The first test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was a very close and tense one. It was played at Sheik Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
1st Innings:
The first innings delighted the pakistani fans. Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and decided to bowl first.
The pakistani bowlers managed to bowl out Sri Lanka for a humble target of 197 in 74.1 overs. Saeed Ajmel got the wicket of Thirimanne which was the first break through but Junaid Khan stole the show with his maiden five-wicket haul. He dismissed M Jayawardene, P Jayawardene, Herath, Welegedara and finally took the wicket of Fernando. Meanwhile Mathews was the only Sri Lankan to get to a decent score. He scored a brilliant 52 of just 99 deliveries and came not out. The was also some excitement when Dilshan was given out by Tony Hill because the replays showed that he never edged edged ball. Looks like Tony was having a bad day
Paranavitana c Adnan Akmal b Umar Gul 37 (128)
Thirimanne c Younis Khan b Saeed Ajmel 20 (69)
Sangakkara c Adnan Akmal b Aizaz Cheema 2 (6)
M Jayawardene c Mohammad Hafeez b Junaid Khan 28 (63)
Dilshan (c) c Adnan Akmal b Saeed Ajmel 19 (22)
Mathews Not Out 52 (99)
P Jayawardene (wk) b Junaid Khan 0 (3)
Herath lbw b Junaid Khan 0 (1)
Lakmal c Mohammad Hafeez b Umar Gul 18 (31)
Welegedara c Taufeeq Umar b Junaid Khan 11 (25)
Fernando c Adnan Akmal b Junaid Khan 1 (3)
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Total (all out, 74.1 overs) 197
The Pakistani openers came into the ground looking very confident.
197 is a very small total and Pakistan hoped to get a huge lead over the Sri Lankans. Hafeez was the first one to go as he missed Herath's arm ball which struck him on the pad which was a straight forward lbw. He made 75 of 127 balls. But after that nothing went the Sri Lankan's way as Taufeeq Umar made a massive 236. Azhar Ali also added a valuable 70 while the captain, Misbah-ul-Haq made 46 of just 52 deliveries. The Sri Lankans felt that they were judged unfairly as Taufeeq nicked one to the keeper (right after making his century) but Tony Hill didn't give it. There are no DRS systems in this series so the Sri Lankans couldn't challenge the umpire's decision. In the end Pakistan declared at 511-6 in the 175th over. They had a lead of 308 runs.
Hafeez lbw b Herath 75 (127)
Taufeeq run out Sangakkara 236 (496)
Azhar b Welegedara 70 (198)
Younis lbw b Welegedara 33 (94)
Misbah-ul-Haq (c) c P Jayawardene b Herath 46 (52)
Shafiq not out 26 (94)
Gul c Mathews b Herath 0 (2)
Extras 25
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Total (6 wickets declare, 174.4 overs) 511
2nd Innings:
In the second innings everybody expected Pakistan to win the match due to their large lead. The excitement started early when Umar Gul dismissed Paranavitana in the first delivery of the innings! But due to some brilliant batting (and some pathetic catching) the Sri Lankans managed to bat out the remaining days and made sure that the match ended as a draw. Sangakkara made a match saving 211 of 431 balls and P Jayawardene added 120 to their total. The Sri Lankans managed to set up a target of 170 runs.
Paranavitana lbw b Umar Gul 0 (1)
Thirimanne run out Azhar Ali 68 (159)
Sangakkara lbw b Azhar Ali 211 (431)
M Jayawardene b Saeed Ajmel 4 (7)
Dilshan (c) b Junaid Khan 9 (19)
Mathews lbw b Umar Gul 22 (60)
P Jayawardene (wk) c Adnan Akmal b Aizaz Cheema 120 (273)
Herath not out 23 (44)
Welegedara c Adnan Akmal b Umar Gul 8 (11)
Lakmal b Umar Gul 0 (6)
Fernando run out Azhar Ali 0 (0)
Extras 18
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Total (all out, 168 overs) 483
Pakistan had a go at chasing the target but it was all in vain as the first test match ended up as a draw.
Mohammad Hafeez not out 12 (31)
Taufeeq Umar lbw Welegedara 2 (11)
Azhar Ali not out 4 (21)
Extras 3
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Total (1 wicket, 10 overs) 21
Result: Match Drawn
Man of the Match: Kumar Sangakkara
I am very sad that the test match ended as a draw because Pakistan had got themselves of to a good start and it looked like they were going to win it. But then in the second innings they dropped five catches which allowed the Sri Lankan batsmen to make big scores. Hafeez dropped 3, Younis dropped 1 and the substitute fielder, Wahab Riaz also dropped 1. A great cricketer said "Catches win matches". Pakistan dropped a lot of catches. I hope they can improve their fielding in the next match.
