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Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Final

Singer-Akai Cup Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1997 (1996/97) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 11 April 1997

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 87* for Sri Lanka.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Singer-Akai Cup Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1997 (1996/97)
Ground
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
Date
11 April 1997
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Player of the match
Aravinda de Silva
Captains
Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
CJ Mitchley and RS Dunne
Match referee
Hanumant Singh

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.

Pakistan batted first and made 214 all out. Inzamam-ul-Haq top-scored with 61 off 75 balls, and Saleem Malik made 58. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 42 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the fourth wicket between Saleem Malik and Inzamam-ul-Haq, 45% of the total.

Chasing 215, Sri Lanka made 215 for 6. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 87 not out off 124 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 31.

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).

PAKISTAN: 214 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Ramiz Rajac Arjuna Ranatunga1230
Sajid Alic Hashan Tillakaratne2848
Ijaz Ahmedbowled3351
Saleem Malikbowled5876
Inzamam-ul-Haqrun out (Chaminda Vaas)6175
Moin Khanc Roshan Mahanama13
Wasim Akrambowled36
Shahid Afridibowled85
Waqar Younisc Aravinda de Silva12
Saqlain Mushtaqc Roshan Mahanama13
Mushtaq Ahmednot out01

Extras 8 · Total 214 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas9.21322
Sajeewa de Silva90352
Muthiah Muralidaran100423
Kumar Dharmasena91301
Sanath Jayasuriya50311
Aravinda de Silva70420

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Ramiz Raja), 2-68 (Sajid Ali), 3-87 (Ijaz Ahmed), 4-183 (Saleem Malik), 5-185 (Moin Khan), 6-194 (Wasim Akram), 7-208 (Shahid Afridi), 8-210 (Waqar Younis), 9-212 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 10-214 (Inzamam-ul-Haq)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRamiz Raja and Sajid Ali19
secondSajid Ali and Ijaz Ahmed49
thirdSaleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed19
fourthSaleem Malik and Inzamam-ul-Haq96
fifthMoin Khan and Inzamam-ul-Haq2
sixthWasim Akram and Inzamam-ul-Haq9
seventhInzamam-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi14
eighthWaqar Younis and Inzamam-ul-Haq2
ninthInzamam-ul-Haq and Saqlain Mushtaq2
tenthMushtaq Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq2
SRI LANKA: 215 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyalbw1318
Romesh Kaluwitharanac Ijaz Ahmed02
Marvan Atapattulbw2949
Aravinda de Silvanot out87124
Arjuna Ranatungac Saleem Malik2841
Roshan Mahanamac Mushtaq Ahmed3151
Hashan Tillakaratnec Ijaz Ahmed714
Kumar Dharmasenanot out33

Did not bat: Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva

Extras 17 · Total 215 for 6

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Wasim Akram101301
Waqar Younis80431
Saqlain Mushtaq9.20412
Mushtaq Ahmed100411
Shahid Afridi50240
Saleem Malik70251

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-35 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-67 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-133 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-193 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-204 (Hashan Tillakaratne)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana1
secondMarvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya34
thirdAravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu32
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva66
fifthAravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama60
sixthAravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne11
seventhAravinda de Silva and Kumar Dharmasena11
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