Match Ended   
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai , Oct 06, 2017
PAK PAK
262&248 (90.2)
SL SL
482&96
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 68 runs
  • Player of the Match
    Dimuth Karunaratne
  • Player of the Series
    Dimuth Karunaratne
SL 482/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1457-dimuth-karunaratne-playerprofile>Dimuth Karunaratne</a>
Dimuth Karunaratne
196 (405)
  • 19x4s
  • 1x6s
  • 48.39SR
<a href=/cricket/players/1073-dinesh-chandimal-playerprofile>Dinesh Chandimal</a>
Dinesh Chandimal
62 (195)
  • 6x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 31.79SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Yasir Shah
ECON 3.29
55.5
OVERS
184/6
R/W
PAK 262/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1468-azhar-ali-playerprofile>Azhar Ali</a>
Azhar Ali
59 (128)
  • 6x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 46.09SR
<a href=/cricket/players/1574-haris-sohail-playerprofile>Haris Sohail</a>
Haris Sohail
56 (135)
  • 4x4s
  • 2x6s
  • 41.48SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Dilruwan Perera
ECON 2.76
26
OVERS
72/3
R/W
Bowler
Rangana Herath
ECON 3.65
23
OVERS
84/3
R/W
SL 96/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/64307-kusal-mendis-playerprofile>Kusal Mendis</a>
Kusal Mendis
29 (49)
  • 4x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 59.18SR
<a href=/cricket/players/50716-dickwella-patabandige-dilantha-niroshan-dickwella-playerprofile>Niroshan Dickwella</a>
Niroshan Dickwella
21 (21)
  • 4x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 100SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Wahab Riaz
ECON 4.55
9
OVERS
41/4
R/W
Bowler
Haris Sohail
ECON 1
1
OVERS
1/3
R/W
PAK 248/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/1497-asad-shafiq-playerprofile>Asad Shafiq</a>
Asad Shafiq
112 (176)
  • 10x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 63.63SR
<a href=/cricket/players/986-sarfraz-ahmed-playerprofile>Sarfaraz Ahmed</a>
Sarfaraz Ahmed
68 (130)
  • 5x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 52.30SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Dilruwan Perera
ECON 3.76
26
OVERS
98/5
R/W
Bowler
Rangana Herath
ECON 2.55
22.2
OVERS
57/2
R/W
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That's it from us then! Once again Tests in UAE seemed to be toothless for the first three days but then sparked up as we reached the climax. Well, we had two terrific Tests and Sri Lanka came out on top on both the occasions. The fact that both the matches went to day 5 speaks volumes regarding how competitive the series was. The battle between the Asian Giants doesn't stop here. They will now face each other in limited overs cricket. The first ODI of the 5-match series is on 13th October at 1500 local (1100 GMT) in Dubai. Do join us for that. Till then, goodbye and take care! Cheers!
Dinesh Chandimal is absolutely elated with the win. Credits the team and management for the same. Feels they had a tough time against the Indians but informs they had a game plan here which they executed really well. Praises the efforts put in by his team to pull off a historic win. Informs that with the dew around, it was difficult to bowl later in the night on day 4 but was confident of doing the job this morning as they knew the ball would grip more. Ends by saying he is happy to be on the winning side.
Sarfraz Ahmed starts by saying it was a tough series for them but feels they came close in both the games. Adds they weren't up to the mark and didn't deserve to win. Points out the batting which has let them down every time. Opines the batsmen didn't show any fight and had they stayed there for a bit, things would have been different. Reckons Sri Lanka had an edge in the spin department. On his captaincy, he admits it is a tough job but it's been a good learning curve for him. Promises for improvement in the upcoming games.
Man of the Match and Series, Dimuth Karunaratne is really delighted to have contributed for the team. Adds after the loss against India they practiced really hard and it paid off here. Further says his plan was to bat big and knew the runs would come once he gets set. He tried to be positive and it worked for him and his side.
For Sri Lanka, it was a team effort. Right from their lower middle order contributing useful runs in the first innings total, to their pacers leaving an impact, they managed to dominate the crunch moments. They did feel the heat last night but didn't lose confidence. Once again showed the heart to fight today by sticking to their guns and achieving a historic series win.
With Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed taking away all the limelight for their partnership, there is one more Pakistani player who deserves a mention. Yasir Shah! He bowled a marathon spell in the first innings, picking up 6 wickets, his fifth consecutive 5-wicket haul in Tests (first spinner to do so) and was the only bowler who looked penetrative enough to pose any threat. Although, Wahab Riaz's second innings efforts cannot be overlooked.
The chase fell completely on its face as Pakistan found themselves reeling on 52/5 but then we all witnessed a stupendous partnership between Sarfraz Ahmed and Asad Shafiq. They reignited hope in the hosts' camp and stretched this Test match to the final day. With 119 runs needed and five wickets left, this game was nicely set up for today but once again Pakistan showed us their unpredictable side. Sarfraz Ahmed departed soon and the tail didn't offer much resistance after that. Asad Shafiq who completed a valiant century fell to Lakmal and that proved to be the final nail. Dilruwan Perera finished with 8 wickets in the match and was the best bowler on show for the visiting team.
A Test match to remember! Sri Lanka won the all-important toss and powered by Dimuth Karunaratne's daddy hundred, they posted a big first innings total. In reply, Pakistan's batting didn't click and they ended up conceding a massive 220-run lead to the Islanders. The home team, though, managed to claw their way back in the game after bundling out Sri Lanka under 100 but they still were behind the 8-ball with a target of 317 set in front.
What a win for Sri Lanka! They were down and out after the India series but have shown tremendous character to bounce back and register a series win in that part of the world where no one has! The Lankan team is in a huddle near the pitch, all the players are excited and it's showing in their celebration. High fives in the Sri Lankan dressing room, they are all smiles and hugging each other. This victory means a lot for Chandimal and his boys.
90.2
W
Rangana Herath To Wahab Riaz OUT!
OUT! Chandimal takes it! Sri Lanka create history! They have sealed the series 2-0! Coming to the ball, Herath floats it up around off, Riaz dances down the track to slog it over the leg side but the ball turns away and he ends up slicing it over covers. Chandimal comes running in a few yards and settles under the skier. He roars in joy. SRI LANKA WIN BY 68 RUNS!
90.1
0
Rangana Herath To Wahab Riaz
Bowls a slider around middle, punched off the back foot towards the left of the bowler.
Over 90 : 248/9
2 Runs
M. Abbas
3 (8)
W. Riaz
1 (10)
S. Lakmal
14-4-35-1
89.6
0
Suranga Lakmal To Mohammad Abbas
Fuller on the pads, Abbas gets across and flicks it down to fine leg and refuses the single.
89.5
0
Suranga Lakmal To Mohammad Abbas
Angles it in on middle, Abbas stands back and defends it towards mid on.
89.4
1
Suranga Lakmal To Wahab Riaz
Fuller and fired on the stumps, clipped to deep square leg for one.
89.3
0
Suranga Lakmal To Wahab Riaz
Riaz runs out of patience as he looks to pull this length ball. Mistimes it towards mid-wicket.
89.2
0
Suranga Lakmal To Wahab Riaz
Skids off the surface on middle and leg, wristed towards the leg side.
89.1
1
Suranga Lakmal To Mohammad Abbas
Shortish ball on middle and leg, worked towards mid-wicket for a single.
Over 89 : 246/9
0 Runs
W. Riaz
0 (7)
M. Abbas
2 (5)
R. Herath
22-2-57-1
88.6
0
Rangana Herath To Wahab Riaz
Slider around middle, Riaz stays leg side to defend but misses and is hit on the pads.
88.5
0
Rangana Herath To Wahab Riaz
Flattish outside off, slapped towards cover.
88.4
0
Rangana Herath To Wahab Riaz
WR has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
88.3
0
Rangana Herath To Wahab Riaz
Floats it up on middle, Riaz dances down the track to give it a thwack but gets it off the inner half past short leg. He quickly gets back inside the crease.
88.2
0
Rangana Herath To Wahab Riaz
Gives it some more air, Riaz makes room and drives it towards mid off.
