Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test at Karachi, Mar 12 2000 - Cricket Photos

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3rd Test, Karachi, March 12 - 15, 2000, Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan

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Pakistan

256 & 421

Sri Lanka

(T:451) 227 & 228

Pakistan won by 222 runs

Player Of The Match

Inzamam-ul-Haq

, PAK

86 & 138

Player Of The Series

Waqar Younis

, PAK

66 runs • 13 wkts

Waqar is embraced after he captured the all important wicket of Sanath Jayasuriya•Mar 20, 2000•Farooq Khan/AFP

Pakistani batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq (R) sweeps for a boundary as Sri Lankan wicketkeeper Romesh Kaluwitharana looks on during the first day of the third cricket Test against Sri Lanka in Karachi 12 March 2000. Haq's polished knock of 86 helped Pakistan score 256 in their first innings.

Inzamam-ul-Haq in perfect position to sweep•Mar 20, 2000•Farooq Khan/AFP

Pakistani debutant paceman Irfan Fazil (C) is greeted by other teammates on his first wicket as Sri Lankan batsman Russel Arnold (R) leaves ground on the second day of the third and final cricket Test in Karachi, 13 March 2000. Sri Lanka were 201-7 at tea in reply of Pakistan's first inning total of 256 all out.

Debutant Irfan Fazil is congatulated after he picks up his first wicket•Mar 20, 2000•Farooq Khan/AFP

Inzamam-ul-Haq drives majestically through the off side•Mar 20, 2000•Farooq Khan/AFP

Moin Khan sweeps Muralitharan airily•Mar 20, 2000•Farooq Khan/AFP

Inzamam-ul-Haq poses with the Man-of-the-Match award with Moin Khan and Javed Miandad, Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Karachi, 4th day, March 15, 2000

Inzamam-ul-Haq poses with the Man-of-the-Match award with Moin Khan and Javed Miandad •Mar 15, 2000•AFP

Pakistan opening batsman Shahid Afridi pulls a boundarv off Sri Lankan pacer Chaminda Vaas on the first day of the third and final cricket Test in Karachi, 12 March 2000. Pakistan were 164 runs for 6 wickets with Afridi making 74 runs.

Shahid Afridi pulls viciously in his knock of 74 against Sri Lanka in the final Test•Mar 20, 2000•Farooq Khan/AFP

Murali and Kalu celebrate after Murali scalps four•Mar 20, 2000•Farooq khan/AFP

Man of the match, Pakistani batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq (R) along with his team skipper Moin Khan (L) and newly appointed coach Javed Miandad after receival of the man-of-the-match award at the end of the third and final cricket Test in Karachi, 15 March 2000. Haq hit a brilliant 138 to build the cornerstone of Pakistan highest score in the series. Pakistan downed Sri Lanka by an emphatic 222-run margin to restore some of their damaged pride, but the tourists clinched the Test series by 2-1.

Inzamam-ul-Haq stands with the coach and Moin Khan proudly displaying his man of the match award•Mar 20, 2000•Mohammad Nadeem/AFP

Pakistani middle order batsman Younis Khan waves his bat in jubilation as he reached fifty on the third day of the third and last cricket Test in Karachi, 14 March 2000. Khan, who scored a debut century in his first Test against Sri Lanka, made 61 runs in Pakistan's second inning. At stumps Pakistan were 375-7 having overall lead of 404.

Younis Khan waves his bat to the crowd after making fifty•Mar 20, 2000•Farooq Khan/AFP

Sri Lankan off-spin-bowler Muttiah Muralitharan (L) receives man- of-the-series award from J.Y Chan (R), marketing manager of South Korean electronic company, LG electronic at the end of the third and final cricket Test in Karachi, 15 March 2000. Muralitharan took a record of 26 wickets in a three-match series against Pakistan. Others in the picture are unidentified.

Murali receiving the cheque for man of the series•Mar 20, 2000•AFP

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Team fined, Inzamam reprimanded

Karachi, March 15: Inzamam-ul-Haq's celebration were spoiled by match referee Brian Hastings who severely reprimanded him and gave a suspended 25% match fee fine for six months for criticising the Sri Lankan players

Pakistan crush Sri Lanka to win Karachi Test

Karachi, March 15: Pakistan crushed Sri Lanka by 222 runs with a day to spare to win the third cricket Test here at the National Stadium on Wednesday

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
MS Atapattu	caught	23	43
ST Jayasuriya	lbw	10	11
RP Arnold	caught	8	21
DPMD Jayawardene	bowled	29	41
TM Dilshan	run out	5	14
RS Kaluwitharana	bowled	33	32
SI de Saram	lbw	18	28
WPUJC Vaas	caught	28	49
KR Pushpakumara	caught	44	45
GP Wickramasinghe	run out	0	3
M Muralidaran	not out	5	6
Extras	(b 1, lb 7, nb 17)
Total	228(10 wkts; 46 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
Waqar Younis	11	4	32	2	2.9
Shoaib Akhtar	13	1	64	1	4.92 (1 nb)
Mohammad Akram	10	1	44	1	4.4 (8 nb)
Irfan Fazil	4	0	30	1	7.5 (4 nb)
Shahid Afridi	8	1	50	3	6.25 (4 nb)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	27	Marvan Atapattu	Sanath Jayasuriya
2nd	14	Marvan Atapattu	Russel Arnold
3rd	0	Russel Arnold	Mahela Jayawardene
4th	18	Mahela Jayawardene	Tillakaratne Dilshan
5th	27	Romesh Kaluwitharana	Mahela Jayawardene
6th	35	Romesh Kaluwitharana	Indika de Saram
7th	24	Chaminda Vaas	Indika de Saram
8th	46	Ravindra Pushpakumara	Chaminda Vaas
9th	8	Pramodya Wickramasinghe	Ravindra Pushpakumara
10th	29	Muthiah Muralidaran	Ravindra Pushpakumara

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