Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Final
ARY Gold Cup New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 2001 (2000/01) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 20 April 2001
Sri Lanka won by 77 runs
Sri Lanka won by 77 runs. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 89 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 20 April 2001
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 77 runs
- Player of the match
- Marvan Atapattu
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DL Orchard and DB Cowie
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 297 for 7. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 89 off 119 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 70. Saqlain Mushtaq took 3 for 54 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 236 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 298, Pakistan made 220 all out. Saeed Anwar top-scored with 62 off 64 balls, and Shoaib Malik made 44. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 36 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 77 runs.
SRI LANKA: 297 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Inzamam-ul-Haq | 70 | 90 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Shoaib Malik, Waqar Younis) | 7 | 11 |
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Saeed Anwar, Abdul Razzaq) | 89 | 119 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Saqlain Mushtaq | 67 | 59 |
| Indika de Saram | st Humayun Farhat | 12 | 15 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Inzamam-ul-Haq | 4 | 2 |
| Russel Arnold | bowled | 2 | 4 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 3 | 2 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 11 | 4 |
Did not bat: Dilhara Fernando, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 32 · Total 297 for 7
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | 10 | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 9 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Mohammad Sami | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9 | 0 | 54 | 3 |
| Shoaib Malik | 8 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 4.1 ov), 2-122 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 26.5 ov), 3-233 (Marvan Atapattu, 43.4 ov), 4-263 (Mahela Jayawardene, 47.1 ov), 5-267 (Chaminda Vaas, 47.3 ov), 6-275 (Russel Arnold, 48.4 ov), 7-277 (Indika de Saram, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 8 | 25 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 114 | 136 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 111 | 101 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene and Indika de Saram | 30 | 21 |
| fifth | Chaminda Vaas and Indika de Saram | 4 | 2 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold and Indika de Saram | 8 | 7 |
| seventh | Indika de Saram and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 3 |
| eighth | Nuwan Zoysa and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 20 | 5 |
PAKISTAN: 220 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | c Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 6 |
| Imran Nazir | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 5 | 6 |
| Humayun Farhat | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 39 | 34 |
| Saeed Anwar | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 62 | 64 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Russel Arnold | 3 | 7 |
| Younis Khan | c Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 5 |
| Abdul Razzaq | c Dilhara Fernando | 5 | 8 |
| Shoaib Malik | bowled | 44 | 75 |
| Waqar Younis | c Nuwan Zoysa | 20 | 22 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | c Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 15 |
| Mohammad Sami | not out | 4 | 15 |
Extras 17 · Total 220 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 6 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9.4 | 1 | 49 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Russel Arnold | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Imran Nazir, 1.3 ov), 2-17 (Shahid Afridi, 1.6 ov), 3-86 (Humayun Farhat, 9.6 ov), 4-95 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 11.6 ov), 5-103 (Younis Khan, 13.3 ov), 6-108 (Abdul Razzaq, 14.6 ov), 7-159 (Saeed Anwar, 29.3 ov), 8-205 (Shoaib Malik, 36.3 ov), 9-207 (Waqar Younis, 36.6 ov), 10-220 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 41.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shahid Afridi and Imran Nazir | 13 | 9 |
| second | Shahid Afridi and Humayun Farhat | 4 | 3 |
| third | Saeed Anwar and Humayun Farhat | 69 | 48 |
| fourth | Saeed Anwar and Inzamam-ul-Haq | 9 | 12 |
| fifth | Saeed Anwar and Younis Khan | 8 | 9 |
| sixth | Saeed Anwar and Abdul Razzaq | 5 | 9 |
| seventh | Saeed Anwar and Shoaib Malik | 51 | 87 |
| eighth | Waqar Younis and Shoaib Malik | 46 | 42 |
| ninth | Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq | 2 | 3 |
| tenth | Saqlain Mushtaq and Mohammad Sami | 13 | 28 |
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