Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
Singer Cup India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Singapore - 1996 (1995/96) · The Padang, Singapore · 2 April 1996
Sri Lanka won by 34 runs
Sri Lanka won by 34 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 134 for Sri Lanka. Waqar Younis took 4/62.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- The Padang, Singapore
- Date
- 2 April 1996
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 34 runs
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Aamer Sohail (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- HAB Gardiner
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 349 for 9. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 134 off 65 balls, and Kumar Dharmasena made 51. Waqar Younis took 4 for 62 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 156-run stand for the second wicket between Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya, 45% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at The Padang, 209 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 350, Pakistan made 315 all out. Saleem Malik top-scored with 68 off 77 balls, and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 67. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the fourth wicket between Saleem Malik and Inzamam-ul-Haq, 40% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 34 runs. Sri Lanka's 349 is the highest total at The Padang. Sanath Jayasuriya's 134 is the highest individual score at The Padang.
SRI LANKA: 349 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mohammad Akram | 134 | 65 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Saqlain Mushtaq | 24 | 10 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Aamer Sohail | 29 | 56 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Saleem Malik | 7 | 4 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Inzamam-ul-Haq | 14 | 19 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | bowled | 25 | 40 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Waqar Younis | 35 | 52 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | bowled | 51 | 50 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Aamer Sohail | 6 | 5 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 7 | 6 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 2 | 2 |
Extras 15 · Total 349 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 0 | 62 | 4 |
| Mohammad Akram | 7 | 0 | 66 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Aaqib Javed | 10 | 0 | 65 | 0 |
| Aamer Sohail | 8 | 0 | 73 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-196 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-197 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-203 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-238 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-245 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-318 (Roshan Mahanama), 8-328 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-346 (Kumar Dharmasena)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 40 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 156 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 6 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 35 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 7 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Dharmasena | 73 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas | 10 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Kumar Dharmasena | 18 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 |
PAKISTAN: 315 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 32 | 32 |
| Aamer Sohail | lbw | 46 | 46 |
| Ramiz Raja | c Aravinda de Silva | 27 | 32 |
| Saleem Malik | c Kumar Dharmasena | 68 | 77 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | bowled | 67 | 54 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 32 | 22 |
| Waqar Younis | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 4 |
| Rashid Latif | c Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 8 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | run out | 0 | 4 |
| Aaqib Javed | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 20 | 15 |
| Mohammad Akram | not out | 3 | 6 |
Extras 12 · Total 315 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | 0.4 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-77 (Saeed Anwar), 2-96 (Aamer Sohail), 3-120 (Ramiz Raja), 4-247 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-253 (Saleem Malik), 6-257 (Waqar Younis), 7-281 (Rashid Latif), 8-291 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-291 (Ijaz Ahmed), 10-315 (Aaqib Javed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail | 77 |
| second | Ramiz Raja and Aamer Sohail | 19 |
| third | Saleem Malik and Ramiz Raja | 24 |
| fourth | Saleem Malik and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 127 |
| fifth | Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed | 6 |
| sixth | Ijaz Ahmed and Waqar Younis | 4 |
| seventh | Ijaz Ahmed and Rashid Latif | 24 |
| eighth | Ijaz Ahmed and Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 |
| ninth | Ijaz Ahmed and Aaqib Javed | 0 |
| tenth | Aaqib Javed and Mohammad Akram | 24 |
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