Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Final
Sharjah Cup New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 2002 (2001/02) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 17 April 2002
Pakistan won by 217 runs
Pakistan won by 217 runs. Mohammad Yousuf top-scored with 129 for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 17 April 2002
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 217 runs
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Yousuf
- Captains
- Waqar Younis (Pakistan), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Pakistan batted first and made 295 for 6. Mohammad Yousuf top-scored with 129 off 131 balls, and Younis Khan made 66. Nuwan Zoysa took 3 for 63 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 155-run stand for the fifth wicket between Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, 53% of the total. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 236 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 296, Sri Lanka made 78 for 9. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 19 off 27 balls. Shoaib Akhtar took 3 for 11 for Pakistan. From 53 for 3 they lost 6 wickets for 25 runs, to 78 for 9.
Pakistan won by 217 runs.
PAKISTAN: 295 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | c Charitha Buddhika b Nuwan Zoysa | 14 | 9 |
| Imran Nazir | b Upul Chandana | 63 | 61 |
| Rashid Latif | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 7 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c Charitha Buddhika b Nuwan Zoysa | 129 | 131 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan) | 12 | 22 |
| Younis Khan | c Marvan Atapattu b Nuwan Zoysa | 66 | 71 |
| Abdul Razzaq | not out | 4 | 1 |
| Wasim Akram | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq, Shoaib Akhtar
Extras 7 · Total 295 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 58 | 1 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 0 | 63 | 3 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 9 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Shahid Afridi, 3.6 ov), 2-33 (Rashid Latif, 6.6 ov), 3-118 (Imran Nazir, 18.3 ov), 4-136 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 24.5 ov), 5-291 (Younis Khan, 49.4 ov), 6-291 (Mohammad Yousuf, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shahid Afridi (14) and Imran Nazir (6) | 25 | 19 |
| second | Rashid Latif (0) and Imran Nazir (6) | 8 | 12 |
| third | Mohammad Yousuf (38) and Imran Nazir (40) | 85 | 65 |
| fourth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (12) and Mohammad Yousuf (6) | 18 | 37 |
| fifth | Mohammad Yousuf (85) and Younis Khan (66) | 155 | 150 |
| sixth | Abdul Razzaq (0) and Mohammad Yousuf (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Wasim Akram (0) and Abdul Razzaq (0) | 4 | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 78 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | b Wasim Akram | 7 | 17 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c & b Shoaib Akhtar | 19 | 27 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Rashid Latif b Shoaib Akhtar | 18 | 21 |
| Chaminda Vaas | lbw b Wasim Akram | 1 | 4 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Waqar Younis | 0 | 4 |
| Russel Arnold | c & b Shoaib Akhtar | 19 | 18 |
| Upul Chandana | not out | 4 | 8 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | run out (Abdul Razzaq, Rashid Latif) | 1 | 4 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | b Waqar Younis | 0 | 1 |
| Charitha Buddhika | c Rashid Latif b Waqar Younis | 0 | 2 |
Did not bat: Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 9 · Total 78 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 6 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Waqar Younis | 6.5 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 4 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.2 ov), 2-52 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 9.3 ov), 3-53 (Chaminda Vaas, 10.3 ov), 4-53 (Kumar Sangakkara, 11.1 ov), 5-57 (Mahela Jayawardene, 12.1 ov), 6-76 (Russel Arnold, 15.2 ov), 7-77 (Kumar Dharmasena, 15.6 ov), 8-78 (Nuwan Zoysa, 16.3 ov), 9-78 (Charitha Buddhika, 16.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (7) and Sanath Jayasuriya (4) | 19 | 22 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (10) and Kumar Sangakkara (18) | 33 | 35 |
| third | Chaminda Vaas (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 1 | 6 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 0 | 4 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold (4) and Mahela Jayawardene (0) | 4 | 6 |
| sixth | Upul Chandana (3) and Russel Arnold (15) | 19 | 19 |
| seventh | Kumar Dharmasena (0) and Upul Chandana (0) | 1 | 4 |
| eighth | Upul Chandana (1) and Nuwan Zoysa (0) | 1 | 3 |
| ninth | Upul Chandana (0) and Charitha Buddhika (0) | 0 | 2 |
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