Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1985–86

{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1985–86

| team1_image = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg

| team1_name = Sri Lanka

| team2_image = Flag of Pakistan.svg

| team2_name = Pakistan

| from_date = 23 February

| to_date = 27 March

| team1_captain = Duleep Mendis

| team2_captain = Imran Khan

| no_of_tests = 3

| team1_tests_won = 1

| team2_tests_won = 1

| team1_tests_most_runs = Arjuna Ranatunga (316)

| team2_tests_most_runs = Ramiz Raja (178)

| team1_tests_most_wickets = Ravi Ratnayeke (11)

| team2_tests_most_wickets = Imran Khan (15)

| player_of_test_series =

| no_of_ODIs = 5

| team1_ODIs_won = 0

| team2_ODIs_won = 2

| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Keerthi Ranasinghe (55)

| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Mohsin Khan (105)

| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Champaka Ramanayake (3)

| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Abdul Qadir (5)

| player_of_ODI_series =

}}

The Pakistani cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 23 February to 27 March 1986. The tour consisted of three Test matches and four One Day Internationals (ODIs). This was Pakistan's first Test series tour in Sri Lanka. The series ended 1–1 with 1 match drawn.{{cite web|title=Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61510.html|publisher=Cricinfo|access-date=1 March 2013}}

The tour was remembered for the acrimony between the two sides and poor umpiring throughout the Test series.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/415544/scrappy-in-sri-lanka |title=Scrappy in Sri Lanka |work=The Cricket Monthly |access-date=12 July 2020}} The latter became the catalyst for Imran Khan to become an advocate for neutral umpires.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29450204/six-series-mired-acrimony |title=Six series mired in acrimony |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=12 July 2020}}

Squads

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colspan=2 \| Tests ! colspan=2 \| ODIs
{{cr\|SRI}} ! {{cr\|PAK}} ! {{cr\|SRI}} ! {{cr\|PAK}}
style="vertical-align:top" \| Sidath Wettimuny Amal Silva (wk) Aravinda de Silva Roy Dias Duleep Mendis (c) Arjuna Ranatunga Ravi Ratnayeke Ashantha de Mel Rumesh Ratnayake Asoka de Silva Jayananda Warnaweera Roshan Mahanama Asanka Gurusinha Guy de Alwis (wk) Don Anurasiri Kosala Kuruppuarachchi Kaushik Amalean \| Mudassar Nazar Mohsin Khan Qasim Umar Javed Miandad Ramiz Raja Saleem Malik Imran Khan (c) Abdul Qadir Zulqarnain (wk) Tauseef Ahmed Wasim Akram Mohsin Kamal Zakir Khan \| Ashley de Silva (wk) Keerthi Ranasinghe Aravinda de Silva Arjuna Ranatunga Duleep Mendis (c) Roy Dias Roshan Mahanama Ashantha de Mel Rumesh Ratnayake Don Anurasiri Gamini Perera Brendon Kuruppu (wk) Champaka Ramanayake \| Mudassar Nazar Mohsin Khan Javed Miandad (wk) Ramiz Raja Saleem Malik Imran Khan (c) Abdul Qadir Tauseef Ahmed Wasim Akram Zakir Khan Zulqarnain

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colspan=2 | Tests

! colspan=2 | ODIs

! {{cr|PAK}}

! {{cr|SRI}}

! {{cr|PAK}}

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|

Test series

=1st Test=

{{Test match

| date = {{Start date|1986|02|23|df=y}}

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 109 (42.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Ashantha de Mel 23 (?)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Imran Khan 3/20 (9 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 230 (90.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Mudassar Nazar 81 (239)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Rumesh Ratnayake 3/57 (23 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 101 (43 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Arjuna Ranatunga 33 (?)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Tauseef Ahmed 6/45 (15 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Pakistan won by an innings and 20 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63429.html Scorecard]

| venue = Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy

| umpires = Alane Felsinger (SL) & Selliah Ponnadurai (SL)

| motm = Tauseef Ahmed (Pak)

| toss = Sri Lanka, who chose to bat

| rain = 26 Feb was a rest day

| notes = Zulqarnain (Pak) & Jayananda Warnaweera (SL) made their Test debuts

With his first wicket of the match, Imran Khan reached 250 Test wickets.

