Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Match
ARY Gold Cup New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 2001 (2000/01) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 13 April 2001
Pakistan won by 28 runs
Pakistan won by 28 runs. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 88 for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 13 April 2001
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 28 runs
- Player of the match
- Saeed Anwar
- Captains
- Waqar Younis (Pakistan), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Kashif Raza (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and DB Cowie
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Kashif Raza's first ODI.
Pakistan batted first and made 278 for 9. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 88 off 99 balls, and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 87. Dilhara Fernando took 3 for 50 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 172-run stand for the third wicket between Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq, 62% of the total.
Chasing 279, Sri Lanka made 250 for 8. Chaminda Vaas top-scored with 50 not out off 59 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 36. Shahid Afridi took 3 for 44 for Pakistan.
Pakistan won by 28 runs.
PAKISTAN: 278 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | run out (Romesh Kaluwitharana, Muthiah Muralidaran) | 13 | 8 |
| Imran Nazir | c Russel Arnold | 2 | 15 |
| Saeed Anwar | lbw | 88 | 99 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 87 | 111 |
| Younis Khan | c Indika de Saram | 29 | 37 |
| Shoaib Malik | c Indika de Saram | 0 | 3 |
| Humayun Farhat | run out (Dilhara Fernando) | 18 | 15 |
| Yasir Arafat | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 5 |
| Waqar Younis | run out (Romesh Kaluwitharana, Indika de Saram) | 14 | 9 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | not out | 6 | 4 |
| Kashif Raza | not out | 2 | 2 |
Extras 15 · Total 278 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Imran Nazir, 3.3 ov), 2-18 (Shahid Afridi, 3.4 ov), 3-190 (Saeed Anwar, 36.4 ov), 4-208 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 39.5 ov), 5-209 (Shoaib Malik, 40.3 ov), 6-244 (Humayun Farhat, 44.5 ov), 7-254 (Yasir Arafat, 46.3 ov), 8-260 (Younis Khan, 48.2 ov), 9-273 (Waqar Younis, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shahid Afridi and Imran Nazir | 17 | 21 |
| second | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 1 | 1 |
| third | Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 172 | 198 |
| fourth | Inzamam-ul-Haq and Younis Khan | 18 | 19 |
| fifth | Shoaib Malik and Younis Khan | 1 | 4 |
| sixth | Humayun Farhat and Younis Khan | 35 | 26 |
| seventh | Yasir Arafat and Younis Khan | 10 | 10 |
| eighth | Waqar Younis and Younis Khan | 6 | 11 |
| ninth | Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq | 13 | 6 |
| tenth | Saqlain Mushtaq and Kashif Raza | 5 | 4 |
SRI LANKA: 250 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 20 | 23 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 25 | 23 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Shahid Afridi | 36 | 49 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Humayun Farhat | 31 | 39 |
| Russel Arnold | c Humayun Farhat | 19 | 25 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Humayun Farhat | 5 | 10 |
| Indika de Saram | c Shahid Afridi | 8 | 21 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 50 | 59 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | run out (Younis Khan) | 16 | 26 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 13 | 28 |
Did not bat: Dilhara Fernando
Extras 27 · Total 250 for 8
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | 8 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Kashif Raza | 5 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Yasir Arafat | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Shoaib Malik | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 6.6 ov), 2-49 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 7.3 ov), 3-103 (Mahela Jayawardene, 17.4 ov), 4-140 (Russel Arnold, 25.2 ov), 5-147 (Marvan Atapattu, 27.2 ov), 6-149 (Kumar Dharmasena, 28.4 ov), 7-171 (Indika de Saram, 33.2 ov), 8-205 (Nuwan Zoysa, 41.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 48 | 42 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 1 | 3 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 54 | 61 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold | 37 | 46 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 12 |
| sixth | Kumar Dharmasena and Indika de Saram | 2 | 8 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas and Indika de Saram | 22 | 28 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa | 34 | 51 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 45 | 49 |
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