Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1St Final
Pepsi Independence Cup India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India - 1997 (1997) · Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh · 24 May 1997
Sri Lanka won by 115 runs
Sri Lanka won by 115 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 96 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Chandigarh (then Punjab Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 24 May 1997
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 115 runs
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- S Venkataraghavan and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 339 for 4. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 96 off 67 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 90. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the third wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva, 45% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, 246 across 7 ODIs.
Chasing 340, Pakistan made 224 for 8. Moin Khan top-scored with 57 not out off 61 balls, and Ramiz Raja made 42. Sajeewa de Silva took 3 for 40 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 115 runs.
SRI LANKA: 339 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw | 53 | 72 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mohammad Wasim | 96 | 67 |
| Aravinda de Silva | st Moin Khan | 90 | 90 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | st Moin Khan | 80 | 70 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Dulip Liyanage | not out | 1 | 2 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Roshan Mahanama, Kumar Dharmasena, Muthiah Muralidaran, Sajeewa de Silva
Extras 18 · Total 339 for 4
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 9 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 72 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 63 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hussain | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Saleem Malik | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-148 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-184 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-337 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-338 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 148 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 36 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 153 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 1 |
| fifth | Romesh Kaluwitharana and Dulip Liyanage | 1 |
PAKISTAN: 224 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Dulip Liyanage | 14 | 17 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Marvan Atapattu | 18 | 10 |
| Mohammad Hussain | bowled | 8 | 11 |
| Ramiz Raja | run out (Arjuna Ranatunga, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 42 | 54 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Upul Chandana | 23 | 20 |
| Saleem Malik | bowled | 29 | 27 |
| Moin Khan | not out | 57 | 61 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | c Marvan Atapattu | 18 | 53 |
| Aaqib Javed | lbw | 5 | 11 |
Did not bat: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Abdul Razzaq
Extras 10 · Total 224 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulip Liyanage | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 6.5 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 2 | 39 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Shahid Afridi), 2-41 (Mohammad Hussain), 3-49 (Saeed Anwar), 4-85 (Ijaz Ahmed), 5-141 (Ramiz Raja), 6-143 (Saleem Malik), 7-212 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 8-224 (Aaqib Javed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 30 |
| second | Saeed Anwar and Mohammad Hussain | 11 |
| third | Ramiz Raja and Saeed Anwar | 8 |
| fourth | Ramiz Raja and Ijaz Ahmed | 36 |
| fifth | Saleem Malik and Ramiz Raja | 56 |
| sixth | Saleem Malik and Moin Khan | 2 |
| seventh | Moin Khan and Saqlain Mushtaq | 69 |
| eighth | Aaqib Javed and Moin Khan | 12 |
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