Match : Sri Lanka v Pakistan, 3rd of 3 test match series on Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2012.
Venue/Date : Pallekele International cricket stadium, 8,9,10,11 & 12 July 2012.
Debut : none.
Toss : Sri Lanka, elected to field.
Result : Draw, and hence Sri Lanka won the series 1-0 having won
1st test by 209 runs while
2nd test was a draw.
Man of the match : Asad Shafiq.
Man of the series : Kumar Sangakkara.
Umpires : Steven Davies (Australia) + Simon Taufel (Australia) with Ranmore Martinesz (3rd umpire, from Sri Lanka).
Head to head
43rd Sri Lanka v Pakistan test match it was. now, we've had 10 draws while Pakistan leads 16 to 10. In Sri Lanka, two teams clashed for the 18th time and visitors have won 6 tests while home team have 4 wins besides 8 draws.
End of day 1 : SL 1st inn 44/3 in 14.4 ovs (Paranavitana 13*)
It was a swinging day, both for the ball and the fortunes. Having won a good toss, Lankans elected to bowl first and soon reduced visitors to 4 for 56 untill Misbah-ul-Haq and Asad Shafiq lead the fight back in second session. Asad Shafiq's lion hearted effort meant Pakistan crossed double century mark but danger wasn't over yet as Thisara Perera grabbed four wickets. In first innings, Sri Lankans themselves lost wickets in a hurry to even out the match at stumps.
End of day 2 : SL 1st inn 44/3 in 14.4 ovs (Paranavitana 13*)
After a swinging day, we had a rainy day. Not a single ball was bowled and umpires called it stumps shortly after the tea break! Thankfully, 13 wickets that fell on first day will keep chances on for a decisive result.
End of day 3 : Pak 2nd inn 27/1 in 6 ovs (Hafeez 8* + Ali 6*)
Weather cleared up and Pakistan came out hungry for wickets today, bowling very well in first hour but Paranavitana and Samaraweera negotiated out everything, reaching respective seventies. Visitors hit back once the stand was broken but Thisara Perera's counter attacking innings fetched home team a sizable 111 runs lead and then Taufeeq Umar was trapped lbw having kept wicket for the innings. Lankans are at drivers seat now.
End of day 4 : Pak 2nd inn 299/8 in 104 ovs (Shafiq 55* + Akmal 0*)
Azhar Ali now is the only batsman to score 3 centuries this year, and in process, he drove Pakistan to a solid position before Rangana Herath scripted Lankan comeback. Asad Shafiq made sure visitors don't collapse, staying unbeaten with injured Adnan Akmal coming in lower down the order. An intriguing last day on cards..
End of day 5 : end of the match
Asad Shafiq controlled the game very well in first session, stretching his partnership with Adnan Akmal before Misbah declared. Kumar Sangakkara once again batted well but time wasn't enough either for his to reach century or for Sri Lanka to win. Match was called off as draw.
| Pakistan 1st innings (invited in to bat) |
| Batsman |
|
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
| Mohammad Hafeez |
b Perera |
22 |
27 |
4 |
0 |
| Taufeeq Umar |
lbw b Perera |
29 |
46 |
6 |
0 |
| Azhar Ali |
c Samaraweera b Perera |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Younis Khan |
c P Jayawardene b Kulasekara |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq |
c P Jayawardene b Perera |
40 |
95 |
7 |
0 |
| Asad Shafiq |
c P Jayawardene b Herath |
75 |
158 |
10 |
0 |
| Adnan Akmal |
b Herath |
24 |
34 |
4 |
0 |
| Mohammad Sami |
c Perera b Mathews |
9 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
| Umar Gul |
b Kulasekara |
7 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
| Saeed Ajmal |
lbw b Herath |
6 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
| Junaid Khan |
not out |
3 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Extra : |
11 (lbyes=11) |
| Total : |
226 runs in
72.5 overs for
10 wicket. RR = (
3.12 ).
|
| Fall of wickets : 1-35 (Hafeez, 7.4 ov), 2-41 (Azhar Ali, 9.5 ov), 3-50 (Younis, 12.6 ov), 4-56 (Taufeeq, 15.6 ov), 5-141 (Misbah, 49.4 ov), 6-175 (Sami, 57.4 ov), 7-198 (Akmal, 62.3 ov), 8-217 (Gul, 67.5 ov), 9-217 (Shafiq, 68.4 ov), 10-226 (Ajmal, 72.5 ov) |
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maiden |
Runs |
W |
Extra |
| Nuwan Kulasekara |
16 |
4 |
44 |
2 |
|
| Thisara Perera |
18 |
5 |
63 |
4 |
|
| Angelo Mathews |
8 |
3 |
20 |
1 |
|
| Rangana Herath |
18.5 |
6 |
40 |
3 |
|
| Dilhara Fernando |
12 |
1 |
48 |
0 |
|
| Sri Lanka 1st innings |
| Batsman |
|
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
| Tharanga Paranavitana |
b Ajmal |
75 |
188 |
8 |
0 |
| Dinesh Chandimal |
lbw b Junaid Khan |
8 |
29 |
1 |
0 |
| Kumar Sangakkara |
b Junaid Khan |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene |
lbw b Sami |
12 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera |
lbw b Ajmal |
73 |
160 |
9 |
0 |
| Angelo Mathews |
c Shafiq b Junaid Khan |
9 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene |
lbw b Gul |
20 |
37 |
1 |
0 |
| Thisara Perera |
b Junaid Khan |
75 |
86 |
4 |
3 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara |
c Taufeeq b Junaid Khan |
33 |
63 |
4 |
0 |
| Rangana Herath |
lbw b Ajmal |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Dilhara Fernando |
not out |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Extra : |
30 (byes=16, lbyes=7, wide=6, noballs=1) |
| Total : |
337 runs in
100.2 overs for
10 wicket. RR = (
3.35 ).
