Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Match
Wills Quadrangular Tournament Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Pakistan - 1997 (1997/98) · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore · 5 November 1997
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 60 balls remaining). Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 134* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Date
- 5 November 1997
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Pakistan batted first and made 280 all out. Ijaz Ahmed top-scored with 94 off 110 balls, and Aamer Sohail made 70. Sajeewa de Silva took 3 for 58 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the third wicket between Ijaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail, 44% of the total.
Chasing 281, Sri Lanka made 281 for 2. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 134 not out off 114 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 102. The innings was built on a 213-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya, 76% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 60 balls remaining).
PAKISTAN: 280 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 26 | 27 |
| Shahid Afridi | bowled | 39 | 45 |
| Aamer Sohail | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 70 | 82 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | caught | 94 | 110 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Aravinda de Silva | 8 | 4 |
| Wasim Akram | c Lanka de Silva | 6 | 6 |
| Moin Khan | run out | 10 | 10 |
| Azhar Mahmood | c Lanka de Silva | 15 | 10 |
| Rashid Latif | c Lanka de Silva | 1 | 2 |
| Waqar Younis | bowled | 1 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 9 · Total 280 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 59 | 3 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 9.4 | 1 | 58 | 3 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 41 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Saeed Anwar), 2-73 (Shahid Afridi), 3-195 (Aamer Sohail), 4-205 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-214 (Wasim Akram), 6-234 (Moin Khan), 7-269 (Azhar Mahmood), 8-278 (Rashid Latif), 9-278 (Ijaz Ahmed), 10-280 (Waqar Younis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 66 |
| second | Aamer Sohail and Shahid Afridi | 7 |
| third | Ijaz Ahmed and Aamer Sohail | 122 |
| fourth | Ijaz Ahmed and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 10 |
| fifth | Wasim Akram and Ijaz Ahmed | 9 |
| sixth | Ijaz Ahmed and Moin Khan | 20 |
| seventh | Ijaz Ahmed and Azhar Mahmood | 35 |
| eighth | Ijaz Ahmed and Rashid Latif | 9 |
| ninth | Ijaz Ahmed and Waqar Younis | 0 |
| tenth | Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq | 2 |
SRI LANKA: 281 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Ijaz Ahmed) | 23 | 34 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 134 | 114 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Aamer Sohail | 0 | 5 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 102 | 90 |
Did not bat: Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Lanka de Silva, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 22 · Total 281 for 2
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 8 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| Aamer Sohail | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-65 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-68 (Roshan Mahanama)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 65 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 213 |
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