Pakistani national cricket team in Sri Lanka in the 2000 season
The tour of the Pakistani national cricket team to Sri Lanka in the 2000 season took place from June 14th to July 2nd, 2000. The international cricket tour was part of the 2000 international cricket season and included three test matches . Pakistan won the test series 2–0.
prehistory
Both teams previously played in the Asia Cup , which Pakistan won in the final against Sri Lanka. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in Pakistan in the 1999/00 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as venues for the tour and announced on June 7, 2000.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) | Colombo | 10,000 | 1st test |
| Galle International Stadium | bile | 35,000 | 2nd test |
| Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium | Kandy | 35,000 | 3rd test |
Squad
Sri Lanka named its roster on June 2, 2000. Pakistan named its roster on June 5, 2000.
| test | |
|---|---|
 Sri Lanka
|
 Pakistan
|
Tour match
| June 10-11 scorecard |
Colombo |
Sri Lanka Board XI |
- |
Pakistanis |
| Game canceled | ||||
Test matches
First test in Colombo
| June 14th - 17th Scorecard |
Colombo |
Sri Lanka 273 (97.2) & 123 (61.3) |
- |
Pakistan 266 (120.5) & 131-5 (42) |
| Pakistan wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Second test in bile
| June 21st - 24th scorecard |
bile |
Sri Lanka 181 (64.3) & 256 (90.1) |
- |
Pakistan 600-8d (175.2) |
| Pakistan wins with one innings and 163 runs | ||||
Third test in Kandy
| June 28th - July 2nd scorecard |
Kandy |
Sri Lanka 467-5 (155.4) |
- |
Pakistan |
| draw | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Marvan Atapattu |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 5 | 380 | 95.00 | 207 * | 1 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 5 | 275 | 55.00 | 188 | 1 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram |
Pakistan
|
3 | 3 | 198 | 99.00 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| Saeed Anwar |
Pakistan
|
3 | 3 | 185 | 61.66 | 123 | 1 | 1 |
| Younis Khan |
Pakistan
|
3 | 3 | 171 | 85.50 | 116 | 1 | 0 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Muttiah Muralitharan |
Sri Lanka
|
3 | 114 | 12 | 25.50 | 5/115 | 1 | 0 |
| Arshad Khan |
Pakistan
|
3 | 139 | 12 | 26.41 | 4/62 | 0 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis |
Pakistan
|
3 | 75.1 | 11 | 22.18 | 4/40 | 0 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram |
Pakistan
|
3 | 95.3 | 9 | 26.00 | 5/45 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdul Razzaq |
Pakistan
|
3 | 92 | 6th | 37.50 | 3/35 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Wasim Akram
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Wasim Akram
|
| 2nd test |
Wasim Akram
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pakistan in Sri Lanka: Waqar, Younis, Mushtaq recalled ( English ) Cricinfo. June 7, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Charlie Austin: Arjuna Ranatunga set to make history as Sri Lanka squad is announced ( English ) Cricinfo. June 2, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Current team retained for Sri Lankan tour ( English ) Cricinfo. June 6, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved July 24, 2016.