RESULT 16 Jul at 04:00 AM  • Galle
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan  • 1st Test (day)  • Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 2023
  • Sri Lanka SL
  • 279 / 10 ( 83.1 Ovs )
  • Pakistan PAK
  • 133 / 6 ( 32.5 Ovs )
  • Pakistan won by 4 wickets
  • SIX
    CRR / RRR 4.05 / 0
    Partnership 6 Runs, 0.1 Ov (RR: 36)
    Last Wicket 127/6 (32.4 Ov)
    Target 131
    Recent Balls
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    32.5
    6
    Jayasuriya to Salman
    finishes it off in style! Comes down the track and drives him over mid-off, the ball sailing all the way for six!
    32.4
    W
    Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz
    gets a top edge to square leg, holing out to the man stationed there! It was an uncertain, jittery innings from the SL keeper, and it comes to an end now Fantastic catch in the deep, plucking it low off the ground to give Jayasuriya his fourth wicket
    32.3
    0
    Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz
    driven back towards the bowler, who drives smartly to collect
    32.2
    0
    Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz
    skips down the track but gets a leading edge to mid-off
    32.1
    0
    Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz
    brought the broom out. Great fielding by Madushka at short leg to prevent it going for runs
    31.6
    1
    Mendis to Sarfaraz
    clipped on the pad and SL are excited, though he was way, way down the crease. They've taken a review, a last Lankan throw of the dice. It's hit him outside off stump anyway
    31.5
    1
    Mendis to Imam-ul-Haq
    driven to mid-off and this time they come through for the single that gives Imam a half-century. An oasis of calm amidst the top order chaos, is Imam right now. A huge factor in making this chase relatively drama-free for Pakistan
    31.4
    0
    Mendis to Imam-ul-Haq
    skips down the track to defend
    31.3
    0
    Mendis to Imam-ul-Haq
    defended back towards the bowler
    31.2
    0
    Mendis to Imam-ul-Haq
    similar delivery, Imam is solid in defence
    31.1
    0
    Mendis to Imam-ul-Haq
    lands on leg and spins away to off sharply
    30.6
    0
    Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz
    defends off the front foot to mid-on
    30.5
    0
    Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz
    gets a leading edge that ballooned, but lands short of mid-on
    30.4
    1
    Jayasuriya to Imam-ul-Haq
    whips it to square leg to turn the strike over
    30.3
    0
    Jayasuriya to Imam-ul-Haq
    coming down the wicket to every ball now. This time the extra spin hits him on the pad
    30.2
    1
    Jayasuriya to Sarfaraz
    drives to extra cover, awhere the fielding is sharp as he keeps it to one
    30.1
    1
    Jayasuriya to Imam-ul-Haq
    lots of fielders close in, so Imam hops down the wicket and chips it to cown corner for a single
    29.6
    0
    Mendis to Sarfaraz
    defends to short leg
    29.5
    0
    Mendis to Sarfaraz
    skips down the wicket and clips the flow full toss to midwicket
    29.4
    W
    Mendis to Saud Shakeel
    and he's gone! Saud Shakeel will not average over 100 between Tests. Wanted to defend but Mendis got it to turn sharply away from the outside edge, kissing it along the way.

    Match Info

    MATCH SL Vs PAK
    DATE 16 Jul, 2023
    TIME 04:00 AM UTC | 09:30 AM LOCAL
    VENUE Galle International Stadium
    TOSS Sri Lanka won the Toss & decided to Bat First
    UMPIRES Alex WharfRod Tucker
    REFEREE Rod Tucker

    Sri Lanka (Batting) : 312/10 (95.2 Ovs)

    Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
    KNM Fernando
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    4 9 0 0 44.44
    FDM Karunaratne
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    29 43 6 0 67.44
    BKG Mendis
    c Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    12 14 3 0 85.71
    AD Mathews
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Abrar Ahmed
    64 109 9 0 58.71
    LD Chandimal
    c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah
    1 6 0 0 16.66
    DM de Silva
    c Shan Masood b Naseem Shah
    122 214 12 3 57
    S Samarawickrama
    c Imam-ul-Haq b Agha Salman
    36 57 5 0 63.15
    RTM Mendis
    c Babar Azam b Abrar Ahmed
    5 40 1 0 12.5
    NGRP Jayasuriya
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Naseem Shah
    4 29 0 0 13.79
    CAK Rajitha
    c Abdullah Shafique b Abrar Ahmed
    8 24 1 0 33.33
    MVT Fernando
    not out
    21 28 2 1 75
    Total 312/10 (95.2 Ovs)      Extras: 6      ( b 4 , lb 1 , w 0 , nb 1 , p 0)

