Pakistani national cricket team in Sri Lanka in the 2014 season

The 2014 season tour of the Pakistani national cricket team to Sri Lanka took place from August 6th to 30th, 2014. The international cricket tour was part of the 2014 international cricket season . It comprised two test matches and three ODIs . Sri Lanka won the test series 2-0 and the ODI series 2-1. In the first innings of the second test, Sri Lanka's bowler Rangana Herath scored 9 wickets, which is the best test result so far for a left arm bowler.

Stages

Colombo (SSC) Dambulla bile Hambantota

Tour venues

The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on March 22, 2014.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Colombo	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC)	10,000	2nd test
Dambulla	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	16,800	3. ODI
bile	Galle International Stadium	35,000	1st test
Hambantota	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium	35,000	1st & 2nd ODI

Squad lists

Pakistan named its squad on July 9, 2014. Sri Lanka named its squad on July 31, 2014.

test		ODI
Sri Lanka	Pakistan	Sri Lanka	Pakistan
Angelo Mathews ( K ) Lahiru Thirimanne ( UK ) Upul Tharanga Kaushal Silva Kumar Sangakkara Mahela Jayawardene Niroshan Dickwella Kithuruwan Vithanage Rangana Herath Dilruwan Perera Shaminda Eranga Dhammika Prasad Chanaka Welagedara Nuwan Pradeep Dimuth Karunaratne Binura Fernando	Misbah-ul-Haq ( K ) Ahmed Shehzad Khurram Manzoor Shan Masood Azhar Ali Younis Khan Asad Shafiq Umar Akmal Sarfraz Ahmed ( wk ) Saeed Ajmal Abdul Rehman Mohammad Talha Junaid Khan Rahat Ali Wahab Riaz	Angelo Mathews ( K ) Lahiru Thirimanne ( UK ) Tillakaratne Dilshan Upul Tharanga Kumar Sangakkara ( wk ) Mahela Jayawardene Dinesh Chandimal Ashan Priyanjan Lasith Malinga Nuwan Kulasekara Dhammika Prasad Rangana Herath Seekuge Prasanna Suraj Randiv Thisara Perera	Misbah-ul-Haq ( K ) Ahmed Shehzad Sharjeel Khan Mohammad Hafeez Sohaib Maqsood Younis Khan Shahid Afridi Umar Akmal Fawad Alam Sarfraz Ahmed ( wk ) Saeed Ajmal Anwar Ali Mohammad Irfan Mohammad Talha Junaid Khan Zulfiqar Babar Wahab Riaz

Tour match

August 20 scorecard	Moratuwa	Sri Lanka Cricket Board President's XI 325-7 (50)	-	Pakistanis 290-8 (46.2)
		SLCB President's XI win with 13 runs ( D / L method )

Testing

First test in bile

6-10 August scorecard	bile	Pakistan 451 (140.5) & 180 (80.2)	-	Sri Lanka 533-9d (163.4) & 99-3 (16.2)
		Sri Lanka wins with 7 wickets

After the test, the Pakistani spin bowler Saeed Ajmal was reported by the referees to the ICC for his bowling technique. After further investigation, this was declared illegal because his arm tilted too much when leaving the ball. He was then banned from international cricket by the ICC. Five months later, his newly learned techniques were approved by the world association.

Second test in Colombo (SSC)

August 14-18 Scorecard	Colombo (SSC)	Sri Lanka 320 (98) & 282 (109)	-	Pakistan 332 (97) & 165 (52.1)
		Sri Lanka wins with 105 runs

One-day internationals

First ODI in Hambantota

August 23 scorecard	Hambantota	Sri Lanka 275-7 (45/45)	-	Pakistan 277-6 (44.5 / 45)
		Pakistan wins with 4 wickets

Second ODI in Hambantota

August 26th scorecard	Hambantota	Sri Lanka 310-9 (50)	-	Pakistan 233 (43.5)
		Sri Lanka wins with 77 runs

Originally this ODI should have taken place in Colombo in the Premadasa Stadium. However, due to heavy rainfall in the run-up, it was relocated to Hambantota at short notice.

Third ODI in Dambulla

August 30th scorecard	Dambulla	Pakistan 102 (32.1 / 48)	-	Sri Lanka 104-3 (18.2 / 48)
		Sri Lanka wins with 7 wickets

resignation

Prior to the tour, Sri Lankan batsmen Mahela Jayawardene stated that the tests of the tour would be his last.

statistics

The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.

Testing
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2	4th	323	80.75	221	1	1
Sarfraz Ahmed	Pakistan	2	4th	265	88.33	103	1	3
Younis Khan	Pakistan	2	4th	211	52.75	177	1	0
Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	2	4th	198	99.00	91	0	1
Upul Tharanga	Sri Lanka	2	4th	168	42.00	92	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	2	123.4	23	15.13	9/127	3	1
Junaid Khan	Pakistan	2	68	9	27.33	5/87	1	0
Dilruwan Perera	Sri Lanka	2	89.5	9	34.88	5/137	1	0
Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	2	144.1	9	40.11	5/166	1	0
Wahab Riaz	Pakistan	1	45	6th	27.33	3/76	0	0

ODIs
Batting
player	team	Games	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	3	3	182	91.00	93	0	2
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	3	3	156	52.00	67	0	2
Fawad Alam	Pakistan	3	3	130	65.00	62	0	1
Ahmed Shehzad	Pakistan	3	3	115	38.33	56	0	1
Sohaib Maqsood	Pakistan	3	3	105	52.50	89 *	0	1
bowling
player	team	Games	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka	3	18th	9	10.66	4/34	0	0
Wahab Riaz	Pakistan	3	25th	8th	19.62	4/65	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	3	18th	4th	17.75	3/39	0	0
Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	3	21.1	4th	23.25	2/38	0	0
Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	3	22.5	4th	33.25	2/56	0	0

Player of the Series

The following players were honored as Player of the Series .

series	Player of the Series
test	Rangana Herath
ODI	Thisara Perera

Player of the Match

The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .

game	Player of the Match
1st test	Rangana Herath
2nd test	Rangana Herath
1. ODI	Sohaib Maqsood
2. ODI	Thisara Perera
3. ODI	Thisara Perera

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sri Lanka v Pakistan: Rangana Herath takes nine wickets ( English ) BBC. August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
2. ^ Galle, SSC to host South Africa Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. March 22, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
3. ↑ Umar Farooq: Hafeez dropped for SL Tests, Younis recalled for ODIs ( English ) Cricinfo. July 9, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
4. ↑ Chandimal, Mendis dropped for Pakistan Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. July 31, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
5. ^ ICC bans Saeed Ajmal from bowling ( English ) Dawn. September 9, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
6. ↑ Umar Farooq: There is room for me in limited overs - Ajmal ( English ) Dawn. September 3, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
7. ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Second ODI moved to Hambantota ( English ) Cricinfo. August 23, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
8. ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Jayawardene to retire from Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
9. ↑ Records / Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
10. ↑ Records / Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
11. ↑ Records / Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
12. ↑ Records / Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 6, 2016.