Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2011–12

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Pakistani cricket team vs Sri Lanka in the UAE in 2011
  Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
  Pakistan Sri Lanka
Dates 18 October 2011 – 25 November 2011
Captains Misbah-ul-Haq Tillakaratne Dilshan
Test series
Result Pakistan won the 3-match series 1–0
Most runs Taufeeq Umar (324) Kumar Sangakkara (516)
Most wickets Saeed Ajmal (18) Chanaka Welegedara (11)
Player of the series Saeed Ajmal (Pak) and Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
One Day International series
Results Pakistan won the 5-match series 4–1
Most runs Umar Akmal (161) Kumar Sangakkara (191)
Most wickets Shahid Afridi (13) Lasith Malinga (7)
Player of the series Shahid Afridi (Pak)
Twenty20 International series
Results Pakistan won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Misbah-ul-Haq (48) Dinesh Chandimal (56)
Most wickets Aizaz Cheema (4) Tillakaratne Dilshan (1)
Player of the series Aizaz Cheema (Pak)

The Sri Lanka cricket team and Pakistani cricket team toured UAE from 18 October to 25 November 2011. The tour included three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and one T20I between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Squads

TestsODIsT20
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [4] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [5] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [6] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [7] Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [8] Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [9] [10]

Test series

1st Test

18–22 October 2011
Scorecard
v
197 (74.1 overs)
Angelo Mathews 52* (99)
Junaid Khan 5/38 (14.1 overs)
511/6d (174.4 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 236 (496)
Rangana Herath 3/126 (61.4 overs)
483 (168 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 211 (431)
Umar Gul 4/64 (25 overs)
21/1 (10 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 12* (31)
Chanaka Welegedara 1/9 (5 overs)
Match Drawn
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
  • Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka) made his test debut.

2nd Test

26–30 October 2011
Scorecard
v
239 (79 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 78 (122)
Saeed Ajmal 3/45 (26 overs)
403 (141.1 overs)
Azhar Ali 100 (242)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 3/57 (19.1 overs)
257 (109.5 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 72 (239)
Saeed Ajmal 5/68 (30.5 overs)
94/1 (24.1 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 59* (64)
Rangana Herath 1/29 (10.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind)
Player of the match: Saeed Ajmal (Pak)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

3rd Test

3–7 November 2011
Scorecard
v
413 (153.3 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 144 (344)
Saeed Ajmal 4/132 (51 overs)
340 (138.2 overs)
Younis Khan 122 (211)
Chanaka Welegedara 5/87 (35.2 overs)
181/6d (58 overs)
Tharanga Paranavitana 76* (168)
Saeed Ajmal 3/50 (16 overs)
87/4 (57 overs)
Taufeeq Umar 39 (121)
Rangana Herath 1/19 (22 overs)
Match drawn
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Shavir Tarapore (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus)
Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play started late on Day 5 due to unexpected rain in Sharjah
  • Pakistan won the 3-match series 1-0

ODI series

1st ODI

11 November 2011
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
131 (40.3 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
132/2 (21.5 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 28 (31)
Shahid Afridi 3/27 (9.3 overs)
Younis Khan 56* (57)
Suranga Lakmal 2/16 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

2nd ODI

14 November 2011
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
235/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
210 (46.3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 77 (120)
Saeed Ajmal 3/61 (10 overs)
Umar Akmal 91 (102)
Lasith Malinga 3/36 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 25 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Zameer Haider (Pak)
Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

3rd ODI

18 November 2011
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
257/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
236 (48.5 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 83 (101)
Seekkuge Prasanna 2/39 (9 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 64 (78)
Saeed Ajmal 3/42(10 overs)
Pakistan won by 21 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

4th ODI

20 November 2011
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
200 (49.3 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
174 (45.2 overs)
Shahid Afridi 75 (65)
Dilhara Fernando 3/26 (10 overs)
Mahela Jayawardene 55 (87)
Shahid Afridi 5/35 (9.2 overs)
Pakistan won by 26 runs
Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Zameer Haider (Pak)
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi made a half-century and picked up 5 wickets, to become the only player in ODI history to perform this feat twice. [11]

5th ODI

23 November 2011
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
218/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
219/7 (47.2 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 78 (100)
Sohail Tanvir 3/34 (7 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq 66 (99)
Jeevan Mendis 3/36 (7 overs)
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Pak)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

T20I Series

Only T20I

25 November 2011
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
141 (19.3 overs)
v
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
142/5 (19.3 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 56 (44)
Aizaz Cheema 4/30 (4 overs)
Misbah-ul-Haq* 48 (38)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/8 (2 overs)
Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak), Zameer Haider (Pak)
Player of the match: Aizaz Cheema (Pak)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

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