Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka Final
Khaleej Times Trophy Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 2001 (2001/02) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 4 November 2001
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 38 balls remaining). Russel Arnold top-scored with 47 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 4 November 2001
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Waqar Younis
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- G Sharp and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- DT Lindsay
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 173 all out. Russel Arnold top-scored with 47 off 51 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 43. Waqar Younis took 3 for 31 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 236 across 45 ODIs.
Chasing 174, Pakistan made 177 for 5. Mohammad Yousuf top-scored with 40 off 69 balls, and Shahid Afridi made 35. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 22 for Sri Lanka.
Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 38 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 173 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Rashid Latif b Shahid Afridi | 34 | 58 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | c Azhar Mahmood b Waqar Younis | 2 | 11 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Rashid Latif b Wasim Akram | 0 | 9 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Rashid Latif b Shoaib Akhtar | 43 | 61 |
| Russel Arnold | lbw b Wasim Akram | 47 | 51 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Rashid Latif b Shahid Afridi | 3 | 18 |
| Chamara Silva | lbw b Shoaib Akhtar | 10 | 29 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 10 | 13 |
| Charitha Buddhika | lbw b Waqar Younis | 3 | 5 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Naved Latif b Shoaib Akhtar | 3 | 4 |
| Prabath Nissanka | b Waqar Younis | 2 | 10 |
Extras 16 · Total 173 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 8 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Waqar Younis | 8.2 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 8 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Avishka Gunawardene, 3.5 ov), 2-21 (Marvan Atapattu, 8.1 ov), 3-79 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 20.6 ov), 4-102 (Mahela Jayawardene, 25.3 ov), 5-112 (Kumar Sangakkara, 29.1 ov), 6-152 (Russel Arnold, 38.3 ov), 7-156 (Chamara Silva, 39.3 ov), 8-161 (Charitha Buddhika, 40.5 ov), 9-164 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 41.3 ov), 10-173 (Prabath Nissanka, 44.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (3) and Avishka Gunawardene (2) | 9 | 20 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (10) | 12 | 26 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (20) and Mahela Jayawardene (35) | 58 | 79 |
| fourth | Russel Arnold (14) and Mahela Jayawardene (8) | 23 | 27 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold (5) and Kumar Sangakkara (3) | 10 | 23 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (28) and Chamara Silva (10) | 40 | 56 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (4) and Chamara Silva (0) | 4 | 6 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (2) and Charitha Buddhika (3) | 5 | 8 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (3) and Chaminda Vaas (0) | 3 | 4 |
| tenth | Chaminda Vaas (4) and Prabath Nissanka (2) | 9 | 17 |
PAKISTAN: 177 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | c Chaminda Vaas b Muthiah Muralidaran | 35 | 38 |
| Naved Latif | c Kumar Sangakkara b Prabath Nissanka | 23 | 22 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c & b Muthiah Muralidaran | 40 | 69 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 28 | 63 |
| Younis Khan | c Avishka Gunawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 19 |
| Abdul Razzaq | not out | 14 | 31 |
| Rashid Latif | not out | 23 | 23 |
Did not bat: Azhar Mahmood, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar
Extras 10 · Total 177 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Prabath Nissanka | 7 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 7.4 | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Naved Latif, 7.5 ov), 2-73 (Shahid Afridi, 14.4 ov), 3-122 (Mohammad Yousuf, 28.1 ov), 4-130 (Younis Khan, 32.1 ov), 5-138 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 36.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shahid Afridi (18) and Naved Latif (23) | 45 | 44 |
| second | Shahid Afridi (14) and Mohammad Yousuf (14) | 28 | 41 |
| third | Inzamam-ul-Haq (20) and Mohammad Yousuf (26) | 49 | 79 |
| fourth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (4) and Younis Khan (4) | 8 | 24 |
| fifth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (4) and Abdul Razzaq (3) | 8 | 29 |
| sixth | Rashid Latif (23) and Abdul Razzaq (11) | 39 | 42 |
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