Sat, 19 Apr - Wed, 23 Apr 1997 - 00:00 – 1st Test • R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match drawn
Sri LankaSri Lanka
586/10 (31.10) & 423/8 (155.1)
PakistanPakistan
515/1 (20.00)
Sri Lanka innigs
586/10 (31.10)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Sanath Jayasuriya 
b Mushtaq Ahmed
31651124047.69 In 1997 Career
Russel Arnold 
b Mushtaq Ahmed
24821180129.26 In 1997 Career
Marvan Atapattu 
c Saleem Elahi b Saqlain Mushtaq
086000.00 In 1997 Career
Aravinda de Silva 
st †Moin Khan b Mushtaq Ahmed
2331464074.19 In 1997 Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
c Saleem Elahi b Asif Mujtaba
491311685037.40 In 1997 Career
Hashan Tillakaratne 
c Asif Mujtaba b Saqlain Mushtaq
10322834910045.17 In 1997 Career
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
b Saqlain Mushtaq
57891068064.04 In 1997 Career
Kumar Dharmasena 
b Saqlain Mushtaq
12227004.54 In 1997 Career
Chaminda Vaas 
c †Moin Khan b Mohammad Zahid
1759901028.81 In 1997 Career
Nuwan Zoysa 
lbw b Saqlain Mushtaq
0612000.00 In 1997 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran 
not out
85610160.00 In 1997 Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 9, nb 4, w 1)
17
Total
330 122.2 Ov (RR: 2.69)
6270137940627190.00

BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sSeasonW0sBestAll timeW0sBest
Mohammad Zahid17.0024412.58000 In 1997 Career
Shahid Nazir18.0063702.05000 In 1997 Career
Saqlain Mushtaq44.20108952.00000 In 1997 Career
Mushtaq Ahmed34.00212333.61000 In 1997 Career
Asif Mujtaba9.0022512.77000 In 1997 Career
Pakistan innigs
515/1 (20.00)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Saleem Elahi 
lbw b Vaas
011000.00 In 1997 Career
Ramiz Raja (c)
c Ranatunga b Dharmasena
50851213058.82 In 1997 Career
Ijaz Ahmed 
c Dharmasena b Muralidaran
11324532411046.12 In 1997 Career
Saleem Malik 
run out (Ranatunga)
581151443050.43 In 1997 Career
Inzamam-ul-Haq 
c sub (RS Kalpage) b Muralidaran
1241501029.26 In 1997 Career
Asif Mujtaba 
c & b Muralidaran
21971182021.64 In 1997 Career
Moin Khan (WK)
b Muralidaran
022000.00 In 1997 Career
Saqlain Mushtaq 
run out
582483015023.38 In 1997 Career
Mushtaq Ahmed 
b Muralidaran
2654582048.14 In 1997 Career
Shahid Nazir 
c Ranatunga b Muralidaran
22637007.69 In 1997 Career
Mohammad Zahid 
not out
66497109.37 In 1997 Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 7, nb 14)
32
Total
378 159.5 Ov (RR: 2.36)
718218582053200.00

BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sSeasonW0sBestAll timeW0sBest
Chaminda Vaas32.0067512.34000 In 1997 Career
Nuwan Zoysa10.0005505.50000 In 1997 Career
Kumar Dharmasena52.50199311.76000 In 1997 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran53.00199861.84000 In 1997 Career
Sanath Jayasuriya3.0001505.00000 In 1997 Career
Aravinda de Silva4.0001604.00000 In 1997 Career
Arjuna Ranatunga3.001501.66000 In 1997 Career
Russel Arnold2.001301.50000 In 1997 Career
Sri Lanka innigs
423/8 (155.1)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Marvan Atapattu 
c Shahid Nazir b Saqlain Mushtaq
2569993036.23 In 1997 Career
Russel Arnold 
c Shahid Nazir b Saqlain Mushtaq
1536641041.66 In 1997 Career
Aravinda de Silva 
c Saqlain Mushtaq b Mushtaq Ahmed
16838350814143.86 In 1997 Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
c Ramiz Raja b Mushtaq Ahmed
581652065035.15 In 1997 Career
Hashan Tillakaratne 
c Ramiz Raja b Saqlain Mushtaq
54951055056.84 In 1997 Career
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
c †Moin Khan b Shahid Nazir
1754780031.48 In 1997 Career
Sanath Jayasuriya 
c Saleem Elahi b Saqlain Mushtaq
62841267173.80 In 1997 Career
Kumar Dharmasena 
not out
1152540021.15 In 1997 Career
Chaminda Vaas 
c sub (Mohammad Hussain) b Mushtaq Ahmed
17140014.28 In 1997 Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 4, nb 5)
12
Total
423/8d 155.1 Ov (RR: 2.72)
8037179550665380.00

Pakistan innigs