Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2015 | |||
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Sri Lanka | Pakistan | ||
Dates | 11 June 2015 – 1 August 2015 | ||
Captains | Angelo Mathews (Tests, ODIs) Lasith Malinga (T20Is) | Misbah-ul-Haq (Tests) Azhar Ali (ODIs) Shahid Afridi (T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Dimuth Karunaratne (318) | Younis Khan (267) | |
Most wickets | Dhammika Prasad (14) | Yasir Shah (24) | |
Player of the series | Yasir Shah (Pak) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||
Most runs | Kusal Perera (230) | Mohammad Hafeez (273) | |
Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (4) | Rahat Ali (9) | |
Player of the series | Mohammad Hafeez (Pak) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Chamara Kapugedera (79) | Shoaib Malik (54) | |
Most wickets | Thisara Perera (3) Binura Fernando (3) | Sohail Tanvir (4) | |
Player of the series | Shoaib Malik (Pak) |
The Pakistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 11 June to 1 August 2015. [1] The tour consisted of a three-day tour match against a SLCB President's XI, three Test matches, five One Day International and two Twenty20 International matches. [2] [3] [4] The third Test was originally scheduled to be played at the R Premadasa Stadium, but was changed to the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in early May. [5]
Pakistan outplayed the hosts in all forms of the game by winning the Test series 2–1, the ODI series 3–2 and the T20I series 2–0.
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Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz injured his hand during the first day of the second Test and was ruled out of the rest of the series. [12] Riaz was originally named in the T20I squad, but was replaced by Zia-ul-Haq as his injury did not fully heal. [13] Sri Lankan batsman Upul Tharanga replaced Kumar Sangakkara for the third Test due to Sangakkara's commitments with Surrey. [14] On 2 July Sri Lankan bowler Dushmantha Chameera was ruled out of the third Test due to injury and was replaced by Lahiru Gamage. [15] Lahiru Gamage replaced injured Nuwan Pradeep in the fifth ODI. [16]
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