    Fall of Wickets

    Wkt # Player Runs Ovs
    1 KNM Fernando
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    6 2.2
    2 BKG Mendis
    c Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    22 6.4
    3 FDM Karunaratne
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    53 14.2
    4 LD Chandimal
    c Babar Azam b Naseem Shah
    54 15.2
    5 AD Mathews
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Abrar Ahmed
    185 48.1
    6 S Samarawickrama
    c Imam-ul-Haq b Agha Salman
    242 65.4
    7 RTM Mendis
    c Babar Azam b Abrar Ahmed
    257 76.6
    8 NGRP Jayasuriya
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Naseem Shah
    282 85.6
    9 DM de Silva
    c Shan Masood b Naseem Shah
    283 87.1
    10 CAK Rajitha
    c Abdullah Shafique b Abrar Ahmed
    312 95.2

    Bowling

    Bowler O M R W WD NB ECO
    Shaheen Shah Afridi 24 3 86 3 0 1 3.58
    Naseem Shah 22 2 90 3 0 0 4.09
    Abrar Ahmed 31.2 9 68 3 0 0 2.17
    Agha Salman 5 1 18 1 0 0 3.6
    Noman Ali 13 2 45 0 0 0 3.46

    Pakistan (Batting) : 461/10 (121.2 Ovs)

    Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
    Abdullah Shafique
    c de Silva b Jayasuriya
    19 28 3 0 67.85
    Imam-ul-Haq
    c sub (PHKD Mendis) b Rajitha
    1 10 0 0 10
    Shan Masood
    lbw b RTM Mendis
    39 30 5 1 130
    Babar Azam
    c †Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya
    13 16 2 0 81.25
    Saud Shakeel
    not out
    208 361 19 0 57.61
    Sarfaraz Ahmed
    lbw b Jayasuriya
    17 15 3 0 113.33
    Agha Salman
    st †Samarawickrama b RTM Mendis
    83 113 9 1 73.45
    Noman Ali
    lbw b RTM Mendis
    25 57 4 0 43.85
    Shaheen Shah Afridi
    lbw b MVT Fernando
    9 14 2 0 64.28
    Naseem Shah
    b RTM Mendis
    6 78 1 0 7.69
    Abrar Ahmed
    c Mathews b RTM Mendis
    10 12 1 1 83.33
    Total 461/10 (121.2 Ovs)      Extras: 31      ( b 9 , lb 8 , w 8 , nb 6 , p 0)

    Fall of Wickets

    Wkt # Player Runs Ovs
    1 Imam-ul-Haq
    c sub (PHKD Mendis) b Rajitha
    3 1.6
    2 Abdullah Shafique
    c de Silva b Jayasuriya
    47 10.2
    3 Shan Masood
    lbw b RTM Mendis
    67 11.6
    4 Babar Azam
    c †Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya
    73 14.4
    5 Sarfaraz Ahmed
    lbw b Jayasuriya
    101 20.2
    6 Agha Salman
    st †Samarawickrama b RTM Mendis
    278 55.6
    7 Noman Ali
    lbw b RTM Mendis
    330 73.2
    8 Shaheen Shah Afridi
    lbw b MVT Fernando
    346 76.3
    9 Naseem Shah
    b RTM Mendis
    440 116.5
    10 Abrar Ahmed
    c Mathews b RTM Mendis
    461 121.2

    Bowling

    Bowler O M R W WD NB ECO
    MVT Fernando 18 1 69 1 3 0 3.83
    CAK Rajitha 19 1 77 1 1 6 4.05
    NGRP Jayasuriya 35 3 145 3 0 0 4.14
    RTM Mendis 42.2 2 136 5 0 0 3.21
    DM de Silva 7 1 17 0 0 0 2.42

    Sri Lanka (Batting) : 279/10 (83.1 Ovs)

    Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
    KNM Fernando
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Noman Ali
    52 115 7 1 45.21
    FDM Karunaratne
    c Agha Salman b Abrar Ahmed
    20 27 4 0 74.07
    BKG Mendis
    lbw b Noman Ali
    18 45 2 0 40
    AD Mathews
    c Babar Azam b Noman Ali
    7 21 1 0 33.33
    LD Chandimal
    c Imam-ul-Haq b Agha Salman
    28 64 3 0 43.75
    DM de Silva
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    82 118 10 2 69.49
    S Samarawickrama
    c Abdullah Shafique b Agha Salman
    11 11 2 0 100
    RTM Mendis
    lbw b Abrar Ahmed
    42 79 3 1 53.16
    NGRP Jayasuriya
    c Shan Masood b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    10 11 2 0 90.9
    MVT Fernando
    not out
    0 6 0 0 0
    CAK Rajitha
    c Shan Masood b Abrar Ahmed
    5 3 1 0 166.66
    Total 279/10 (83.1 Ovs)      Extras: 4      ( b 0 , lb 1 , w 2 , nb 1 , p 0)

    Fall of Wickets

    Wkt # Player Runs Ovs
    1 FDM Karunaratne
    c Agha Salman b Abrar Ahmed
    42 11.1
    2 BKG Mendis
    lbw b Noman Ali
    79 24.6
    3 AD Mathews
    c Babar Azam b Noman Ali
    91 32.1
    4 KNM Fernando
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Noman Ali
    99 36.6
    5 LD Chandimal
    c Imam-ul-Haq b Agha Salman
    159 53.1
    6 S Samarawickrama
    c Abdullah Shafique b Agha Salman
    175 55.5
    7 RTM Mendis
    lbw b Abrar Ahmed
    251 78.1
    8 DM de Silva
    c †Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    269 80.6
    9 NGRP Jayasuriya
    c Shan Masood b Shaheen Shah Afridi
    274 82.3
    10 CAK Rajitha
    c Shan Masood b Abrar Ahmed
    279 83.1

    Bowling

    Bowler O M R W WD NB ECO
    Shaheen Shah Afridi 13 0 64 2 1 0 4.92
    Naseem Shah 12 2 32 0 1 0 2.66
    Agha Salman 9 0 39 2 0 0 4.33
    Abrar Ahmed 24.1 5 68 3 0 0 2.81
    Noman Ali 25 5 75 3 0 1 3

    Pakistan (Batting) : 133/6 (32.5 Ovs)

    Batsmen R B 4s 6s SR
    Abdullah Shafique
    c †Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya
    8 18 1 0 44.44
    Imam-ul-Haq
    not out
    50 84 4 1 59.52
    Shan Masood
    c KNM Fernando b Jayasuriya
    7 11 1 0 63.63
    Noman Ali
    run out (RTM Mendis/Jayasuriya)
    0 7 0 0 0
    Babar Azam
    lbw b Jayasuriya
    24 28 5 0 85.71
    Saud Shakeel
    c †Samarawickrama b RTM Mendis
    30 38 6 0 78.94
    Sarfaraz Ahmed
    c BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya
    1 10 0 0 10
    Agha Salman
    not out
    6 1 0 1 600
    Abrar Ahmed
    Shaheen Shah Afridi
    Naseem Shah
    Total 133/6 (32.5 Ovs)      Extras: 7      ( b 4 , lb 3 , w 0 , nb 0 , p 0)

    Fall of Wickets

    Wkt # Player Runs Ovs
    1 Abdullah Shafique
    c †Samarawickrama b Jayasuriya
    16 6.4
    2 Shan Masood
    c KNM Fernando b Jayasuriya
    36 10.4
    3 Noman Ali
    run out (RTM Mendis/Jayasuriya)
    38 12.6
    4 Babar Azam
    lbw b Jayasuriya
    79 20.3
    5 Saud Shakeel
    c †Samarawickrama b RTM Mendis
    122 29.4
    6 Sarfaraz Ahmed
    c BKG Mendis b Jayasuriya
    127 32.4

    Bowling

    Bowler O M R W WD NB ECO
    MVT Fernando 2 1 6 0 0 0 3
    RTM Mendis 14 1 62 1 0 0 4.42
    NGRP Jayasuriya 14.5 0 56 4 0 0 3.77
    DM de Silva 2 1 2 0 0 0 1

