Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2004–05

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2004–05
  Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
  Pakistan Sri Lanka
Dates 6 October 2004 – 28 November 2004
Captains Inzamam-ul-Haq Marvan Atapattu
Test series
Result 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Shoaib Malik (204) Sanath Jayasuriya (424)
Most wickets Danish Kaneria (15) Rangana Herath (11)
Player of the series Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri)

The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Pakistan from 6 October to 28 November 2004. The tour consisted of two Test matches. [1] [2]

Contents

Paktel Cup

Paktel Cup was a One Day International triangular cricket tournament, played amongst Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The tournament was held in Pakistan from 30 September 2004 to 16 October 2004. The tournament consisted of a round-robin stage, in which each nation played the others two times each. The top two teams (Pakistan and Sri Lanka) participated in the final of the series. [3]

Group stage
PosTeamPWLTNRNRRRuns for (overs)Runs against (overs)Points
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 44000+0.6121,080 (195.4)925 (200.0)21
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 41201+0.499633 (118.1)634 (147.3)11
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 40301−1.508504 (150.0)658 (116.2)4

Test series

1st Test

20–24 October 2004
Scorecard
v
243 (81.4 overs)
Thilan Samaraweera 100 (232)
Shoaib Akhtar 5/60 (19 overs)
264 (84.1 overs)
Yasir Hameed 58 (102)
Rangana Herath 3/68 (27.1 overs)
438 (109.2 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 253 (348)
Danish Kaneria 4/117 (38.2 overs)
216 (79.2 overs)
Imran Farhat 53 (63)
Rangana Herath 4/64 (32.2 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 201 runs
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Steve Bucknor (WIN)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

28 October – 1 November 2004
Scorecard
v
208 (82.1 overs)
Romesh Kaluwitharana 54 (104)
Abdul Razzaq 5/35 (23.1 overs)
478 (137.1 overs)
Younis Khan 124 (244)
Dilhara Fernando 3/96 (22.1 overs)
406 (141.5 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 138 (251)
Danish Kaneria 7/118 (60 overs)
139/4 (37 overs)
Shoaib Malik 53* (60)
Chaminda Vaas 2/45 (14 overs)
Pakistan won by 6 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Steve Bucknor (WIN)
Player of the match: Danish Kaneria (PAK)

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References

  1. "The Sri Lankans in Pakistan, 2004–05" . Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. "Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2004/05 Fixtures" . Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  3. "Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2004/05" . Retrieved 28 February 2012.