|
| Fall of wickets : 1-14 (Chandimal, 7.3 ov), 2-14 (Sangakkara, 7.6 ov), 3-44 (M Jayawardene, 14.4 ov), 4-187 (Samaraweera, 61.4 ov), 5-200 (Mathews, 66.2 ov), 6-204 (Paranavitana, 69.2 ov), 7-236 (P Jayawardene, 80.1 ov), 8-320 (Kulasekara, 98.1 ov), 9-337 (Herath, 99.6 ov), 10-337 (Perera, 100.2 ov) |
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maiden |
Runs |
W |
Extra |
| Umar Gul |
22 |
3 |
90 |
1 |
1 wide |
| Junaid Khan |
28.2 |
3 |
70 |
5 |
|
| Mohammad Sami |
17 |
1 |
69 |
1 |
1 wide |
| Saeed Ajmal |
25 |
5 |
66 |
3 |
|
| Younis Khan |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 no ball |
| Mohammad Hafeez |
5 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
|
| Pakistan 2nd innings (-111 runs deficit) |
| Batsman |
|
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
| Mohammad Hafeez |
c Paranavitana b Fernando |
52 |
100 |
6 |
0 |
| Taufeeq Umar |
lbw b Kulasekara |
4 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| Azhar Ali |
c P Jayawardene b Fernando |
136 |
284 |
13 |
0 |
| Younis Khan |
c Paranavitana b Herath |
19 |
50 |
3 |
0 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq |
c M Jayawardene b Herath |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Asad Shafiq |
not out |
100 |
195 |
9 |
0 |
| Mohammad Sami |
lbw b Fernando |
3 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Umar Gul |
lbw b Herath |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Saeed Ajmal |
lbw b Herath |
5 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
| Adnan Akmal |
not out |
35 |
96 |
4 |
0 |
| Junaid Khan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Extra : |
21 (byes=6, lbyes=8, wides=7) |
| Total : |
380 runs in
128.4 overs for
8 wicket declared. RR = (
2.96 ).
|
| Fall of wickets : |
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maiden |
Runs |
W |
Extra |
| Nuwan Kulasekara |
28 |
8 |
65 |
1 |
1 wide |
| Thisara Perera |
25 |
2 |
88 |
0 |
1 wide |
| Rangana Herath |
39.4 |
4 |
99 |
4 |
|
| Dilhara Fernando |
23 |
1 |
74 |
3 |
1 wide |
| Angelo Mathews |
12 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
|
| Thilan Samaraweera |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
| Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target = 270 runs) |
| Batsman |
|
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
| Tharanga Paranavitana |
c Younis b Junaid Khan |
22 |
38 |
3 |
0 |
| Dinesh Chandimal |
c Shafiq b Ajmal |
65 |
127 |
8 |
0 |
| Kumar Sangakkara |
not out |
74 |
125 |
11 |
0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene |
c Hafeez b Ajmal |
11 |
44 |
1 |
0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera |
b Ajmal |
10 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
| Angelo Mathews |
not out |
1 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene |
|
|
|
|
|
| Thisara Perera |
|
|
|
|
|
| Nuwan Kulasekara |
|
|
|
|
|
| Rangana Herath |
|
|
|
|
|
| Dilhara Fernando |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Extra : |
12 (byes=2, lbyes=10) |
| Total : |
195 runs in
62 overs for
4 wicket. RR = (
3.15 ).
|
| Fall of wickets : 1-44 (Paranavitana, 10.2 ov), 2-132 (Chandimal, 37.2 ov), 3-150 (M Jayawardene, 47.4 ov), 4-178 (Samaraweera, 55.1 ov) |
| Bowler |
Overs |
Maiden |
Runs |
W |
Extra |
| Umar Gul |
9 |
2 |
43 |
0 |
|
| Junaid Khan |
10 |
0 |
45 |
1 |
|
| Mohammad Hafeez |
9 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
|
| Saeed Ajmal |
26 |
8 |
50 |
3 |
|
| Mohammad Hafeez |
8 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
|
