The 2-day warm up match between the Pakistan National Team and Sri Lanka President’s XI kicked off today (11th July), at Sooriyawewa Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota.
Pakistan asked to bowl first, and their bowling group did their job perfectly as the SLPXI were blown away for only 196 in 46.3 overs.
Right-hand opener Oshada Fernando was the only bright spot in the innings. The latter scored an excellent hundred before being dismissed for 113 runs, which came off only 127 balls including 18 fours.
Hassan Ali was the pick of the bowlers on the bowling front, taking 3/22, while Shaheen Afridi bagged another 3 wickets. Apart from them, Abrar Ahmed and Aamir Jamal also scalped two apiece.
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At the end of day 1, Pakistan were in a comfortable position to take the lead as they posted 160/3 in 37 overs. Left-hand batter Shan Masood fell for a well-made 83, while Imam Ul Haq was dismissed for 36.
On the other hand, in-form off spinner Lakshitha Manasinghe took 2/39, while the other wicket was taken by right-arm seamer Kavishka Anjula.
Currently, Pakistan are trailing by only 36 runs with 7 wickets in hand. The action will resume for Day 2 tomorrow.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | c Mohammad Nawaz b Aamir Jamal | 113 | 127 | 18 | 0 | 88.98 |
| Sandun Weerakkody | b Hasan Ali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | b Abrar Ahmed | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26.32 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 21 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 51.22 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | c & b Aamir Jamal | 14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Ahan Wickramasinghe | c Abdullah Shafique b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | c Abdullah Shafique b Hasan Ali | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Kavishka Anjula | b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Milan Rathnayake | b Abrar Ahmed | 15 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 68.18 |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | 13 (b 6 , lb 2 , nb 3, w 2, pen 0) |
| Total | 196/10 (46.3 Overs, RR: 4.22) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 12 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3.08 | |
| Hasan Ali | 7.3 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3.01 | |
| Abrar Ahmed | 11 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 4.73 | |
| Aamir Jamal | 9 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 3.67 | |
| Nauman Ali | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6.29 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Shafique | c Praveen Jayawickrama b Kavishka Anjula | 25 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 56.82 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c Niroshan Dickwella b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 36 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 48.00 |
| Shan Masood | c Kamindu Mendis b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 83 | 67 | 9 | 3 | 123.88 |
| Babar Azam | retired | 79 | 113 | 7 | 1 | 69.91 |
| Saud Shakeel | retired | 61 | 96 | 6 | 0 | 63.54 |
| Agha Salman | lbw b Mohammad Shiraz | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | not out | 17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 68.00 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | b Praveen Jayawickrama | 12 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 48.00 |
| Mohammed Huraira | c Sandun Weerakkody b Praveen Jayawickrama | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | c Ahan Wickramasinghe b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Nauman Ali | c Niroshan Dickwella b Lakshitha Manasinghe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 2 (b 0 , lb 0 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 342/10 (78.3 Overs, RR: 4.36) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Rathnayake | 11 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2.91 | |
| Mohammad Shiraz | 10 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 4.00 | |
| Kavishka Anjula | 9 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 4.33 | |
| Asanka Manoj | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | |
| Lakshitha Manasinghe | 18.3 | 1 | 82 | 4 | 4.48 | |
| Praveen Jayawickrama | 19 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 4.68 | |
| Shashika Dulshan | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7.75 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Naseem Shah | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 19.35 |
| Sandun Weerakkody | c Nauman Ali b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Nuwanidu Fernando | not out | 31 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 73.81 |
| Kamindu Mendis | st Sarfaraz Ahmed b Agha Salman | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | b Agha Salman | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Nipun Dhananjaya | not out | 26 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 57.78 |
| Extras | 4 (b 0 , lb 4 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 88/4 (30 Overs, RR: 2.93) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | |
| Naseem Shah | 4.1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.17 | |
| Abrar Ahmed | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3.71 | |
| Agha Salman | 6.5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2.77 | |
| Hasan Ali | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 | |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | |
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