}}

=2nd Test=

{{Test match

| date = {{Start date|1986|03|14|df=y}}

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 132 (51.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Saleem Malik 42 (?)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Kosala Kuruppuarachchi 5/44 (14.5 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 273 (95.3 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Arjuna Ranatunga 77 (175)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Wasim Akram 4/55 (27.3 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 172 (45.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Qasim Umar 52 (50)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ravi Ratnayeke 5/37 (17 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 32/2 (13 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Asanka Gurusinha 9* (?)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Imran Khan 2/18 (6 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63430.html Scorecard]

| venue = Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo

| umpires = K. T. Francis (SL) & Camillus Perera (SL)

| motm = Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)

| toss = Sri Lanka, who chose to field

| rain = 17 Mar was a rest day

| notes = Don Anurasiri, Kosala Kuruppuarachchi and Roshan Mahanama (SL) made their Test debuts

At 74 runs, Ranatunga reached 1000 runs
Mudassar took his 50th wicket in 57 Tests

}}

The Sri Lankan second innings is the lowest Test match total to include all four types of extras (no-ball, leg bye, bye and wide).{{cite book|last1=Walmsley|first1=Keith|title=Mosts Without in Test Cricket|date=2003|publisher=Keith Walmsley|location=Reading, England|isbn=0947540067|pages=366}}

=3rd Test=

{{Test match

| date = {{Start date|1986|03|22|df=y}}

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 281 (108.5 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Duleep Mendis 58 (?)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Imran Khan 4/69 (32 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 318 (101.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Ramiz Raja 122 (242)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ravi Ratnayeke 4/116 (30 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 323/3 (108 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Arjuna Ranatunga 135* (208)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Imran Khan 2/56 (25 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 =

| runs-team2-inns2 =

| wickets-team2-inns2 =

| result = Match drawn

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63431.html Scorecard]

| venue = Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo

| umpires = Dooland Buultjens (SL) & Herbi Felsinger (SL)

| motm = Asanka Gurusinha (SL)

| toss = Sri Lanka, who chose to bat

| rain = 25 Mar was a rest day

| notes = Zakir Khan (Pak); Kaushik Amalean (SL) made their Test debuts

Gurusinha/Ranatunga: Highest Sri Lankan partnership for any wicket (240*)
Substitute Sanath Kaluperuma

}}

ODI series

=1st ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 2 March 1986

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| score1 = 124/6 (23 overs)

| score2 = 125/2 (21.3 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = Keerthi Ranasinghe 41 (49)

| wickets1 = Abdul Qadir 3/23 (5 overs)

| runs2 = Mohsin Khan 59 (56)

| wickets2 = Rumesh Ratnayake 1/17 (4 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 8 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64274.html Scorecard]

| venue = Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy

| umpires = K. T. Francis (SL) & Selliah Ponnadurai (SL)

| motm = Mohsin Khan (Pak)

| toss = Pakistan, who chose to field

| rain =

| notes = Don Anurasiri, Ashley de Silva, Roshan Mahanama, Gamini Perera and Keerthi Ranasinghe all (SL) made their ODI debuts

45-over match reduced to 23 overs

}}

=2nd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 8 March 1986

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}

| score1 = 125/8 (38 overs)

| score2 =

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| runs1 = Javed Miandad 30 (45)

| wickets1 = Champaka Ramanayake 3/25 (6 overs)

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = No result

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64276.html Scorecard]

| venue = Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa

| umpires = Herbi Felsinger (SL) & K. T. Ponnambalam (SL)

| motm =

| toss = Sri Lanka, who chose to field

| rain =

| notes = Kaushik Amalean (SL) and Champaka Ramanayake (SL) made their ODI debuts

45-over match

}}

=3rd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 9 March 1986

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| score1 =

| score2 =

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66391.html Scorecard]

| venue = Khettarama Stadium, Colombo

| umpires = Unknown

| motm =

| toss = No toss

| rain = Match abandoned due to rain

| notes = 45-over match

}}

=4th ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 11 March 1986

| time =

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}

| score1 = 160/8 (38 overs)

| score2 = 103/4 (23 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = Arjuna Ranatunga 74 (89)

| wickets1 = Wasim Akram 4/28 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Mudassar Nazar 35 (64)

| wickets2 = Kaushik Amalean 1/31 (7 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 8 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64277.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

| umpires = Herbi Felsinger (SL) & PW Vidanagamage (SL)

| motm = Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)

| toss = Pakistan, who chose to field

| rain =

| notes = 45-over match made their ODI debuts

}}

References

External links

[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/61510.html Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86]

Category:1986 in Pakistani cricket

Category:1986 in Sri Lankan cricket

Category:International cricket competitions from 1985–86 to 1988

1985-86

Category:Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 1972–73 to 1999–2000