Pakistan women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997–98

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Pakistan women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1997–98
  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
  Sri Lanka Pakistan
Dates 11 – 17 April 1998
Captains Rasanjali Silva Shaiza Khan
Test series
Result Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Chamani Seneviratna (148) Kiran Baluch (84)
Most wickets Rasanjali Silva (8) Shaiza Khan (6)
One Day International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Vasanthi Ratnayake (103) Asma Farzand (110)
Most wickets Gayathri Kariyawasam (6) Shaiza Khan (5)

The Pakistan women's national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in April 1998. They played Sri Lanka in three One Day Internationals and one Test match, losing all four matches. [1] [2] The Test match was the first ever played in the format by either side, and the only one that has ever been played by Sri Lanka. [3]

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Squads

Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [4] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [5]

WODI Series

1st ODI

11 April 1998
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
135 (34.4 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
136/3 (25.4 overs)
Asma Farzand 30 (–)
Rose Fernando 4/17 (9.4 overs)
Vasanthi Ratnayake 48 (75)
Deebah Sherazi 1/12 (2 overs)
Sri Lanka Women won by 7 wickets
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Christy Silva (SL) and Garth Cuddumbey (SA)

2nd ODI

13 April 1998
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
157 (49.1 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
158/6 (35.1 overs)
Nazia Sadiq 37 (90)
Gayathri Kariyawasam 3/26 (11 overs)
Dedunu Gunaratne 57* (98)
Shaiza Khan 4/46 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka Women won by 4 wickets
Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Somasiri Dissanayake (SL) and Tissa Kudahetti (SL)
  • Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd ODI

15 April 1998
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
120/6 (31 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
121/4 (26.2 overs)
Asma Farzand 60 (73)
Chamani Seneviratna 2/17 (6 overs)
Vasanthi Ratnayake 47 (40)
Nazia Nazir 1/10 (3 overs)
Sri Lanka Women won by 6 wickets
Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: BK Ramachandra (SL) and DWJ Boteju (SL)
  • Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match reduced to 31 overs per side due to rain.

Only WTest

17 – 20 April 1998
Scorecard
v
305/9d (96.1 overs)
Vanessa Bowen 78 (–)
Sharmeen Khan 3/23 (8.1 overs)
171 (82 overs)
Kiran Baluch 76 (–)
Chamani Seneviratna 5/31 (24 overs)
275/8d (68 overs)
Chamani Seneviratna 105* (–)
Nazia Nazir 4/66 (15 overs)
100 (49.5 overs)
Asma Farzand 20 (–)
Rasanjali Silva 4/27 (22 overs)
Sri Lanka Women won by 309 runs
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Bennet Gunawardene (SL) and PU Ariyawansa (SL)

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