Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Rawalpindi, Feb 26 2000 - Match Result

RESULT

1st Test, Rawalpindi, February 26 - March 01, 2000, Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan

Pakistan

182 & 390

Sri Lanka

(T:220) 353 & 220/8

Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets

Player Of The Match

Aravinda de Silva

, SL

112 & 21

Pramodya Wickramasinghe has broken the record for most ducks (14) in Tests for SL, going past Murali's 12

de Silva has scored 39 fifty-plus scores in Tests for SL, the most, breaking Ranatunga's record

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Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by two wickets in a thriller

Rawalpindi, March 1: Sri Lanka carved out a remarkable two-wicket victory over Pakistan on an enthralling final day of the first Test to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at Pindi Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday

02-Mar-2000•Farhana Ayaz

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Scorecard summary

Pakistan1st Inn

182/10(73.5 overs)

Inzamam-ul-Haq

44 (96)

Pramodya Wickramasinghe

4/37 (20)

Mohammad Yousuf

32 (77)

Muthiah Muralidaran

4/45 (20.5)

Sri Lanka1st Inn

353/10(123.2 overs)

112 (276)

4/103 (30)

*53 (87)

2/78 (34)

Pakistan2nd Inn

390/10(152.1 overs)

107 (250)

4/127 (54.1)

84 (219)

3/85 (38)

Sri Lanka2nd Inn

220/8(83.5 overs)

56 (105)

4/56 (26)

*36 (75)

2/78 (24.5)

Match details

GroundRawalpindi Cricket Stadium

TossSri Lanka, elected to field first

Series

Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan

Season1999/00

Player Of The Match

Aravinda de Silva

Series resultSri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0

Match numberTest no. 1485

Match daysday (5-day match)

Test debut

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