    Sri Lanka Partnerships

    FDM Karunaratne
    2 (5)
    6 (14)
    2.2 Ovs
    KNM Fernando
    4 (9)
    FDM Karunaratne
    4 (12)
    16 (26)
    4.2 Ovs
    BKG Mendis
    12 (14)
    AD Mathews
    8 (20)
    31 (46)
    7.4 Ovs
    FDM Karunaratne
    23 (26)
    AD Mathews
    0 (0)
    1 (6)
    1 Ovs
    LD Chandimal
    1 (6)
    AD Mathews
    56 (89)
    131 (198)
    32.5 Ovs
    DM de Silva
    74 (109)
    DM de Silva
    20 (48)
    57 (105)
    17.3 Ovs
    S Samarawickrama
    36 (57)
    DM de Silva
    10 (28)
    15 (68)
    11.2 Ovs
    RTM Mendis
    5 (40)
    NGRP Jayasuriya
    4 (29)
    25 (54)
    9 Ovs
    DM de Silva
    17 (25)
    DM de Silva
    1 (4)
    1 (7)
    1.1 Ovs
    CAK Rajitha
    0 (3)
    MVT Fernando
    21 (28)
    29 (49)
    8.1 Ovs
    CAK Rajitha
    8 (21)

    Pakistan Partnerships

    Imam-ul-Haq
    1 (10)
    3 (13)
    2 Ovs
    Abdullah Shafique
    1 (3)
    Shan Masood
    26 (25)
    44 (50)
    8.2 Ovs
    Abdullah Shafique
    18 (25)
    Shan Masood
    13 (5)
    20 (10)
    1.4 Ovs
    Babar Azam
    7 (5)
    Babar Azam
    6 (11)
    6 (16)
    2.4 Ovs
    Saud Shakeel
    0 (5)
    Sarfaraz Ahmed
    17 (15)
    28 (34)
    5.4 Ovs
    Saud Shakeel
    10 (19)
    Agha Salman
    83 (113)
    177 (218)
    35.4 Ovs
    Saud Shakeel
    90 (105)
    Noman Ali
    25 (57)
    52 (104)
    17.2 Ovs
    Saud Shakeel
    23 (47)
    Saud Shakeel
    4 (5)
    16 (19)
    3.1 Ovs
    Shaheen Shah Afridi
    9 (14)
    Saud Shakeel
    70 (165)
    94 (243)
    40.2 Ovs
    Naseem Shah
    6 (78)
    Saud Shakeel
    11 (15)
    21 (27)
    4.3 Ovs
    Abrar Ahmed
    10 (12)

    Sri Lanka Partnerships

    FDM Karunaratne
    20 (27)
    42 (67)
    11.1 Ovs
    KNM Fernando
    22 (40)
    BKG Mendis
    18 (45)
    37 (83)
    13.5 Ovs
    KNM Fernando
    19 (38)
    AD Mathews
    7 (21)
    12 (43)
    7.1 Ovs
    KNM Fernando
    5 (22)
    LD Chandimal
    1 (15)
    8 (30)
    4.5 Ovs
    KNM Fernando
    6 (15)
    LD Chandimal
    27 (49)
    60 (97)
    16.1 Ovs
    DM de Silva
    33 (48)
    DM de Silva
    5 (5)
    16 (16)
    2.4 Ovs
    S Samarawickrama
    11 (11)
    DM de Silva
    32 (55)
    76 (134)
    22.2 Ovs
    RTM Mendis
    42 (79)
    NGRP Jayasuriya
    5 (7)
    18 (17)
    2.5 Ovs
    DM de Silva
    12 (10)
    NGRP Jayasuriya
    5 (4)
    5 (9)
    1.3 Ovs
    MVT Fernando
    0 (5)
    MVT Fernando
    0 (1)
    5 (4)
    0.4 Ovs
    CAK Rajitha
    5 (3)

    Pakistan Partnerships

    Imam-ul-Haq
    7 (22)
    16 (40)
    6.4 Ovs
    Abdullah Shafique
    8 (18)
    Shan Masood
    7 (11)
    20 (24)
    4 Ovs
    Imam-ul-Haq
    12 (13)
    Noman Ali
    0 (7)
    2 (14)
    2.2 Ovs
    Imam-ul-Haq
    2 (7)
    Babar Azam
    24 (28)
    41 (45)
    7.3 Ovs
    Imam-ul-Haq
    13 (17)
    Imam-ul-Haq
    13 (17)
    43 (55)
    9.1 Ovs
    Saud Shakeel
    30 (38)
    Sarfaraz Ahmed
    1 (10)
    5 (18)
    3 Ovs
    Imam-ul-Haq
    3 (8)
    Imam-ul-Haq
    0 (0)
    6 (1)
    0.1 Ovs
    Agha Salman
    6 (1)

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