Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan - 1995 (1995/96) · Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala · 29 September 1995
Pakistan won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining). Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 102* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Municipal Stadium, Gujranwala
- Date
- 29 September 1995
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Pakistan won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Saleem Elahi
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
- Debuts
- Saleem Elahi (Pakistan), Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan), Mohammad Akram (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Ikram Rabbani and Mian Mohammad Aslam
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field. Saleem Elahi, Saqlain Mushtaq and Mohammad Akram played their first ODIs.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 233 for 5. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 102 not out off 112 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 57. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha, 59% of the total.
Chasing 234, Pakistan made 234 for 1. Saleem Elahi top-scored with 102 not out off 133 balls, and Aamer Sohail made 77. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the first wicket between Aamer Sohail and Saleem Elahi, 67% of the total.
Pakistan won by 9 wickets (with 36 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 233 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | run out | 12 | 31 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Basit Ali | 25 | 31 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Saqlain Mushtaq | 57 | 104 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Saqlain Mushtaq | 1 | 5 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 102 | 112 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out | 6 | 11 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 11 | 10 |
Did not bat: Ruwan Kalpage, Kumar Dharmasena, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Ravindra Pushpakumara
Extras 19 · Total 233 for 5
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 9 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Mohammad Akram | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Ata-ur-Rehman | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Aamer Hanif | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Aamer Sohail | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-39 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-48 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-185 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-206 (Romesh Kaluwitharana)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 32 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 9 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 137 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 21 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 27 |
PAKISTAN: 234 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aamer Sohail | caught | 77 | 97 |
| Saleem Elahi | not out | 102 | 133 |
| Ramiz Raja | not out | 44 | 37 |
Did not bat: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Basit Ali, Moin Khan, Aamer Hanif, Saqlain Mushtaq, Aaqib Javed, Mohammad Akram, Ata-ur-Rehman
Extras 11 · Total 234 for 1
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-156 (Aamer Sohail)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Aamer Sohail and Saleem Elahi | 156 |
| second | Ramiz Raja and Saleem Elahi | 78 |
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