Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Odi
Pakistan tour of United Arab Emirates - 1988 (1988/89) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 24 March 1989
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Saleem Malik top-scored with 100* for Pakistan.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 24 March 1989
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Saleem Malik
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Imran Khan (Pakistan)
- Debut
- Nilantha Ratnayake (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- RB Gupta and VK Ramaswamy
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Nilantha Ratnayake's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 244 for 8. Brendon Kuruppu top-scored with 63 off 98 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 60. Imran Khan took 3 for 49 for Pakistan. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 203 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 245, Pakistan made 248 for 3. Saleem Malik top-scored with 100 not out off 112 balls, and Shoaib Mohammad made 65. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the third wicket between Saleem Malik and Shoaib Mohammad, 41% of the total.
Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 13 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 244 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 35 | 56 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | st Saleem Yousuf | 63 | 98 |
| Aravinda de Silva | run out | 60 | 62 |
| Athula Samarasekera | c Aamer Malik | 15 | 19 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Aaqib Javed | 20 | 33 |
| Duleep Mendis | run out | 10 | 13 |
| Graeme Labrooy | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 10 | 9 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c Mushtaq Ahmed | 18 | 12 |
Did not bat: Asoka de Silva, Nilantha Ratnayake
Extras 13 · Total 244 for 8
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan | 10 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
| Aaqib Javed | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Saleem Jaffar | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Tauseef Ahmed | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Shoaib Mohammad | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-74 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-127 (Brendon Kuruppu), 3-157 (Athula Samarasekera), 4-197 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-211 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-211 (Graeme Labrooy), 7-219 (Duleep Mendis), 8-244 (Ravi Ratnayeke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 74 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Brendon Kuruppu | 53 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Athula Samarasekera | 30 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 40 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Aravinda de Silva | 14 |
| sixth | Duleep Mendis and Graeme Labrooy | 0 |
| seventh | Duleep Mendis and Hashan Tillakaratne | 8 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Hashan Tillakaratne | 25 |
PAKISTAN: 248 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Mohammad | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 65 | 84 |
| Ramiz Raja | bowled | 5 | 15 |
| Aamer Malik | bowled | 20 | 24 |
| Saleem Malik | not out | 100 | 112 |
| Imran Khan | not out | 50 | 53 |
Did not bat: Ijaz Ahmed, Saleem Yousuf, Mushtaq Ahmed, Tauseef Ahmed, Saleem Jaffar, Aaqib Javed
Extras 8 · Total 248 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 9 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Nilantha Ratnayake | 9.5 | 0 | 59 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Graeme Labrooy | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Athula Samarasekera | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Asoka de Silva | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Ramiz Raja), 2-46 (Aamer Malik), 3-148 (Shoaib Mohammad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Shoaib Mohammad and Ramiz Raja | 18 |
| second | Shoaib Mohammad and Aamer Malik | 28 |
| third | Saleem Malik and Shoaib Mohammad | 102 |
| fourth | Imran Khan and Saleem Malik | 100 |
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