Test # 1485
Sri Lanka in Pakistan, 1999/00, 1st Test
Pakistan v Sri Lanka
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
26,27,28,29 February, 1 March 2000 (5-day match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets
Series: Sri Lanka leads the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: Athar Zaidi and DL Orchard (SA)
TV Umpire: Siddiq Khan
Match Referee: BF Hastings (NZ)
Test Debut: Younis Khan (Pak).
Man of the Match: PA de Silva

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Pakistan 182, Sri Lanka 52/2 (Arnold 23*, de Silva 10*; 14 overs)
  • Day 2: Sri Lanka 290/8 (Vaas 21*, Zoysa 6*; 104 overs)
  • Day 3: Sri Lanka 353, Pakistan 154/4 (Yousuf Youhana 6*, Waqar Younis 0*; 68 overs)
  • Day 4: Pakistan 390, Sri Lanka 11/0 (Atapattu 6*, Jayasuriya 5*; 3 overs) 
    Pakistan 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
*Saeed Anwar          c Arnold           b Vaas                23  68  49  2 0
Wajahatullah Wasti    c Arnold           b Wickramasinghe      17 105  66  2 0
Aamer Sohail          c Kaluwitharana    b Vaas                 0  10   9  0 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq        c Arnold           b Wickramasinghe      44 143  96  5 0
Yousuf Youhana        c Arnold           b Muralitharan        32  88  77  5 0
Younis Khan           lbw                b Wickramasinghe      12  66  55  2 0
+Moin Khan            c Kaluwitharana    b Wickramasinghe      21  42  28  3 0
Abdul Razzaq          st Kaluwitharana   b Muralitharan         9  45  30  1 0
Wasim Akram           c Wickramasinghe   b Muralitharan         0   8   7  0 0
Saqlain Mushtaq       not out                                   3  42  26  0 0
Waqar Younis          c Ranatunga        b Muralitharan         0  10  12  0 0
Extras                (lb 9, nb 12)                            21
Total                 (all out, 73.5 overs)                   182

FoW: 1-44 (Saeed Anwar, 14.2 ov), 2-46 (Aamer Sohail, 16.4 ov),
     3-59 (Wajahatullah, 21.5 ov), 4-125 (Yousuf Youhana, 43.3 ov),
     5-135 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 50.2 ov), 6-166 (Younis Khan, 60.6 ov),
     7-167 (Moin Khan, 62.1 ov), 8-168 (Wasim Akram, 63.6 ov),
     9-179 (Abdul Razzaq, 71.2 ov), 10-182 (Waqar Younis, 73.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        20      4     54      2 (10nb)
Zoysa                       13      2     37      0 (2nb)
Wickramasinghe              20      5     37      4
Muralitharan                20.5    7     45      4

Sri Lanka 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
MS Atapattu           c Wajahatullah     b Waqar Younis         8   8  11  2 0
*ST Jayasuriya        c Moin Khan        b Waqar Younis        17  35  21  3 0
RP Arnold             c Moin Khan        b Waqar Younis        26  80  58  2 0
PA de Silva           lbw                b Saqlain Mushtaq    112 376 276 12 0
DPMD Jayawardene      run out (Younis Khan/Moin Khan)          42  67  55  5 0
A Ranatunga                              b Abdul Razzaq        49 212 159  4 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     lbw                b Abdul Razzaq         0   3   1  0 0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                  53 141  87  8 1
GP Wickramasinghe     c sub (Shahid Afridi) b Saqlain Mushtaq   0   3   2  0 0
DNT Zoysa             c Yousuf Youhana   b Waqar Younis        26  55  46  2 1
M Muralitharan        st Moin Khan       b Aamer Sohail         7  40  27  1 0
Extras                (b 2, lb 8, nb 3)                        13
Total                 (all out, 123.2 overs)                  353

FoW: 1-9 (Atapattu, 1.6 ov), 2-38 (Jayasuriya, 7.4 ov),
     3-69 (Arnold, 19.2 ov), 4-117 (Jayawardene, 33.3 ov),
     5-246 (Ranatunga, 92.5 ov), 6-246 (Kaluwitharana, 92.6 ov),
     7-280 (de Silva, 101.1 ov), 8-280 (Wickramasinghe, 101.3 ov),
     9-331 (Zoysa, 113.5 ov), 10-353 (Muralitharan, 123.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Wasim Akram                  2.1    0      8      0
Waqar Younis                30      3    103      4
Abdul Razzaq                32.5    7     99      2 (2nb)
Saqlain Mushtaq             34      9     78      2 (1nb)
Aamer Sohail                23.2    5     55      1
Wajahatullah                 1      1      0      0

Pakistan 2nd innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
*Saeed Anwar                             b Vaas                84 280 219 11 0
Wajahatullah Wasti    c Wickramasinghe   b Zoysa                1  18  12  0 0
Aamer Sohail          c Jayawardene      b Muralitharan        24 103  65  3 0
Inzamam-ul-Haq        c sub (UDU Chandana) b Zoysa             20 111  75  3 0
Yousuf Youhana        c Jayawardene      b Muralitharan        18 116  85  1 0
Waqar Younis                         c & b Vaas                 8  33  27  2 0
Younis Khan           c de Silva         b Muralitharan       107 322 250 11 0
+Moin Khan            lbw                b Vaas                10  56  28  1 0
Abdul Razzaq          c Kaluwitharana    b Zoysa                3  15  17  0 0
Wasim Akram           c Jayawardene      b Muralitharan        79 195 146 10 0
Saqlain Mushtaq       not out                                   2  15   7  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 12, nb 18)                      34
Total                 (all out, 152.1 overs)                  390

FoW: 1-9 (Wajahatullah, 3.5 ov), 2-72 (Aamer Sohail, 25.5 ov),
     3-136 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 53.5 ov), 4-148 (Saeed Anwar, 65.2 ov),
     5-169 (Waqar Younis, 73.2 ov), 6-189 (Yousuf Youhana, 82.6 ov),
     7-224 (Moin Khan, 95.2 ov), 8-236 (Abdul Razzaq, 98.6 ov),
     9-381 (Wasim Akram, 148.2 ov), 10-390 (Younis Khan, 152.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        38      7     85      3 (13nb)
Zoysa                       26      8     64      3
Wickramasinghe              24      4     76      0 (2nb)
Muralitharan                54.1   14    127      4 (3nb)
Arnold                       1      1      0      0
de Silva                     6      2     10      0
Jayasuriya                   3      0     12      0

Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target: 220 runs)                        R   M   B  4 6
MS Atapattu           c Saqlain Mushtaq  b Waqar Younis        10  21  26  1 0
*ST Jayasuriya        c Aamer Sohail     b Abdul Razzaq        56 191 105  6 0
RP Arnold             c Saqlain Mushtaq  b Waqar Younis         6  31  20  0 0
PA de Silva           c Moin Khan        b Abdul Razzaq        21  65  42  4 0
DPMD Jayawardene      c Yousuf Youhana   b Saqlain Mushtaq     35 144 103  5 0
A Ranatunga           not out                                  29 156  94  2 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     not out                                  36 147  75  3 0
WPUJC Vaas            run out (Saqlain Mushtaq)                 0   8   5  0 0
DNT Zoysa             c Wajahatullah     b Abdul Razzaq        13  50  34  1 0
GP Wickramasinghe                        b Abdul Razzaq         0   1   1  0 0
Extras                (b 1, lb 11, nb 2)                       14
Total                 (8 wickets, 83.5 overs)                 220

DNB: M Muralitharan.

FoW: 1-16 (Atapattu, 4.5 ov), 2-34 (Arnold, 10.5 ov),
     3-73 (de Silva, 24.5 ov), 4-116 (Jayasuriya, 41.2 ov),
     5-144 (Jayawardene, 56.3 ov), 6-152 (Vaas, 59.2 ov),
     7-177 (Zoysa, 69.3 ov), 8-177 (Wickramasinghe, 69.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Waqar Younis                24.5    6     78      2
Abdul Razzaq                26      6     56      4 (2nb)
Saqlain Mushtaq             33      7     74      1
    • 50 for Pakistan in 19 overs for the loss of 2 wickets
    • At lunch:Pakistan 65/3
    • 10 runs for Pakistan in 34th over
    • Pakistan scored 135 in first 50 overs for the loss of 4 wickets
    • Pakistan all out for 182 in 73.5 overs
    • 50 for Sri Lanka in 12 overs
    • 100 for Sri Lanka for loss of 3 wickets in 30.4 overs
    • Day 2: at Lunch Sri Lanka 133 for the loss of 4 wickets
    • 200 for Sri Lanka in 69.1 overs for the loss of 4 wickets
    • Pakistan took the 2nd new ball after 89.2 overs
    • 100 for Arvinda De Silva in 263 balls
    • Day 2: Sri Lanka scored 290 for the loss of 8 wickets, 112 for Arvinda de Silva, 49 by Ranatunga dropped by Moin on very 2nd ball
    • 100 for Pakistan in the 2nd innings in 35.1 overs for the loss of 2 wickets
    • 50 for Saeed Anwar in 114 balls with the help of 8 boundaries
    • 150 for Pakistan in 66.3 overs for the loss of 4 wickets in the 2nd innings
    • Pakistan equalled the Sri Lanka lead at 74 overs
    • A Ranatunga (2) retired hurt on 8* from 146/5 to 177/8



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