Watch the highlights of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - The opening match of the 1996 Singer Cup triangular One-Day International cricket tournament between Pakistan and Sri Lanka played at The Padang, Singapore on April 02, 1996.
Match Overview:
Sanath Jayasuriya's world record 48-ball fastest century ever and Kumar Dharmasena's half-century sets up to Sri Lanka to 34-run victory over Pakistan in a high-scoring opening match of a Singer Cup.
Match Stats:
- Sanath Jayasuriya became the second Sri Lankan batsman to score a century against Pakistan in ODIs after Arjuna Ranatunga's two hundreds.
- Sanath Jayasuriya became the seventh Sri Lankan batsman to scored two centuries in ODIs.
- Sanath Jayasuriya's 134 was his second highest score for Sri Lanka in one-day international and the highest-score by an Sri Lankan batsman against Pakistan in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 102 held by Arjuna Ranatunga at Gujranwala in 1995.
- Sanath Jayasuriya hammered a 48-ball fastest century ever in one-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 62-ball hundred held by Mohammad Azharuddin against New Zealand at Baroda in 1988.
- 11 : Sanath Jayasuriya hit the most sixes by any batsman in an innings in ODI history, surpassing the previous record of 8-sixes hit by Gordon Greenidge against India at St John's in 1989.
- Sri Lanka's 349 was their second highest score in one-day international and It is their highest-score against Pakistan in ODIs, previous joint highest was 288 at Swansea in the 1983 World Cup and 288 at Adelaide in the 1989-90 Benson & Hedges World Series.
- Pakistan's 315 was their joint fourth highest score in one-day international and It is their joint third highest-score against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Rain washed out on April 01, 1996
[ Heavy rain washed out the opening game of the three-nation Singer Cup One-day international between Pakistan and World Cup champions Sri Lanka at The Padang, Singapore on April 01, 1996.
The game called to a halt with Pakistan on 54-3 in 10 overs with top scorer by Aamer Sohail scored 22 off 21-balls, Inzamam-ul-Haq hit 15 off 11-balls included 2-fours, Saleem Malik and Ijaz Ahmed remained not out on 6.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Chaminda Vaas captured 2-wickets for 11-runs in 3-overs including a maiden with economy rate of 3.66 and Arjuna Ranatunga took one-wicket.
Organisers called off the game and decided to restart tomorrow. ]
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Match Re-played on April 02, 1996
Sri Lanka scored massive total of 349-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Sanath Jayasuriya hammered a career-best 134 off 65-balls - which was his 2nd ODI hundred and his first century against Pakistan in ODIs.
Kumar Dharmasena struck 51 off 50-balls including 4-fours, Roshan Mahanama scored 35 off 52-balls included a boundary, Asanka Gurusinha cracked a 29 off 56-balls contained 3-fours.
Hashan Tillakaratne scored 25 off 40-balls including a boundary and Romesh Kaluwitharana hammered a 24 off 10-balls contained 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 240.
Pakistan best bowler by Waqar Younis claimed a 4-wickets for 62-runs in 10-overs, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammad Akram both took 2-wickets and one for Saleem Malik.
Pakistan bowled out for 315 in 49.4 overs with top scorer by Saleem Malik struck 68 off 77-balls including 4-fours & a six.
Inzamam-ul-Haq blasted a 67 off 54-balls including 6-fours with strike rate of 124.07, Aamer Sohail cracked a run-a-ball 46-runs included 5-fours.
Ijaz Ahmed hammered a 32 off 22-balls including 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 145.45, Saeed Anwar scored a run-a-ball 33-runs included 3-fours.
Ramiz Raja scored 27 off 32-balls including 2-fours and Aaqib Javed blasted a 20 off 15-balls contained 2-sixes & a four with strike rate of 133.33.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Chaminda Vaas, Kumar Dharmasena, Muttiah Muralitharan each took 2-wickets, Hashan Tillakaratne, Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya each took one-wickets.
Sanath Jayasuriya named Player of the match for his record-breaking batting performance to smashed a whirlwind 134-runs knocked off facing 65-balls including 11-sixes & 11-fours with strike rate of 206.15.
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