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1st Test-Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series 1997
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1st Test-Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series 1997 Preview
TEST
1ST TEST
RESULT
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series
SL
Sri Lanka
586/10 (31.10) & 423/8 (155.1)
3 of 17 head-to-head
VS
PAK
Pakistan
515/1 (20.00)
9 of 17 head-to-head
Match drawn
Full scorecard →
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Format
Test
Match
1st Test
Date
19 Apr - 23 Apr 1997
Start
09:30 IST · 04:00 GMT
Venue
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Series
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series
HEAD TO HEAD
3
SL
17
PLAYED
9
PAK
SL 3
NO RESULT 5
PAK 9
Last 5 · SL
W
W
L
L
L
Last meeting
22 Sep 1995 - Sri Lanka won
MILESTONES
Saqlain Mushtaq
reached 25 Test wickets
PAK
REACHED
Now on 33.
Moin Khan
played their 25th Test
PAK
REACHED
Now on 25.
Russel Arnold
played their 1st Test
SL
REACHED
Now on 1.
Saqlain Mushtaq
took their 1st Test five-wicket haul
PAK
REACHED
Now on 1.
Arjuna Ranatunga
registered their 25th Test fifty
SL
REACHED
Now on 25.
Arjuna Ranatunga
took their 25th Test catch
SL
REACHED
Now on 25.
Saqlain Mushtaq
reached 100 Test maidens
PAK
REACHED
Now on 102.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
22 Sep
1995
PAK
296/10 (20.00) & 212/10 (76)
SL
175/8 (20.00) & 338/9 (120.3)
SL WON
SCORECARD →
15 Sep
1995
PAK
144/2 (20.00) & 209/10 (72.1)
SL
175/8 (20.00) & 361/10 (146.3)
SL WON
SCORECARD →
08 Sep
1995
PAK
459/2 (20.00)
SL
175/8 (20.00) & 233/10 (80)
PAK WON
SCORECARD →
26 Aug
1994
SL
382/10 (20.00) & 234/10 (61.3)
PAK
357/3 (20.00)
PAK WON
SCORECARD →
09 Aug
1994
SL
546/10 (20.00) & 181/10 (47)
PAK
357/8 (20.00) & 318/4 (91)
PAK WON
SCORECARD →
02 Jan
1992
PAK
109/2 (20.00) & 188/7 (70.5)
SL
469/10 (20.00) & 165/10 (51)
PAK WON
SCORECARD →
20 Dec
1991
PAK
109/2 (36)
SL
—
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
12 Dec
1991
PAK
109/2 (20.00)
SL
423/10 (20.00) & 137/5 (46.4)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
22 Mar
1986
SL
418/10 (20.00) & 323/3 (108)
PAK
388/3 (20.00)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
14 Mar
1986
SL
400/10 (20.00) & 32/2 (13)
PAK
517/3 (20.00) & 172/10 (45.3)
SL WON
SCORECARD →
RECENT RESULTS
1 match
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ODI
India in New Zealand ODI Series
NZ
185 (40.2)
IND
143/5 (22.4)
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