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1st Innings:
The first innings delighted the pakistani fans. Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and decided to bowl first.
The pakistani bowlers managed to bowl out Sri Lanka for a humble target of 197 in 74.1 overs. Saeed Ajmel got the wicket of Thirimanne which was the first break through but Junaid Khan stole the show with his maiden five-wicket haul. He dismissed M Jayawardene, P Jayawardene, Herath, Welegedara and finally took the wicket of Fernando. Meanwhile Mathews was the only Sri Lankan to get to a decent score. He scored a brilliant 52 of just 99 deliveries and came not out. The was also some excitement when Dilshan was given out by Tony Hill because the replays showed that he never edged edged ball. Looks like Tony was having a bad day
Paranavitana c Adnan Akmal b Umar Gul 37 (128)
Thirimanne c Younis Khan b Saeed Ajmel 20 (69)
Sangakkara c Adnan Akmal b Aizaz Cheema 2 (6)
M Jayawardene c Mohammad Hafeez b Junaid Khan 28 (63)
Dilshan (c) c Adnan Akmal b Saeed Ajmel 19 (22)
Mathews Not Out 52 (99)
P Jayawardene (wk) b Junaid Khan 0 (3)
Herath lbw b Junaid Khan 0 (1)
Lakmal c Mohammad Hafeez b Umar Gul 18 (31)
Welegedara c Taufeeq Umar b Junaid Khan 11 (25)
Fernando c Adnan Akmal b Junaid Khan 1 (3)
Extras 9
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Total (all out, 74.1 overs) 197
The Pakistani openers came into the ground looking very confident.
197 is a very small total and Pakistan hoped to get a huge lead over the Sri Lankans. Hafeez was the first one to go as he missed Herath's arm ball which struck him on the pad which was a straight forward lbw. He made 75 of 127 balls. But after that nothing went the Sri Lankan's way as Taufeeq Umar made a massive 236. Azhar Ali also added a valuable 70 while the captain, Misbah-ul-Haq made 46 of just 52 deliveries. The Sri Lankans felt that they were judged unfairly as Taufeeq nicked one to the keeper (right after making his century) but Tony Hill didn't give it. There are no DRS systems in this series so the Sri Lankans couldn't challenge the umpire's decision. In the end Pakistan declared at 511-6 in the 175th over. They had a lead of 308 runs.
Hafeez lbw b Herath 75 (127)
Taufeeq run out Sangakkara 236 (496)
Azhar b Welegedara 70 (198)
Younis lbw b Welegedara 33 (94)
Misbah-ul-Haq (c) c P Jayawardene b Herath 46 (52)
Shafiq not out 26 (94)
Gul c Mathews b Herath 0 (2)
Extras 25
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Total (6 wickets declare, 174.4 overs) 511
In the second innings everybody expected Pakistan to win the match due to their large lead. The excitement started early when Umar Gul dismissed Paranavitana in the first delivery of the innings! But due to some brilliant batting (and some pathetic catching) the Sri Lankans managed to bat out the remaining days and made sure that the match ended as a draw. Sangakkara made a match saving 211 of 431 balls and P Jayawardene added 120 to their total. The Sri Lankans managed to set up a target of 170 runs.
Paranavitana lbw b Umar Gul 0 (1)
Thirimanne run out Azhar Ali 68 (159)
Sangakkara lbw b Azhar Ali 211 (431)
M Jayawardene b Saeed Ajmel 4 (7)
Dilshan (c) b Junaid Khan 9 (19)
Mathews lbw b Umar Gul 22 (60)
P Jayawardene (wk) c Adnan Akmal b Aizaz Cheema 120 (273)
Herath not out 23 (44)
Welegedara c Adnan Akmal b Umar Gul 8 (11)
Lakmal b Umar Gul 0 (6)
Fernando run out Azhar Ali 0 (0)
Extras 18
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Total (all out, 168 overs) 483
Pakistan had a go at chasing the target but it was all in vain as the first test match ended up as a draw.
Mohammad Hafeez not out 12 (31)
Taufeeq Umar lbw Welegedara 2 (11)
Azhar Ali not out 4 (21)
Extras 3
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Total (1 wicket, 10 overs) 21
Result: Match Drawn
Man of the Match: Kumar Sangakkara
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