Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 7Th Match
Standard Bank International One-Day Series Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in South Africa - 1998 (1997/98) · Willowmoore Park, Benoni · 15 April 1998
Sri Lanka won by 115 runs
Sri Lanka won by 115 runs. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 94 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5/23.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Willowmoore Park, Benoni
- Date
- 15 April 1998
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 115 runs
- Player of the match
- Marvan Atapattu
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Rashid Latif (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- SB Lambson and CJ Mitchley
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 288 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 94 off 123 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 78. Wasim Akram took 4 for 43 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu, 48% of the total.
Chasing 289, Pakistan made 173 all out. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 59 off 86 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 23 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 115 runs. Muthiah Muralidaran's 5 for 23 are the best innings figures at Willowmoore Park.
SRI LANKA: 288 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 30 | 40 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Mushtaq Ahmed | 33 | 26 |
| Marvan Atapattu | bowled | 94 | 123 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 2 | 7 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 78 | 73 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Waqar Younis | 0 | 1 |
| Roshan Mahanama | run out | 2 | 4 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Rashid Latif | 0 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Shahid Afridi | 20 | 21 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Mohammad Yousuf) | 4 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 24 · Total 288 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 9.4 | 1 | 43 | 4 |
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 0 | 86 | 2 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 9 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 9 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-56 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 8.2 ov), 2-91 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 14.2 ov), 3-94 (Aravinda de Silva, 15.5 ov), 4-232 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 40.3 ov), 5-232 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 40.4 ov), 6-238 (Roshan Mahanama, 42.1 ov), 7-238 (Mahela Jayawardene, 42.2 ov), 8-281 (Kumar Dharmasena, 48.2 ov), 9-286 (Marvan Atapattu, 49.1 ov), 10-288 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 56 | 50 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 35 | 36 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu | 3 | 9 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 138 | 148 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu | 6 | 9 |
| seventh | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Dharmasena | 43 | 36 |
| ninth | Marvan Atapattu and Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 5 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 2 | 3 |
PAKISTAN: 173 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar | bowled | 59 | 86 |
| Shahid Afridi | run out (Mahela Jayawardene) | 6 | 10 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 8 | 9 |
| Abdul Razzaq | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 3 | 6 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | run out (Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 29 | 47 |
| Azhar Mahmood | c Kumar Dharmasena | 13 | 27 |
| Wasim Akram | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 13 | 8 |
| Rashid Latif | bowled | 6 | 15 |
| Waqar Younis | c Chaminda Vaas | 17 | 23 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | not out | 1 | 5 |
Extras 18 · Total 173 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 9.2 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Shahid Afridi, 3.3 ov), 2-32 (Ijaz Ahmed, 6.3 ov), 3-33 (Abdul Razzaq, 6.6 ov), 4-44 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 9.1 ov), 5-108 (Mohammad Yousuf, 23.3 ov), 6-126 (Saeed Anwar, 29.3 ov), 7-142 (Wasim Akram, 31.1 ov), 8-151 (Azhar Mahmood, 33.1 ov), 9-156 (Rashid Latif, 35.5 ov), 10-173 (Waqar Younis, 39.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Saeed Anwar and Shahid Afridi | 11 | 21 |
| second | Ijaz Ahmed and Saeed Anwar | 21 | 18 |
| third | Saeed Anwar and Abdul Razzaq | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 11 | 13 |
| fifth | Saeed Anwar and Mohammad Yousuf | 64 | 86 |
| sixth | Saeed Anwar and Azhar Mahmood | 18 | 36 |
| seventh | Wasim Akram and Azhar Mahmood | 16 | 10 |
| eighth | Rashid Latif and Azhar Mahmood | 9 | 12 |
| ninth | Waqar Younis and Rashid Latif | 5 | 16 |
| tenth | Waqar Younis and Mushtaq Ahmed | 17 | 21 |
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