Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Final
Pepsi Independence Cup India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India - 1997 (1997) · Eden Gardens, Kolkata · 27 May 1997
Sri Lanka won by 85 runs
Sri Lanka won by 85 runs. Ramiz Raja top-scored with 76 for Pakistan. Saqlain Mushtaq took 4/53.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Date
- 27 May 1997
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 85 runs
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Ramiz Raja (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard 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 309 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 59 off 77 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 57. Saqlain Mushtaq took 4 for 53 for Pakistan. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Eden Gardens, 227 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 310, Pakistan made 224 all out. Ramiz Raja top-scored with 76 off 101 balls, and Ijaz Ahmed made 55. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 40 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the third wicket between Ramiz Raja and Ijaz Ahmed, 44% of the total. From 193 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 14 runs, to 207 for 9.
Sri Lanka won by 85 runs.
SRI LANKA: 309 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Hasan Raza | 29 | 30 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Azhar Mahmood | 55 | 40 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw | 5 | 10 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 57 | 49 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Saqlain Mushtaq) | 59 | 77 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Hasan Raza | 38 | 48 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Ijaz Ahmed | 3 | 6 |
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 27 | 27 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | bowled | 16 | 12 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 0 | – |
| Sajeewa de Silva | lbw | 0 | 2 |
Extras 20 · Total 309 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaqib Javed | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Arshad Khan | 10 | 0 | 54 | 2 |
| Shahid Afridi | 5 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9.4 | 0 | 53 | 4 |
| Mohammad Hussain | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-69 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-90 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-110 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 4-177 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-250 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-254 (Chaminda Vaas), 7-276 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-304 (Roshan Mahanama), 9-308 (Kumar Dharmasena), 10-309 (Sajeewa de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 69 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 21 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 20 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 67 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 73 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Chaminda Vaas | 4 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 22 |
| eighth | Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Dharmasena | 28 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Kumar Dharmasena | 4 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Sajeewa de Silva | 1 |
PAKISTAN: 224 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 6 | 8 |
| Shahid Afridi | c Aravinda de Silva | 17 | 14 |
| Ramiz Raja | bowled | 76 | 101 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 55 | 60 |
| Saleem Malik | lbw | 2 | 5 |
| Mohammad Wasim | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 20 | 35 |
| Moin Khan | c Marvan Atapattu | 2 | 9 |
| Mohammad Hussain | not out | 18 | 17 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Arshad Khan | run out (Roshan Mahanama) | 0 | 3 |
| Aaqib Javed | run out (Kumar Dharmasena) | 4 | 5 |
Extras 24 · Total 224 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8.1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Saeed Anwar), 2-34 (Shahid Afridi), 3-132 (Ijaz Ahmed), 4-135 (Saleem Malik), 5-193 (Ramiz Raja), 6-195 (Mohammad Wasim), 7-204 (Moin Khan), 8-207 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-207 (Arshad Khan), 10-224 (Aaqib Javed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 14 |
| second | Ramiz Raja and Shahid Afridi | 20 |
| third | Ramiz Raja and Ijaz Ahmed | 98 |
| fourth | Saleem Malik and Ramiz Raja | 3 |
| fifth | Ramiz Raja and Mohammad Wasim | 58 |
| sixth | Moin Khan and Mohammad Wasim | 2 |
| seventh | Moin Khan and Mohammad Hussain | 9 |
| eighth | Saqlain Mushtaq and Mohammad Hussain | 3 |
| ninth | Arshad Khan and Mohammad Hussain | 0 |
| tenth | Aaqib Javed and Mohammad Hussain | 17 |
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