Pakistan v Sri Lanka @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
8 November 1996
Toss: Pakistan (field)
Umpires: SK Bansal, G Sharp
Third Umpire: ID Robinson
Match Referee: MJK Smith
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 75 runs
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ijaz Ahmed b Wasim Akram | 33 | 34 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Waqar Younis b Wasim Akram | 12 | 16 | - | 3 | - | |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | lbw b Shahid Afridi | 32 | 73 | - | - | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Saleem Malik b Waqar Younis | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Saqlain Mushtaq b Saleem Malik | 23 | 53 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Roshan Mahanama | c Aamer Sohail b Saqlain Mushtaq | 37 | 54 | - | 1 | - | |
| 7. Chaminda Vaas | c Shahid Afridi b Saleem Malik | 14 | 10 | - | 1 | - | |
| 8. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ijaz Ahmed b Saqlain Mushtaq | 20 | 36 | - | - | - | |
| 9. Kumar Dharmasena | lbw b Wasim Akram | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Wasim Akram | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-64 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-79 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-119 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-133 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-157 (Chaminda Vaas), 7-191 (Roshan Mahanama), 8-194 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-204 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 206 (Hashan Tillakaratne). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 16w, 3nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.3 ovs) 206 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 0 | 42 | 4 | (6w,0nb) |
| Shahid Nazir | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (6w,0nb) |
| Waqar Younis | 8 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (2w,2nb) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 9.3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Saleem Malik | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Saeed Anwar | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 21 | - | - | - | |
| 2. Shahid Afridi | c Roshan Mahanama b Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 11 | - | 1 | - | |
| 3. Aamer Sohail | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 38 | - | 1 | - | |
| 4. Ijaz Ahmed | run out | 49 | 58 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 5. Azam Khan | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 15 | 25 | - | 1 | - | |
| 6. Saleem Malik | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sajeewa de Silva | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | |
| *7. Wasim Akram | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 12 | 13 | - | - | 1 | |
| +8. Moin Khan | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 18 | - | - | - | |
| 9. Saqlain Mushtaq | c & b Aravinda de Silva | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | |
| 10. Waqar Younis | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Shahid Nazir | not out | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Shahid Afridi), 2-29 (Saeed Anwar), 3-38 (Aamer Sohail), 4-84 (Azam Khan), 5-93 (Saleem Malik), 6-109 (Wasim Akram), 7-126 (Ijaz Ahmed), 8-127 (Saqlain Mushtaq), 9-129 (Moin Khan), 131 (Waqar Younis). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 6w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 36 ovs) 131 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 10 | 0 | 48 | 3 | (3w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 7 | 1 | 33 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Pakistan: Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Aamer Sohail, Ijaz Ahmed, Azam Khan, Saleem Malik, Wasim Akram, Moin Khan, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis, Shahid Nazir
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Roshan Mahanama, Chaminda Vaas, Hashan Tillakaratne, Kumar Dharmasena, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sajeewa de Silva
