Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
Sharjah Cup New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 2002 (2001/02) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 8 April 2002
Sri Lanka won by 41 runs
Sri Lanka won by 41 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 87 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 8 April 2002
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 41 runs
- Player of the match
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 242 for 9. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 87 off 78 balls, and Russel Arnold made 57. Shoaib Akhtar took 3 for 30 for Pakistan.
Chasing 243, Pakistan made 201 all out. Abdul Razzaq top-scored with 56 off 72 balls, and Rashid Latif made 41. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 27 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 41 runs.
SRI LANKA: 242 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Rashid Latif b Abdul Razzaq | 87 | 78 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | b Wasim Akram | 10 | 20 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Rashid Latif b Shoaib Akhtar | 6 | 14 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Shoaib Malik b Abdul Razzaq | 8 | 22 |
| Russel Arnold | c Waqar Younis b Saqlain Mushtaq | 57 | 86 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Mohammad Yousuf b Shoaib Akhtar | 15 | 35 |
| Upul Chandana | c Younis Khan b Waqar Younis | 30 | 30 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 9 | 11 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | b Shoaib Akhtar | 1 | 2 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | run out (Younis Khan) | 0 | 1 |
| Charitha Buddhika | not out | 1 | 3 |
Extras 18 · Total 242 for 9
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Waqar Younis | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 10 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 9 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| Shahid Afridi | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-50 (Kumar Sangakkara, 8.5 ov), 2-92 (Marvan Atapattu, 15.1 ov), 3-110 (Mahela Jayawardene, 20.4 ov), 4-128 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 24.5 ov), 5-171 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 37.5 ov), 6-223 (Russel Arnold, 45.5 ov), 7-237 (Upul Chandana, 48.4 ov), 8-239 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.1 ov), 9-239 (Nuwan Zoysa, 49.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (36) and Kumar Sangakkara (10) | 50 | 47 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (6) and Sanath Jayasuriya (35) | 42 | 38 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (7) and Mahela Jayawardene (8) | 18 | 34 |
| fourth | Sanath Jayasuriya (9) and Russel Arnold (4) | 18 | 23 |
| fifth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (15) and Russel Arnold (25) | 43 | 78 |
| sixth | Upul Chandana (25) and Russel Arnold (27) | 52 | 48 |
| seventh | Upul Chandana (5) and Chaminda Vaas (7) | 14 | 16 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran (1) and Chaminda Vaas (2) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Nuwan Zoysa (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Charitha Buddhika (1) | 3 | 4 |
PAKISTAN: 201 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 11 |
| Imran Nazir | c Mahela Jayawardene b Charitha Buddhika | 25 | 49 |
| Younis Khan | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 16 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muthiah Muralidaran | 37 | 56 |
| Mohammad Yousuf | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Charitha Buddhika | 0 | 5 |
| Abdul Razzaq | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Sanath Jayasuriya | 56 | 72 |
| Rashid Latif | c Chaminda Vaas b Muthiah Muralidaran | 41 | 44 |
| Wasim Akram | c Nuwan Zoysa b Muthiah Muralidaran | 6 | 11 |
| Waqar Younis | b Russel Arnold | 2 | 12 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | not out | 3 | 2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 2 |
Extras 19 · Total 201 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 8 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
| Upul Chandana | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6.5 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Russel Arnold | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Shahid Afridi, 2.3 ov), 2-29 (Younis Khan, 7.4 ov), 3-65 (Imran Nazir, 18.1 ov), 4-65 (Mohammad Yousuf, 18.6 ov), 5-94 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 25.2 ov), 6-166 (Rashid Latif, 39.3 ov), 7-174 (Wasim Akram, 41.5 ov), 8-198 (Waqar Younis, 44.6 ov), 9-198 (Abdul Razzaq, 45.1 ov), 10-201 (Saqlain Mushtaq, 45.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Shahid Afridi (3) and Imran Nazir (1) | 10 | 9 |
| second | Imran Nazir (8) and Younis Khan (7) | 19 | 31 |
| third | Inzamam-ul-Haq (18) and Imran Nazir (16) | 36 | 65 |
| fourth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (0) and Mohammad Yousuf (0) | 0 | 5 |
| fifth | Inzamam-ul-Haq (19) and Abdul Razzaq (5) | 29 | 39 |
| sixth | Rashid Latif (41) and Abdul Razzaq (30) | 72 | 85 |
| seventh | Wasim Akram (6) and Abdul Razzaq (2) | 8 | 14 |
| eighth | Waqar Younis (1) and Abdul Razzaq (19) | 24 | 21 |
| ninth | Abdul Razzaq (0) and Shoaib Akhtar (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Saqlain Mushtaq (0) and Shoaib Akhtar (3) | 3 | 4 |
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