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Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan 1St Match

Pepsi Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 14 July 1997

Sri Lanka won by 15 runs

Sri Lanka won by 15 runs. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 80 for Sri Lanka. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4/49.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pepsi Asia Cup Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1997 (1997)
Ground
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date
14 July 1997
Toss
Pakistan, chose to field
Result
Sri Lanka won by 15 runs
Player of the match
Marvan Atapattu
Captains
Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
Umpires
SK Bansal and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee
JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 239 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 80 off 113 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 34.

Chasing 240, Pakistan made 224 for 9. Saleem Malik top-scored with 57 off 79 balls, and Inzamam-ul-Haq made 48. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4 for 49 for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won by 15 runs.

SRI LANKA: 239 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Marvan Atapatturun out (Ramiz Raja, Saqlain Mushtaq)80113
Sanath Jayasuriyac Ramiz Raja3341
Aravinda de Silvac Saqlain Mushtaq3444
Arjuna Ranatungac Ramiz Raja2840
Roshan Mahanamalbw35
Romesh Kaluwitharanalbw13
Ruwan Kalpagerun out (Moin Khan)1517
Kumar Dharmasenast Moin Khan2525
Chaminda Vaasrun out (Saqlain Mushtaq)01
Muthiah Muralidarannot out26
Sajeewa de Silvabowled67

Extras 12 · Total 239 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Aaqib Javed7.50371
Kabir Khan81492
Saqlain Mushtaq100381
Shahid Afridi40251
Arshad Khan100481
Aamer Sohail101381

FALL OF WICKETS

1-46 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-111 (Aravinda de Silva), 3-160 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-168 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-169 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 6-199 (Ruwan Kalpage), 7-209 (Marvan Atapattu), 8-216 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-232 (Kumar Dharmasena), 10-239 (Sajeewa de Silva)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMarvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya46
secondAravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu65
thirdArjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu49
fourthRoshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu8
fifthMarvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana1
sixthMarvan Atapattu and Ruwan Kalpage30
seventhMarvan Atapattu and Kumar Dharmasena10
eighthKumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas7
ninthMuthiah Muralidaran and Kumar Dharmasena16
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran and Sajeewa de Silva7
PAKISTAN: 224 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Saeed Anwarbowled2733
Aamer Sohailc Arjuna Ranatunga622
Shahid Afridic Muthiah Muralidaran1612
Ramiz Rajast Romesh Kaluwitharana2939
Inzamam-ul-Haqrun out (Upul Chandana)4877
Saleem Malikbowled5779
Moin Khanc Ruwan Kalpage1422
Saqlain Mushtaqc Ruwan Kalpage56
Aaqib Javedc Ruwan Kalpage03
Arshad Khannot out66
Kabir Khannot out12

Extras 15 · Total 224 for 9

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas61301
Sajeewa de Silva60262
Kumar Dharmasena100331
Muthiah Muralidaran100440
Sanath Jayasuriya100494
Ruwan Kalpage80370

FALL OF WICKETS

1-32 (Saeed Anwar), 2-36 (Aamer Sohail), 3-51 (Shahid Afridi), 4-102 (Ramiz Raja), 5-165 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 6-205 (Moin Khan), 7-214 (Saleem Malik), 8-216 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-216 (Aaqib Javed)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSaeed Anwar and Aamer Sohail32
secondAamer Sohail and Shahid Afridi4
thirdRamiz Raja and Shahid Afridi15
fourthRamiz Raja and Inzamam-ul-Haq51
fifthSaleem Malik and Inzamam-ul-Haq63
sixthSaleem Malik and Moin Khan40
seventhSaleem Malik and Saqlain Mushtaq9
eighthAaqib Javed and Saqlain Mushtaq2
ninthAaqib Javed and Arshad Khan0
tenthArshad Khan and Kabir Khan8
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