Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1994

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August and September 1994, outside the normal cricket season, for a three-match Test series and five Limited Overs International matches. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0.

Test series summary

=1st Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 9, 10, 11, 13 August 1994
(5-day match)

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

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 390 (126.2 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Saeed Anwar 94 (163)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = HDPK Dharmasena 6/99 (45.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 226 (68 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = PA de Silva 127 (156)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Wasim Akram 3/30 (17 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 318/4 dec (91 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Saeed Anwar 136 (218)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = HDPK Dharmasena 2/84 (31 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 181 (47 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = A Ranatunga 41 (43)

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Wasim Akram 5/43 (18 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 301 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59339.html Scorecard]

| venue = P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo

| umpires = KT Francis (SL) and ID Robinson (ZIM)

| motm = Saeed Anwar (PAK)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain = 12 August was taken as a rest day.

The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

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}}

=2nd Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 August 1994
(5-day match)

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

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

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| result = Match cancelled

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59368.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

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| rain = 21 August was scheduled as a rest day.

The match was abandoned on the first morning due to post-election curfew imposed because of fear of civil unrest.
Two additional One Day Internationals were scheduled to replace this Test match.

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=3rd Test=

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 26, 27, 28 August 1994
(5-day match)

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

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 71 (28.2 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = PB Dassanayake 19* (27)

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Waqar Younis 6/34 (14 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 357/9 dec (87.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Inzamam-ul-Haq 100* (125)

| wickets-team2-inns1 = HDPK Dharmasena 4/75 (28.5 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 234 (61.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = HP Tillakaratne 83* (126)

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Waqar Younis 5/85 (18 overs)

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| result = Pakistan won by an innings and 52 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59410.html Scorecard]

| venue = Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy

| umpires = BC Cooray (SL) and ID Robinson (ZIM)

| motm = Waqar Younis (PAK)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.

| rain = The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.

| notes = KR Pushpakumara, S Ranatunga and WPUJC Vaas (all SL), and Kabir Khan (PAK) made their Test debuts.

}}

ODI series

=1st ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 3 August 1994

| time =

| daynight = Y

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

| score1 = 200/6 (50 overs)

| score2 = 169/1 (30.2 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = ST Jayasuriya 77 (106)

| wickets1 = Saleem Malik 2/44 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Saeed Anwar 70* (83)

| wickets2 = M Muralitharan 1/21 (4 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 9 wickets (run rate)

| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59309.html Scorecard]

| venue = R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| umpires = K. T. Francis (SL) & WAU Wickremasinghe (SL)

| motm = Saeed Anwar (PAK)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

| rain = Pakistan target was reduced to 169 runs in 42 overs

| notes = Ashfaq Ahmed (PAK) and S Ranatunga (SL) made their ODI debuts.

}}

=2nd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 6 August 1994

| time =

| daynight =

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

| score1 = 180/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 181/3 (47.2 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| runs1 = Saleem Malik 61 (111)

| wickets1 = RS Kalpage 4/36 (10 overs)

| runs2 = S Ranatunga 70 (116)

| wickets2 = Aamer Sohail 1/26 (7.2 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59320.html Scorecard]

| venue = R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| umpires = I Anandappa (SL) & T. M. Samarasinghe (SL)

| motm = S Ranatunga (SL)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

| rain =

| notes =

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=3rd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 7 August 1994

| time =

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

| score1 = 237/7 (50 overs)

| score2 = 218 (49 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| runs1 = Saleem Malik 93* (94)

| wickets1 = GP Wickramasinghe 2/26 (8 overs)

| runs2 = ST Jayasuriya 50 (63)

| wickets2 = Wasim Akram 3/24 (9 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 19 runs

| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59322.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

| umpires = B. C. Cooray (SL) & PT Manuel (SL)

| motm = Saleem Malik (PAK)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=4th ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 22 August 1994

| time =

| daynight =

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

| score1 = 174/9 (50 overs)

| score2 = 175/5 (41.4 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}

| runs1 = A Ranatunga 74 (102)

| wickets1 = Akram Raza 2/26 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Saleem Malik 50* (74)

| wickets2 = ST Jayasuriya 2/28 (10 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59390.html Scorecard]

| venue = Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

| umpires = I Anandappa (SL) & T. M. Samarasinghe (SL)

| motm = Akram Raza (PAK)

| toss = Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=5th ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 24 August 1994

| time =

| daynight =

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

| score1 = 187 (49.5 overs)

| score2 = 160 (48.1 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}

| runs1 = Akram Raza 33* (37)

| wickets1 = HDPK Dharmasena 2/34 (9 overs)

| runs2 = RS Mahanama 52 (89)

| wickets2 = Wasim Akram 3/20 (9.1 overs)

| result = Pakistan won by 27 runs

| report = [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59399.html Scorecard]

| venue = R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

| umpires = PT Manuel (SL) & WAU Wickremasinghe (SL)

| motm = Waqar Younis (PAK)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

| rain =

| notes = HDPK Dharmasena (SL) made his ODI debut.

}}

References

External links

[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60957.html Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1994]
[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/60608.html Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1994]

Category:1994 in Pakistani cricket

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