Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match
KCA Centenary Tournament Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Kenya - 1996 (1996/97) · Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi · 4 October 1996
Pakistan won by 82 runs
Pakistan won by 82 runs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 122 for Sri Lanka. Waqar Younis took 5/52.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi
- Date
- 4 October 1996
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Pakistan won by 82 runs
- Player of the match
- Shahid Afridi
- Captains
- Saeed Anwar (Pakistan), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- MH Denness
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Pakistan batted first and made 371 for 9. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 115 off 120 balls, and Shahid Afridi made 102. Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 94 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the second wicket between Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Gymkhana Club Ground, 255 across 17 ODIs.
Chasing 372, Sri Lanka made 289 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 122 off 116 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 52. Waqar Younis took 5 for 52 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 124-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva, 43% of the total.
Pakistan won by 82 runs. Pakistan's 371 is the highest total at Gymkhana Club Ground.
PAKISTAN: 371 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Roshan Mahanama | 115 | 120 |
| Saleem Elahi | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 23 | 34 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 102 | 40 |
| Ramiz Raja | c Asanka Gurusinha | 7 | 11 |
| Saleem Malik | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 43 | 54 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 6 | 8 |
| Moin Khan | c Kumar Dharmasena | 18 | 16 |
| Waqar Younis | c Kumar Dharmasena | 12 | 7 |
| Azhar Mahmood | run out (Kumar Dharmasena) | 0 | – |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | not out | 13 | 12 |
| Shahid Nazir | not out | 6 | 2 |
Extras 26 · Total 371 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sajeewa de Silva | 6 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 94 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 73 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Saleem Elahi), 2-186 (Shahid Afridi), 3-207 (Ramiz Raja), 4-299 (Saeed Anwar), 5-314 (Ijaz Ahmed), 6-322 (Saleem Malik), 7-335 (Waqar Younis), 8-336 (Azhar Mahmood), 9-364 (Moin Khan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Saleem Elahi | 60 |
| second | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 126 |
| third | Ramiz Raja and Saeed Anwar | 21 |
| fourth | Saleem Malik and Saeed Anwar | 92 |
| fifth | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 15 |
| sixth | Saleem Malik and Moin Khan | 8 |
| seventh | Waqar Younis and Moin Khan | 13 |
| eighth | Moin Khan and Azhar Mahmood | 1 |
| ninth | Moin Khan and Saqlain Mushtaq | 28 |
| tenth | Saqlain Mushtaq and Shahid Nazir | 7 |
SRI LANKA: 289 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Shahid Nazir | 2 | 4 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Moin Khan | 19 | 11 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | bowled | 1 | 10 |
| Aravinda de Silva | st Moin Khan | 122 | 116 |
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 0 | 4 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Moin Khan | 52 | 46 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | bowled | 3 | 11 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Saeed Anwar | 51 | 80 |
| Chaminda Vaas | bowled | 16 | 13 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | st Moin Khan | 0 | 1 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 23 · Total 289 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | 8.5 | 0 | 52 | 5 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 5 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Shahid Nazir | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 2 | 33 | 4 |
| Saleem Malik | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Saeed Anwar | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-26 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 3-27 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-27 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-151 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-160 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-270 (Aravinda de Silva), 8-279 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-279 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-289 (Chaminda Vaas)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 4 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 22 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 1 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 0 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 124 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 9 |
| seventh | Aravinda de Silva and Kumar Dharmasena | 110 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas | 9 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 0 |
| tenth | Chaminda Vaas and Sajeewa de Silva | 10 |
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