88.1
0
Rangana Herath To Wahab Riaz
Slower through the air, turning away to beat the outside edge of the bat.
Over 88 : 246/9
2 Runs
M. Abbas
2 (5)
W. Riaz
0 (1)
S. Lakmal
13-4-33-1
87.6
0
Suranga Lakmal To Mohammad Abbas
Fuller and swinging further away, left alone by Abbas.
87.5
0
Suranga Lakmal To Mohammad Abbas
Bumper on off, doesn't rise that much. Abbas could have shouldered his arms to it but instead he ducks. Looked really funny!
87.4
2
Suranga Lakmal To Mohammad Abbas
Good length delivery outside off, Abbas tries to have a push at it. He gets it off the outer part through backward point. They run two before Karunarante retrieves it.
87.3
0
Suranga Lakmal To Mohammad Abbas
Pretty harmless delivery, bowled outside off, left alone.
87.2
0
Suranga Lakmal To Mohammad Abbas
Good length delivery on leg, Abbas misses his tuck and it goes on the bounce to the keeper.
Mohammad Abbas is the last man in!
87.1
W
Suranga Lakmal To Asad Shafiq OUT!
OUT! That's the final nail in the coffin! Asad Shafiq departs to an excellent catch! Lakmal serves it on a fuller length, it swings away after pitching. Asad Shafiq comes forward a touch and tries to play it with an angled bat. It takes the outside edge and flies quickly towards widish slip where Kusal Mendis dives to his right to take it inches above the ground. Superb effort from Kusal, that. Sri Lanka just a wicket away from a win here!
Match Info
Match Notes
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 254/3 in 90.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 252/3 in 88.4 overs
  • Referral 2 (88.4 ovs) PAK against D Chandimal (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 0, SL: 2)
  • Referral 1 (85.6 ovs) PAK against D Chandimal (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 1, SL: 2)
  • New ball taken: Sri Lanka 238/3 in 83.2 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 100 off 266 balls between D Karunaratne (63) and D Chandimal (37)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 220/3 in 74.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 203/3 in 67.4 overs
  • D Karunaratne 7th Test Hundred : 101 runs in 197 balls (14x4) (0x6)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 164 balls between D Karunaratne (28) and D Chandimal (22)
  • Dinner: Sri Lanka 174/3 in 59.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 150/3 in 43.4 overs
  • D Chandimal dropped on 1 by M Abbas in 43.3 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 146/3 in 43.0 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 50 off 47 balls between D Karunaratne (28) and S Samarawickrama (21)
  • Sri Lanka 103/1 in 28.5 overs
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 96/1 in 28.0 overs
  • D Karunaratne Test fifty: 52 runs in 84 balls (7x4) (0x6
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 52 off 113 balls between D Karunaratne (30) and K Silva (19)
  • Sri Lanka 52/0 in 18.3 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 38/0 in 14.0 overs
  • Stumps: Pakistan 51/0 in 18.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 5 off 86 balls between S Masood (15) and S Aslam (29)
  • Pakistan 50/0 in 14.2 overs
  • Referral 3 (9.3 ovs) SL against S Aslam (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 2, SL: 1)
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 482/10 in 159.2 overs
  • Y Shah 13th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/179 (54.0)
  • Sri Lanka 469/8: S Lakmal lbw b Mohammad Abbas 8(31)
  • Referral 3 (152.6 ovs) S Lakmal against PAK (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 0, SL: 1)
  • Dinner: Sri Lanka 461/7 in 147.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 450/6 in 139.6 overs
  • D Perera 6th Test fifty: 50 runs in 58 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • Sri Lanka 423/5 in 131.0 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 51 off 56 balls between D Karunaratne (12) and D Perera (39)
