Welcome to the highlights of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - The 6th match of the 1996 KCA Centenary quadrangular One-Day International cricket tournament between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was played at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi on October 04, 1996.
Match Overview:
16-year-old all-rounder Shahid Afridi's world record-breaking 37-ball fastest century ever and Saeed Anwar's record-equal 9th century before Waqar Younis' 8th five-wicket haul and Saqlain Mushtaq's four-for gives to Pakistan comfortable 82-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite Aravinda de Silva's brilliant century and Pakistan qualified for the final with run-rate in a historic sixth match of a KCA Centenary Tournament.
Match Stats:
- Shahid Afridi hammered a 37-ball fastest century ever in one-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 48-ball hundred held by Sanath Jayasuriya against Pakistan at Singapore earlier in this year's Singer Cup.
- 11 : Shahid Afridi equalled a joint most sixes hit by any batsman in an innings in ODIs, jointly with Sanath Jayasuriya's 11-sixes against Pakistan at Singapore in the Singer Cup.
- Saeed Anwar's 115 was his third highest score for Pakistan in one-day international and his second highest-score against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- Shahid Afridi became the second Pakistan batsman to score 100 on his first ODI innings after Saleem Elahi's unbeaten 102 on his debut ODI match also against Sri Lanka at Gujranwala in the previous year.
- Shahid Afridi became the 12th Pakistan batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- Saeed Anwar became the first batsman to scored five centuries against Sri Lanka in ODI cricket history.
- Saeed Anwar became the second Pakistan batsman to scored nine centuries in ODIs after Ramiz Raja's 9 hundreds.
- 9 : Saeed Anwar equalled a joint most centuries hit for Pakistan in ODIs, jointly with Ramiz Raja's 9-tons.
- Pakistan's 378 was their highest score ever in one-day international cricket history, previous highest was 338 also against Sri Lanka at Swansea in the 1983 World Cup.
- Aravinda de Silva's 122 was his third highest score for Sri Lanka in one-day international and the second highest-score by an Sri Lankan batsman against Pakistan in ODIs after Sanath Jayasuriya's 134 in the Singer Cup.
- Aravinda de Silva became the third Sri Lankan batsman to score a century Pakistan in ODIs after Arjuna Ranatunga (2) and Sanath Jayasuriya (1).
- Aravinda de Silva became the first Sri Lankan batsman to scored seven centuries in ODI cricket history.
- Waqar Younis' 5 for 52 was his joint seventh best bowling performance for Pakistan in one-day international and his second best-bowling-figures against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- Waqar Younis became the first Sri Lankan bowler to take two five-wicket hauls against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- Waqar Younis became the first Pakistan bowler to claimed eight five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket history.
- Waqar Younis became the first bowler to take eight five-wicket hauls in ODI cricket history.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
* If Sri Lanka had scored one more run - they made 289 in reply to Pakistan's 371 for nine - the World Cup winners would have qualified ahead of the Pakistan's on net run-rate for Sunday's final against South Africa.
Pakistan scored mammoth total of 371-9 in 50 overs with top scorer by Saeed Anwar struck 115 off 120-balls - which was his 9th ODI hundred and his fifth century against Sri Lanka in ODIs - including 13-fours & a six.
Shahid Afridi - who hammered a 102 off 40-balls on his first ODI innings - which was his 1st ODI hundred, Saleem Malik cracked a 43 off 54-balls including 3-fours.
Saleem Elahi hit 23 off 34-balls including one-six & a four and Moin Khan scored 18 off 16-balls included a boundary.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Sanath Jayasuriya picked up 3-wickets, Muttiah Muralitharan captured 2-wickets, Sajeewa de Silva, Kumar Dharmasena and Aravinda de Silva each took one-wickets.
Sri Lanka bowled out for 289 in 49.5 overs with top scorer by Aravinda de Silva struck 122 off 116-balls - which was his 7th ODI hundred and his first century against Pakistan in ODIs - including 12-fours & 2-sixes.
Arjuna Ranatunga blasted a 52 off 46-balls including 9-fours & a six with strike rate of 113.04, Kumar Dharmasena cracked a 51 off 80-balls included one-six & a four.
Romesh Kaluwitharana blasted a 19 off 11-balls including 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 172.72 and Chaminda Vaas hit 16 off 13-balls contained 2-fours & a six.
Pakistan best bowler by Waqar Younis claimed a 5-wicket haul for 52-runs in 8.5-overs, Saqlain Mushtaq captured 4-wickets for 33-runs in 10-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 3.30 and Shahid Afridi took one-wicket.
Shahid Afridi named Player of the match for his sensational batting performance to smashed a 102-runs knocked off facing 40-balls including 11-sixes & 6-fours with strike rate of 255.
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