Sameer Cup 1996–976th Match · ODI
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 82 runs in the 6th Match
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. Pakistan made 371 for 9 in 50 overs, Saeed Anwar 115 from 120 balls and Shahid Afridi 102 from 40 balls. Sanath Jayasuriya took 3 for 94.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 289, Aravinda de Silva 122 from 116 balls and Arjuna Ranatunga 52 from 46 balls. Waqar Younis took 5 for 52.
Pakistan won by 82 runs.
Key performers
Pakistan innings
371/9(50 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saeed Anwar (c)c RS Mahanama b M Muralitharan | c RS Mahanama b M Muralitharan | 115 | 120 | 13 | 1 | 95.83 |
| Saleem Elahic M Muralitharan b HDPK Dharmasena | c M Muralitharan b HDPK Dharmasena | 23 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 67.65 |
| Shahid Afridic M Muralitharan b KSC de Silva | c M Muralitharan b KSC de Silva | 102 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 255.00 |
| Ramiz Rajac AP Gurusinha b M Muralitharan | c AP Gurusinha b M Muralitharan | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Saleem Malikc A Ranatunga b PA de Silva | c A Ranatunga b PA de Silva | 43 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 79.63 |
| Ijaz Ahmedst †RS Kaluwitharana b ST Jayasuriya | st †RS Kaluwitharana b ST Jayasuriya | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Moin Khan †c HDPK Dharmasena b ST Jayasuriya | c HDPK Dharmasena b ST Jayasuriya | 18 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Waqar Younisc HDPK Dharmasena b ST Jayasuriya | c HDPK Dharmasena b ST Jayasuriya | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Azhar Mahmoodrun out (HDPK Dharmasena) | run out (HDPK Dharmasena) | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Saqlain Mushtaqnot out | not out | 13* | 12 | 1 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Shahid Nazirnot out | not out | 6* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Extras(lb 7, w 17, nb 2) | (lb 7, w 17, nb 2) | 26 | ||||
| Total50 Ov (RR 7.42) | 50 Ov (RR 7.42) | 371/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 60-1 (Saleem Elahi), 186-2 (Shahid Afridi), 207-3 (Ramiz Raja), 299-4 (Saeed Anwar), 314-5 (Ijaz Ahmed), 322-6 (Saleem Malik), 335-7 (Waqar Younis), 336-8 (Azhar Mahmood), 364-9 (Moin Khan)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sajeewa de Silva | 6 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 7.83 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
| WPUJC Vaas | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6.29 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 6.86 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 94 | 3 | 9.40 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 7.30 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 5.80 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings
289(49.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriyac Shahid Nazir b Waqar Younis | c Shahid Nazir b Waqar Younis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana †c †Moin Khan b Waqar Younis | c †Moin Khan b Waqar Younis | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 172.73 |
| Asanka Gurusinhab Waqar Younis | b Waqar Younis | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Aravinda de Silvast †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | st †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 122 | 116 | 12 | 2 | 105.17 |
| Roshan Mahanamalbw b Waqar Younis | lbw b Waqar Younis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (c)c †Moin Khan b Shahid Afridi | c †Moin Khan b Shahid Afridi | 52 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 113.04 |
| Hashan Tillakaratneb Saqlain Mushtaq | b Saqlain Mushtaq | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Kumar Dharmasenac Saeed Anwar b Saqlain Mushtaq | c Saeed Anwar b Saqlain Mushtaq | 51 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 63.75 |
| WPUJC Vaasb Waqar Younis | b Waqar Younis | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 123.08 |
| Muttiah Muralitharanst †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | st †Moin Khan b Saqlain Mushtaq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sajeewa de Silvanot out | not out | 0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 10, w 12, nb 1) | (lb 10, w 12, nb 1) | 23 | ||||
| Total49.5 Ov (RR 5.80) | 49.5 Ov (RR 5.80) · Target 372 | 289 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (ST Jayasuriya), 26-2 (RS Kaluwitharana), 27-3 (AP Gurusinha), 27-4 (RS Mahanama), 151-5 (A Ranatunga), 160-6 (HP Tillakaratne), 270-7 (PA de Silva), 279-8 (HDPK Dharmasena), 279-9 (M Muralitharan), 289-10 (WPUJC Vaas)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | 8.5 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 5.89 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 5 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 7.80 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Shahid Nazir | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 16.00 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 10 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 3.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Saleem Malik | 10 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 5.80 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Shahid Afridi | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 4.30 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Saeed Anwar | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ijaz Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |