Pakistan v Sri Lanka @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
4 April 1997
Toss: Pakistan (field)
Umpires: RS Dunne, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: DB Cowie
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 19 runs
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Waqar Younis | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw b Wasim Akram | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | c Mushtaq Ahmed b Saleem Malik | 94 | 118 | - | 10 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | st Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 97 | 137 | - | 6 | - | |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Rameez Raja b Saqlain Mushtaq | 20 | 21 | - | 2 | - | |
| 6. Roshan Mahanama | c Waqar Younis b Wasim Akram | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | |
| 7. Chaminda Vaas | b Saqlain Mushtaq | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 8. Hashan Tillakaratne | run out (Ijaz Ahmed > Moin Khan) | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 9. Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Sajeewa de Silva |
| FOW | 1-3 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-188 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-222 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-232 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-232 (Chaminda Vaas), 7-233 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 8-238 (Aravinda de Silva). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 12w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 243 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wasim Akram | 10 | 1 | 52 | 2 | (7w,0nb) |
| Waqar Younis | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 0 | 47 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shahid Afridi | 9 | 1 | 39 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Saleem Malik | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Rameez Raja | b Sajeewa de Silva | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | |
| 2. Shahid Afridi | c Sajeewa de Silva b Sanath Jayasuriya | 67 | 55 | - | 4 | 5 | |
| 3. Ijaz Ahmed | c Sajeewa de Silva b Kumar Dharmasena | 18 | 51 | - | - | - | |
| 4. Saleem Malik | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 51 | 64 | - | 3 | - | |
| 5. Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 26 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Mohammad Wasim | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 | 37 | - | - | - | |
| +7. Moin Khan | not out | 30 | 33 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| *8. Wasim Akram | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 9. Mushtaq Ahmed | run out (Arjuna Ranatunga > Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 10. Saqlain Mushtaq | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya > Aravinda de Silva) | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Waqar Younis | not out | 9 | 19 | - | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Rameez Raja), 2-84 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-111 (Shahid Afridi), 4-140 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 5-173 (Saleem Malik), 6-190 (Mohammad Wasim), 7-190 (Wasim Akram), 8-190 (Mushtaq Ahmed), 9-197 (Saqlain Mushtaq). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 4w, 5nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 224 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (2w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 38 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Pakistan: Rameez Raja, Shahid Afridi, Ijaz Ahmed, Saleem Malik, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Wasim, Moin Khan, Wasim Akram, Mushtaq Ahmed, Saqlain Mushtaq, Waqar Younis
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Marvan Atapattu, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Roshan Mahanama, Chaminda Vaas, Hashan Tillakaratne, Kumar Dharmasena, Muttiah Muralitharan, Sajeewa de Silva
