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Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1996/97 (2nd Test)
VenueSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th April 1997 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresPT Manuel, ID Robinson
TV umpireI Anandappa
RefereeJR Reid
Close of play day 1Sri Lanka (1) 281/7 (PA de Silva 101*, Vaas 9*)
Close of play day 2Pakistan (1) 146/4 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 42*, Asif Mujtaba 32*)
Close of play day 3Sri Lanka (2) 102/0 (Jayasuriya 61*, Arnold 29*)
Close of play day 4Pakistan (2) 28/2 (Ijaz Ahmed 9*, Saleem Malik 5*)
Player of the MatchPA de Silva
Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Mushtaq Ahmed b Saqlain Mushtaq72961294- 
RP Arnoldrun out371291834- 
MS Atapattuc Saleem Elahi b Mushtaq Ahmed1440472- 
PA de Silvanot out13820827319- 
*A Ranatungac Saleem Elahi b Saqlain Mushtaq4361- 
HP Tillakaratneb Mohammad Zahid109132- 
+RS Kaluwitharanab Asif Mujtaba2241673- 
RS Kalpagec Saleem Elahi b Saqlain Mushtaq531371- 
WPUJC Vaasc Saleem Elahi b Saqlain Mushtaq1781942- 
KSC de Silvast Moin Khan b Mushtaq Ahmed01836-- 
KJ Silvarun out0820-- 
Extras(6 b, 3 lb, 3 nb)12
Total(all out, 112 overs)331
Fall of wickets:
1-95 (Jayasuriya), 2-124 (Atapattu), 3-124 (Arnold), 4-129 (Ranatunga), 5-144 (Tillakaratne), 6-204 (Kaluwitharana), 7-224 (Kalpage), 8-300 (Vaas), 9-321 (KSC de Silva), 10-331 (KJ Silva)
Pakistan bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Mohammad Zahid12   1441--
Shahid Nazir8   1500--
Mushtaq Ahmed32   6902--
Saqlain Mushtaq45   121154--
Asif Mujtaba15   3231--
Pakistan first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
Saleem Elahic Tillakaratne b Vaas045-- 
*Rameez Rajac Arnold b KSC de Silva3633626- 
Ijaz Ahmedc Arnold b Vaas45121- 
Saleem Malikc Ranatunga b KSC de Silva2456934- 
Inzamam-ul-Haqc Kaluwitharana b Vaas431341873- 
Asif Mujtabac PA de Silva b Vaas492332747- 
+Moin Khanc Atapattu b KJ Silva9810917593 
Saqlain Mushtaqb KSC de Silva2350913- 
Mushtaq Ahmedc Atapattu b KSC de Silva11617-- 
Mohammad Zahidc Kaluwitharana b KSC de Silva048-- 
Shahid Nazirnot out01420-- 
Extras(4 lb, 6 nb, 4 w)14
Total(all out, 108.3 overs)292
Fall of wickets:
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), 10-292 (Saqlain Mushtaq)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas27   7604--
KSC de Silva24.25855--
KJ Silva25   5911--
Kalpage23   8420--
Ranatunga4.1180--
Arnold5   320--
Sri Lanka second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac sub (Abdur Razzaq) b Saqlain Mushtaq11321229091 
RP Arnoldb Mushtaq Ahmed501682335- 
MS Atapatturun out41319-- 
PA de Silvanot out10399169111 
*A Ranatungast +Saleem Elahi b Mushtaq Ahmed66628193 
HP Tillakaratnenot out2426502- 
+RS Kaluwitharanadid not bat      
RS Kalpagedid not bat      
WPUJC Vaasdid not bat      
KSC de Silvadid not bat      
KJ Silvadid not bat      
Extras(12 b, 6 lb, 7 nb, 1 w)26
Total(4 wickets, declared, 95.5 overs)386
Fall of wickets:
1-157 (Arnold), 2-171 (Atapattu), 3-203 (Jayasuriya), 4-308 (Ranatunga)
Pakistan bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Saleem Malik9   2330--
Ijaz Ahmed5   0180--
Saqlain Mushtaq42.541711--
Mushtaq Ahmed33   41132--
Asif Mujtaba6   0330--
Pakistan second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*Rameez Rajac Kaluwitharana b Vaas043-- 
Saleem Elahic Arnold b Vaas1429322- 
Ijaz Ahmedc Vaas b KJ Silva4718026571 
Saleem Malikc Kaluwitharana b KJ Silva15524033826- 
Inzamam-ul-Haqnot out54851307- 
Asif Mujtabac Ranatunga b Atapattu619161- 
Saqlain Mushtaqnot out514151- 
+Moin Khandid not bat      
Mushtaq Ahmeddid not bat      
Mohammad Zahiddid not bat      
Shahid Nazirdid not bat      
Extras(3 lb, 1 nb)4
Total(5 wickets, 95 overs)285
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Rameez Raja), 2-19 (Saleem Elahi), 3-146 (Ijaz Ahmed), 4-267 (Saleem Malik), 5-279 (Asif Mujtaba)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas16   7402--
KSC de Silva19   2730--
KJ Silva28   10712--
Kalpage20   6600--
Atapattu4   091--
Tillakaratne2   130--
Arnold6   0260-1
Notes
--> Rameez Raja made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> Rameez Raja made his last appearance in Test matches
--> Asif Mujtaba made his last appearance in Test matches
--> ST Jayasuriya (1) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 4
--> RP Arnold (1) passed his previous highest score of 24 in Test matches
--> PA de Silva (1) passed 3500 runs in Test matches when he reached 73
--> PA de Silva (1) passed 10500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 24
--> Moin Khan (1) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 43
--> ST Jayasuriya (2) passed his previous highest score of 112 in Test matches
--> RP Arnold (2) passed his previous highest score of 37 in Test matches
--> RP Arnold (2) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 32
--> Ijaz Ahmed (2) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 13
--> Saleem Malik (2) passed 5500 runs in Test matches when he reached 127
--> KSC de Silva made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> KSC de Silva achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed Rameez Raja in the Pakistan first innings (previous best was 0-29)
--> KSC de Silva achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Pakistan first innings
Saleem Elahi kept wicket in the second innings due to an injury to Moin Khan.