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Sri Lanka v Pakistan @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 April 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: PT Manuel, ID Robinson
Third Umpire: I Anandappa
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mushtaq Ahmed b Saqlain Mushtaq | 72 | 96 | 129 | 4 | - |
| 2. Russel Arnold | run out ( > > ) | 37 | 129 | 183 | 4 | - |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | c Saleem Elahi b Mushtaq Ahmed | 14 | 40 | 47 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | not out | 138 | 208 | 273 | 19 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Saleem Elahi b Saqlain Mushtaq | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | b Mohammad Zahid | 10 | 9 | 13 | 2 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Asif Mujtaba | 22 | 41 | 67 | 3 | - |
| 8. Ruwan Kalpage | c Saleem Elahi b Saqlain Mushtaq | 5 | 31 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Saleem Elahi b Saqlain Mushtaq | 17 | 81 | 94 | 2 | - |
| 10. Sajeewa de Silva | st Moin Khan b Mushtaq Ahmed | 0 | 18 | 36 | - | - |
| 11. Jayantha Silva | run out ( > > ) | 0 | 8 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-95 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-124 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-124 (Russel Arnold), 4-129 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-144 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-204 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-224 (Ruwan Kalpage), 8-300 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-321 (Sajeewa de Silva), 331 (Jayantha Silva). |
| Extras | 6b, 3lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 112 ovs) 331 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mohammad Zahid | 12 | 1 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shahid Nazir | 8 | 1 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 32 | 6 | 90 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 45 | 12 | 115 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asif Mujtaba | 15 | 3 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Saleem Elahi | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| *2. Rameez Raja | c Russel Arnold b Sajeewa de Silva | 36 | 33 | 62 | 6 | - |
| 3. Ijaz Ahmed | c Russel Arnold b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 4. Saleem Malik | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Sajeewa de Silva | 24 | 56 | 93 | 4 | - |
| 5. Inzamam-ul-Haq | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 43 | 134 | 187 | 3 | - |
| 6. Asif Mujtaba | c Aravinda de Silva b Chaminda Vaas | 49 | 233 | 274 | 7 | - |
| +7. Moin Khan | c Marvan Atapattu b Jayantha Silva | 98 | 109 | 175 | 9 | 3 |
| 8. Saqlain Mushtaq | b Sajeewa de Silva | 23 | 50 | 91 | 3 | - |
| 9. Mushtaq Ahmed | c Marvan Atapattu b Sajeewa de Silva | 1 | 16 | 17 | - | - |
| 10. Mohammad Zahid | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sajeewa de Silva | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Shahid Nazir | not out | 0 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Saleem Elahi), 2-13 (Ijaz Ahmed), 3-59 (Rameez Raja), 4-83 (Saleem Malik), 5-147 (Inzamam-ul-Haq), 6-238 (Asif Mujtaba), 7-276 (Moin Khan), 8-283 (Mushtaq Ahmed), 9-283 (Mohammad Zahid), 292 (Saqlain Mushtaq). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 4w, 6nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 108.3 ovs) 292 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 27 | 7 | 60 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 24.2 | 5 | 85 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 25 | 5 | 91 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 23 | 8 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 4.1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c sub b Saqlain Mushtaq | 113 | 212 | 290 | 9 | 1 |
| 2. Russel Arnold | b Mushtaq Ahmed | 50 | 168 | 233 | 5 | - |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | run out ( > > ) | 4 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | not out | 103 | 99 | 169 | 11 | 1 |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | st Saleem Elahi b Mushtaq Ahmed | 66 | 62 | 81 | 9 | 3 |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 24 | 26 | 50 | 2 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | ||||||
| 8. Ruwan Kalpage | ||||||
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | ||||||
| 10. Sajeewa de Silva | ||||||
| 11. Jayantha Silva |
| FOW | 1-157 (Russel Arnold), 2-171 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-203 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-308 (Arjuna Ranatunga). |
| Extras | 12b, 6lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 95.5 ovs) 386 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Saleem Malik | 9 | 2 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ijaz Ahmed | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 42.5 | 4 | 171 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 33 | 4 | 113 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asif Mujtaba | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Pakistan
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Rameez Raja | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 2. Saleem Elahi | c Russel Arnold b Chaminda Vaas | 14 | 29 | 32 | 2 | - |
| 3. Ijaz Ahmed | c Chaminda Vaas b Jayantha Silva | 47 | 180 | 265 | 7 | 1 |
| 4. Saleem Malik | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Jayantha Silva | 155 | 240 | 338 | 26 | - |
| 5. Inzamam-ul-Haq | not out | 54 | 85 | 130 | 7 | - |
| 6. Asif Mujtaba | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Marvan Atapattu | 6 | 19 | 16 | 1 | - |
| 7. Saqlain Mushtaq | not out | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | - |
| +8. Moin Khan | ||||||
| 9. Mushtaq Ahmed | ||||||
| 10. Mohammad Zahid | ||||||
| 11. Shahid Nazir |
| FOW | 1-0 (Rameez Raja), 2-19 (Saleem Elahi), 3-146 (Ijaz Ahmed), 4-267 (Saleem Malik), 5-279 (Asif Mujtaba). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 95 ovs) 285 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 7 | 40 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 19 | 2 | 73 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 28 | 10 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 20 | 6 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Marvan Atapattu | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Russel Arnold, Marvan Atapattu, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Ruwan Kalpage, Chaminda Vaas, Sajeewa de Silva, Jayantha Silva