Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2009
Pakistan in Sri Lanka in 2009 | |||
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Pakistan | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 29 June 2009 – 12 August 2009 | ||
Captains | Younis Khan | Kumar Sangakkara | |
Test series | |||
Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Shoaib Malik (262) | Kumar Sangakkara (331) | |
Most wickets | Saeed Ajmal (14) | Nuwan Kulasekara (17) | |
Player of the series | Nuwan Kulasekara | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Younis Khan (244) | Mahela Jayawardene (218) | |
Most wickets | Mohammad Aamer (9) | Thilan Thushara (9) | |
Player of the series | Thilan Thushara | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 1-match series 1–0 |
The Pakistan cricket team is touring Sri Lanka. The team is due to play three Test matches, five One Day Internationals, and one Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka. This tour is the return tour of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008–09, where during the second test the match was abandoned due to a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team which injured seven players, three staff and killed six Pakistani policemen and two civilians.
Pakistan played a first-class game against Sri Lanka Cricket XI which was drawn. They will play a List A game. The tour will continue from 29 June 2009 to 12 August 2009.
Build up[]
The Series comes just two weeks after Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka in ICC world T20 cup final. The Pakistani coach Intikhab Alam was satisfied by the security being provided by the Sri Lankan government, but was concerned about his team shift from T20 cricket to Test cricket. He said,
"The key to winning the series against a strong Sri Lankan team will be our ability to adjust to demanding Test match cricket in hot and humid weather. We can’t afford to look back. Winning the Twenty20 title will mean little when the first ball is bowled in the Test series. It’s a different ball game."
Pakistan has never lost a series in Sri Lanka, winning past three, and drawing two.[1] The Pakistani side has been boosted by return of Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razzaq.
From the 19 Test matches played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in last five years, Pakistan have won 13, lost 2 and Drawn 4.
Kumar Sangakkara, for whom this is the first Test series as a captain, brushing aside the effects of Lahore attacks and loss to Pakistan in ICC T20 worldcup, said that;
"Lahore is not on our minds, the team has done a really great job mentally getting over it, it was heartbreaking to lose the Twenty20 final but we had a great tournament. I am proud of the way the team played in England and I am confident we will do as well in the Test matches."
Test Squads[]
Test squads | |
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Pakistan [2] | Sri Lanka[3] |
Younis Khan (C) | Kumar Sangakkara (C) (wk) |
Salman Butt | Tillakaratne Dilshan (wk) |
Khurram Manzoor | Mahela Jayawardene |
Mohammad Yousuf | Chamara Kapugedera |
Misbah-ul-Haq | Nuwan Kulasekara |
Shoaib Malik | Suranga Lakmal |
Kamran Akmal (wk) | Angelo Mathews |
Umar Gul | Ajantha Mendis |
Saeed Ajmal | Muttiah Muralitharan |
Mohammad Aamer | Tharanga Paranavitana |
Danish Kaneria | Dammika Prasad |
Abdul Razzaq | Thilan Samaraweera |
Abdur Rauf | Kaushal Silva (wk) |
Fawad Alam | Thilan Thushara |
Faisal Iqbal | Malinda Warnapura |
Chaminda Vaas |
Sri Lanka Cricket XI for pre-series matches[]
- Thilina Kandamby (C)
- Gihan Rupasinghe
- Kaushal Silva
- Farveez Maharoof
- Chamara Kapugedera
- Nuwan Pradeep
- Tharanga Paranavitana
- Muthumudalige Pushpakumara
- Dilhara Fernando
- Suraj Mohamed
- Milinda Siriwardana
- Upul Tharanga
- Lahiru Thirimanne
Test series[]
The test series will consist of three Test matches at Galle International Stadium in Galle, Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo and Sinhalese Sports Club Ground also in Colombo.
