Abu Dhabi Series 2007
The tour of the Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the 2007 season (also Abu Dhabi Series 2007 ) took place from May 18 to May 22, 2007 in the United Arab Emirates . The international cricket tour was part of the 2007 international cricket season and included three ODIs . Pakistan won the series 2–1.
prehistory
The 2007 Cricket World Cup took place right before the tour , with Pakistan knocked out in the preliminary round and Sri Lanka defeated in the final. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in Sri Lanka in the 2005/06 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium | Abu Dhabi | 20,000 | 1st - 3rd ODI |
Squad lists
Pakistan named its roster on May 7, 2007. Sri Lanka named its roster on May 10, 2007.
| ODI | |
|---|---|
 Pakistan
|
 Sri Lanka
|
One-day internationals
First ODI in Abu Dhabi
| May 18 scorecard |
Abu Dhabi |
Sri Lanka 235-9 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 239-5 (42) |
| Pakistan wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Abu Dhabi
| May 20th scorecard |
Abu Dhabi |
Pakistan 313-9 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 215 (39.5) |
| Pakistan wins with 98 runs | ||||
Third ODI in Abu Dhabi
| May 22nd scorecard |
Abu Dhabi |
Sri Lanka 296-9 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 181 (42.5) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 115 runs | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| ODIs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Mahela Jayawardene |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 3 | 162 | 54.00 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
| Chamara Silva |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 3 | 132 | 44.00 | 64 | 0 | 1 |
| Shoaib Malik |
Pakistan
|
3 | 3 | 117 | 58.50 | 79 * | 0 | 1 |
| Salman Butt |
Pakistan
|
3 | 3 | 110 | 36.66 | 74 | 0 | 1 |
| Upul Tharanga |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Farveez Maharoof |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 26.5 | 6th | 25.83 | 3/65 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando |
Sri Lanka
|
2 | 17th | 5 | 18.20 | 3/20 | 0 | 0 |
| Umar Gul |
Pakistan
|
2 | 13.5 | 5 | 19.80 | 3/61 | 0 | 0 |
| Malinga Bandara |
Sri Lanka
|
2 | 20th | 4th | 31.25 | 3/56 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Asif |
Pakistan
|
3 | 30th | 4th | 40.25 | 2/59 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| ODI |
Mahela Jayawardene Shahid Afridi
 |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1. ODI |
Shahid Afridi
|
| 2. ODI |
Salman Butt
|
| 3. ODI |
Dilhara Fernando
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mohammad Asif returns as vice-captain to Pakistan squad ( English ) Cricinfo. May 7, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Atapattu dropped for Abu Dhabi series ( English ) Cricinfo. May 10, 2007. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ↑ Warid Cricket Series, 2007 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ Warid Cricket Series, 2007 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 3, 2016.