Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan 1St Odi
Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2012) · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy · 7 June 2012
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining) (D/L method). Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 42* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
- Date
- 7 June 2012
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Umar Gul
- Captains
- Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka), Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- PR Reiffel and REJ Martinesz
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 135 for 8. Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 42 not out off 73 balls. Mohammad Sami took 3 for 19 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, 246 across 24 ODIs.
Pakistan replied with 135 for 4. Mohammad Hafeez top-scored with 37 off 57 balls, and Umar Akmal made 36.
Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 47 balls remaining) (D/L method).
SRI LANKA: 135 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Umar Gul | 3 | 20 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Saeed Ajmal b Umar Gul | 5 | 9 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Mohammad Sami | 9 | 31 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Umar Gul | 0 | 9 |
| Upul Tharanga | b Mohammad Hafeez | 10 | 27 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Sami | 0 | 5 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | not out | 42 | 73 |
| Thisara Perera | lbw b Mohammad Hafeez | 17 | 33 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Sohail Tanvir b Mohammad Sami | 18 | 46 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga
Extras 31 · Total 135 for 8
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umar Gul | 9 | 2 | 24 | 3 |
| Sohail Tanvir | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Mohammad Sami | 6 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 10 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| Saeed Ajmal | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 4.1 ov), 2-12 (Mahela Jayawardene, 6.1 ov), 3-23 (Dinesh Chandimal, 8.4 ov), 4-40 (Kumar Sangakkara, 12.4 ov), 5-41 (Angelo Mathews, 14.3 ov), 6-56 (Upul Tharanga, 19.2 ov), 7-81 (Thisara Perera, 27.3 ov), 8-131 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 41.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mahela Jayawardene (2) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (5) | 8 | 25 |
| second | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 4 | 13 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (0) | 11 | 15 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (9) and Upul Tharanga (3) | 17 | 24 |
| fifth | Upul Tharanga (0) and Angelo Mathews (0) | 1 | 11 |
| sixth | Upul Tharanga (7) and Lahiru Thirimanne (7) | 15 | 29 |
| seventh | Thisara Perera (17) and Lahiru Thirimanne (6) | 25 | 49 |
| eighth | Nuwan Kulasekara (18) and Lahiru Thirimanne (25) | 50 | 85 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (4) | 4 | 2 |
PAKISTAN: 135 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azhar Ali | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 3 | 2 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | st Kumar Sangakkara b Rangana Herath | 37 | 57 |
| Younis Khan | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 5 | 16 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | run out (Angelo Mathews, Kumar Sangakkara) | 30 | 79 |
| Umar Akmal | not out | 36 | 48 |
| Shahid Afridi | not out | 2 | 4 |
Did not bat: Sarfaraz Ahmed, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Sohail Tanvir, Mohammad Sami
Extras 22 · Total 135 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 7 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 9 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 6.1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 6 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Azhar Ali, 2.1 ov), 2-27 (Younis Khan, 7.1 ov), 3-78 (Mohammad Hafeez, 19.5 ov), 4-133 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 33.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Azhar Ali (3) and Mohammad Hafeez (8) | 11 | 13 |
| second | Younis Khan (5) and Mohammad Hafeez (4) | 16 | 30 |
| third | Misbah-ul-Haq (18) and Mohammad Hafeez (25) | 51 | 76 |
| fourth | Misbah-ul-Haq (12) and Umar Akmal (36) | 55 | 81 |
| fifth | Shahid Afridi (2) and Umar Akmal (0) | 2 | 5 |
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