  • Sri Lanka 400/5 in 124.6 overs
  • N Dickwella 7th Test fifty: 50 runs in 48 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 355/4 in 116.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 350/4 in 114.1 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 53 off 51 balls between D Karunaratne (18) and N Dickwella (35)
  • Sri Lanka 302/4 in 104.3 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 294/4 in 104.0 overs
  • D Karunaratne: 150 runs in 315 balls (16x4) (1x6)
  • D Karunaratne completes 3000 runs in Test
  • D Chandimal 13th Test fifty: 53 runs in 156 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 34/5 in 14.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 34/5: D Chandimal lbw b Wahab Riaz 0(5)
  • Referral 2 (14.3 ovs) D Chandimal against PAK (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 1, SL: 1)
  • Referral 1 (2.3 ovs) PAK against S Samarawickrama (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 1, SL: 2)
  • Innings Break: Pakistan 262/10 in 90.3 overs
  • Pakistan 250/9: W Riaz c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Lahiru Gamage 16(29)
  • Referral 4 (89.2 ovs) W Riaz against SL (Caught) Unsuccessful (PAK: 0, SL: 1)
  • Pakistan 250/8 in 89.1 overs
  • New ball taken: Pakistan 232/8 in 85.1 overs
  • H Sohail 2nd Test fifty: 50 runs in 125 balls (3x4) (2x6)
  • Pakistan 203/6 in 77.1 overs
  • Dinner: Pakistan 186/5 in 73.0 overs
  • Pakistan 180/5: A Ali lbw b R Herath 59(128)
  • Referral 3 (24.2 ovs) SL against A Ali (LBW) Successful (PAK: 1, SL: 1)
  • A Ali 27th Test fifty: 52 runs in 114 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 123 balls between A Ali (17) and H Sohail (30)
  • Pakistan 153/4 in 61.3 overs
  • Drinks: Pakistan 147/4 in 60.0 overs
  • Pakistan 100/3 in 40.5 overs
  • Drinks: Pakistan 84/2 in 33.0 overs
  • Pakistan 65/2: S Aslam lbw b D Perera 39(71)
  • Referral 2 (24.2 ovs) S Aslam against PAK (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 1, SL: 1)
  • Stumps: Pakistan 198/5 in 73.0 overs
  • Referral 5 (72.5 ovs) SL against A Shafiq (Caught) Unuccessful (PAK: 2, SL: 0)
  • S Ahmed 14th Test fifty: 50 runs in 84 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 101 off 151 balls between A Shafiq (59) and S Ahmed (41)
  • Pakistan 153/5 in 57.5 overs
  • A Shafiq 19th Test fifty: 52 runs in 81 balls (5x4) (0x6)
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 78 balls between A Shafiq (23) and S Ahmed (27)
  • A Shafiq dropped on 26 by K Mendis in 44.3 overs
  • Sri Lanka 100/5 in 44.2 overs
  • Dinner: Pakistan 62/5 in 36.0 overs
  • Pakistan 50/3 in 30.5 overs
  • Drinks: Pakistan 36/1 in 23.0 overs
  • Referral 4 (22.5 ovs) SL against S Masood (LBW) Unuccessful (PAK: 2, SL: 1)
  • Referral 3 (9.3 ovs) SL against S Masood (LBW) Unuccessful (PAK: 2, SL: 2)
  • Tea: Pakistan 15/1 in 9.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (5.3 ovs) SL against A Ali (LBW) Unuccessful (PAK: 2, SL: 2)
  • Referral 1 (0.5 ovs) Shan Masood against SL (LBW) Successful (PAK: 2, SL: 2)
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 96/10 in 26.0 overs
  • Referral 5 (26.0 ovs) Nuwan Pradeep against PAK (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 0, SL: 1)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 95/8 in 25.1 overs
  • Sri Lanka 50/5 in 18.0 overs
  • Referral 4 (17.5 ovs) PAK against Niroshan Dickwella (Caught) Unsuccessful (PAK: 0, SL: 1)
  • Drinks: Pakistan 240/7 in 85.0 overs
  • Referral 7 (81.1 ovs) A Shafiq against SL (LBW) Successful (PAK: 2, SL: 0)
  • Referral 6 (80.5 ovs) M Amir against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (PAK: 2, SL: 0)
  • New ball taken: Pakistan 225/6 in 80.1 overs
  • A Shafiq 11th Test Hundred: 100 runs in 151 balls (10x4) (0x6)
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 151 off 246 balls between A Shafiq (89) and S Ahmed (58)
  • Pakistan 203/5 in 73.2 overs
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