan | 30 | 15 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 14 | 20 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Javed Qadeer | 23 | 27 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 23 | 24 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 17 | 12 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 8 | 15 |
Did not bat: Ruwan Kalpage, Chaminda Vaas, Champaka Ramanayake, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 17 · Total 180 for 5
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Aamer Nazir | 5 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Zafar Iqbal | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Naeem Ashraf | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Arshad Khan | 5.5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Aamer Sohail | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-65 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-118 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-137 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-165 (Romesh Kaluwitharana)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 34 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 31 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 53 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 19 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 28 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 15 |
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