player of the match

Pakistan
Pakistan INNINGS (50 overs maximum)
Sri Lanka INNINGS (target: 372 runs from 50 overs)
MATCH DETAILS
Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | |
Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
Series | KCA Centenary Tournament |
Season | 1996/97 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Shahid Afridi |
Match number | ODI No. 1125 |
Match days | - day match (50-over match) |
Umpires | ![]() Ian Robinson![]() Russell Tiffin |
TV Umpire | ![]() Shyam Bansal |
Match Referee | ![]() Mike Denness |
Points | Pakistan 2, Sri Lanka 0 |
MATCH NOTES
- Shahid Afridi's 1st ODI innings
- Shahid Afridi's century in 37 balls (ODI record)
- 11 sixes in Shahid Afridi's innings ties ODI record (set by S.T.Jayasuriya)
- Saeed Anwar's 9th ODI century. Along with Rameez Raja, Lara and Tendulkar, maximum for a currently active batsman.
- Sri Lanka required 290 to make the final on net run rate
- PA de Silva's 7th ODI century.
- Pakistan and South Africa enter the finals.
- Man of the match adjudicator: RJ Shastri