Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match
Singer Champions Trophy Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in United Arab Emirates - 1995 (1995/96) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 17 October 1995
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining). Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 45* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Singer Champions Trophy Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in United Arab Emirates - 1995 (1995/96)
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 17 October 1995
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Ramiz Raja (Pakistan), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and NT Plews
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 143 all out. Saqlain Mushtaq top-scored with 30 off 52 balls. Kumar Dharmasena took 3 for 16 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 144, Sri Lanka made 149 for 2. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 45 not out off 73 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 35.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 143 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramiz Raja | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 9 | 20 |
| Saleem Elahi | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 9 |
| Basit Ali | c Roshan Mahanama | 21 | 46 |
| Aamer Hanif | run out | 17 | 37 |
| Moin Khan | c Kumar Dharmasena | 16 | 36 |
| Zafar Iqbal | c Roshan Mahanama | 2 | 5 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | bowled | 26 | 74 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | c Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 30 | 52 |
| Waqar Younis | lbw | 3 | 6 |
| Aaqib Javed | not out | 3 | 4 |
| Mohammad Akram | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 1 | 5 |
Extras 15 · Total 143 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | 10 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 10 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 3 | 16 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2.3 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Saleem Elahi), 2-25 (Ramiz Raja), 3-52 (Basit Ali), 4-63 (Aamer Hanif), 5-68 (Zafar Iqbal), 6-82 (Moin Khan), 7-134 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 8-137 (Mushtaq Ahmed), 9-140 (Waqar Younis), 10-143 (Mohammad Akram)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ramiz Raja and Saleem Elahi | 11 |
| second | Ramiz Raja and Basit Ali | 14 |
| third | Basit Ali and Aamer Hanif | 27 |
| fourth | Moin Khan and Aamer Hanif | 11 |
| fifth | Moin Khan and Zafar Iqbal | 5 |
| sixth | Mushtaq Ahmed and Moin Khan | 14 |
| seventh | Mushtaq Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq | 52 |
| eighth | Waqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmed | 3 |
| ninth | Aaqib Javed and Waqar Younis | 3 |
| tenth | Aaqib Javed and Mohammad Akram | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 149 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | not out | 45 | 73 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Moin Khan | 25 | 23 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Saleem Elahi | 31 | 38 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 35 | 33 |
Did not bat: Arjuna Ranatunga, Chandika Hathurusinghe, Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Kumar Dharmasena, Muthiah Muralidaran, Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Extras 13 · Total 149 for 2
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Mohammad Akram | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 4.5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Zafar Iqbal | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Waqar Younis | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-94 (Asanka Gurusinha)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 35 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 59 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 55 |
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