Welcome to the highlights of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - The 5th match of the 1997 Wills Quadrangular Tournament One-Day International cricket tournament between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was played at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on November 05, 1997.
Match Overview:
Masterclass unbeaten centuries from Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva leads to Sri Lanka emphatic eight-wicket victory over Pakistan and secured their place in the final in the fifth match of a Wills Quadrangular Tournament.
Match Stats:
- Sanath Jayasuriya's unbeaten 134 was his joint third highest score for Sri Lanka in one-day international and his joint highest-score against Pakistan in ODIs.
- Sanath Jayasuriya became the third Sri Lankan batsman to scored two centuries against Pakistan in ODIs after Aravinda de Silva (3) and Arjuna Ranatunga (2).
- Sanath Jayasuriya became the second Sri Lankan batsman to scored six centuries in ODIs after Aravinda de Silva's 10-hundreds.
- This is the first instance of Sri Lanka's two batsmen were scores of hundred or more runs in their innings in one-day internationals.
- 213 : Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva set a record third-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in one-day international and also the Sri Lanka's highest third-wicket stand against Sri Lanka in ODIs, previously held by the 184-run stand between Marvan Atapattu and Aravinda de Silva at Sharjah in the 1997 Singer-Akai Cup.
- 213 : Sanath Jayasuriya and Aravinda de Silva set a highest any-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in one-day international and also the Sri Lanka's highest any-wicket stand against Pakistan in ODIs, previously held by the 184-run stand for the third-wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Aravinda de Silva at Sharjah in the 1997 Singer-Akai Cup.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Pakistan bowled out for 280 in 49.4 overs with top scorer by Ijaz Ahmed cracked a 94 off 110-balls - who fell six-run short of his century - including 5-fours & 2-sixes.
Aamer Sohail struck 70 off 82-balls including 5-fours, Shahid Afridi cracked a 39 off 45-balls included 4-fours & a six.
Saeed Anwar hit 26 off 27-balls including 2-fours & a six and Azhar Mahmood scored a run-a-ball 15-runs included one-six & a four.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Sajeewa de Silva, Chaminda Vaas both picked up 3-wickets, Muttiah Muralitharan took 2-wickets and one for Sanath Jayasuriya.
Sri Lanka chase down the target of 281 for 2 in 40 overs with top scorer by Sanath Jayasuriya hammered a unbeaten 134 off 114-balls - which was his 6th ODI hundred and his second century against Pakistan in ODIs.
Aravinda de Silva blasted a unbeaten 102 off 90-balls - which was his 10th ODI hundred and his third century against Pakistan in ODIs - including 12-fours with strike rate of 113.33 and Marvan Atapattu hit 23 off 34-balls contained 3-fours.
Pakistan best bowler by Azhar Mahmood took one-wickets for 53-runs in 8-overs.
Sanath Jayasuriya named Player of the match for his match-winning sparkling 134-runs knocked off facing 114-balls including 13-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 117.54.
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