1st Test[]
Muttiah Muralitharan was ruled out for First Test after injuring his knee during fielding practice. He was replaced in the side for the first test by Rangana Herath.[5]
4 – 8 July
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka
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Pakistan
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342 (94 overs)
Mohammad Yousuf 112 (186) Nuwan Kulasekara 4/71 (24 overs) | ||
117 (44.3 overs)
Salman Butt 28 (53) Rangana Herath 4/15 (11.3 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
- Mohammad Amir(Pak) made his test debut.
2nd Test[]
12 – 16 July
Scorecard |
Pakistan
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v
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Sri Lanka
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90 (36 overs)
Shoaib Malik 39* (88) Nuwan Kulasekara 4/21 (9 overs) |
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
- Fawad Alam(Pak) made his test debut.
3rd Test[]
20 – 24 July
Scorecard |
Pakistan
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v
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Sri Lanka
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425/9d (123 overs)
Shoaib Malik 134 (372) Rangana Herath 5/157 (46 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
- Chaminda Vaas(Sri Lanka) played his last Test match
ODI series[]
There was five ODIs and one T20 International, played between 30 July and 9 August. They were played at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla and R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
1st ODI[]
30 July 2009
(scorecard) |
Sri Lanka
232/9 (50 overs) |
v
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Pakistan
196 (44.4 overs) |
Angelo Mathews 43 (50)
Mohammad Amir 3/45 (10 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
- Mohammad Amir(Pak) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI[]
1 August 2009
(scorecard) |
Pakistan
168 (47 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
169/4 (43.4 overs) |
Chamara Kapugedera 67* (97)
Mohammad Amir 1/35 (9.4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Umar Akmal(Pak) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI[]
3 August 2009
(scorecard) |
Pakistan
288/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
289/4 (46.3 overs) |
Umar Akmal 66 (65)
Angelo Mathews 2/41 (10 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
4th ODI[]
7 August 2009
scorecard |
Pakistan
321/5 (50 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
175 (36.1 overs) |
Umar Akmal 102* (72)
Malinga Bandara 2/44 (10 overs) |
Upul Tharanga 80 (89)
Rao Iftikhar Anjum 5/30 (8.1 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
5th ODI[]
9 August 2009
(scorecard) |
Pakistan
279/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
147 (34.2 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Only Twenty20[]
12 August 2009
scorecard |
Pakistan
172/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Sri Lanka
120 (18.1 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Tour matches[]
First class:Sri Lanka Cricket XI v Pakistanis[]
29 June – 1 July
(scorecard) |
Sri Lanka Cricket XI
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v
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Pakistan
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54/4 (18 overs)
Salman Butt 22 (28) Chamara Kapugedera 2/6 (5 overs) |
- Players per side 13 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
List A:Sri Lanka A v Pakistanis[]
27 July 2009
Scorecard |
Sri Lanka A
348/6 (50 overs) |
v
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Pakistan
333 (50 overs) |
Umar Akmal 103 (76)
Dilhara Fernando 3/50 (9 overs) |
Security[]
Tight security has been arranged for visiting team, with Sri Lankan government deploying more than 100 Special Task Force personnel for VIP protection. Stringent measures have been put in place, particularly focusing on security along the routes from hotels to match venues.[6]
Fireworks, musical bands, glass bottles, tin cans, sharp objects, laser pointers and mirrors are banned in the Stadiums. Except national flags of Sri Lanka and Pakistan, no banners, posters and discriminating slogans will be allowed in the ground.[7]
The series has started just a month after the Sri Lankan Civil war came to an end.[7]
Match fixing[]
Pakistan team management complained with hotel management in Colombo over the presence of suspected Indian makers. Express, a mainstream Urdu daily, claimed in a report that some unidentified Indian bookies approached several Pakistani players during the second and third Tests against Sri Lanka in Colombo earlier this week. Yawar Saeed, the Pakistan team manager said that the incidents did happen but the team management took appropriate steps to erase any chances of further contacts between the players and the bookies.
Media coverage[]
References[]
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- 2009 in Pakistani cricket
- 2009 in Sri Lankan cricket
- International cricket competitions in 2009
- Pakistani cricket tours of Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 2000–01