Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1994

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August and September 1994, outside the normal cricket season, for a three-match Test series and five Limited Overs International matches. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0.

Test series summary

1st Test

9, 10, 11, 13 August 1994 (5-day match) Scorecard

Pakistan	v	Sri Lanka
390 (126.2 overs) Saeed Anwar 94 (163) HDPK Dharmasena 6/99 (45.2 overs)		226 (68 overs) PA de Silva 127 (156) Wasim Akram 3/30 (17 overs)
318/4 dec (91 overs) Saeed Anwar 136 (218) HDPK Dharmasena 2/84 (31 overs)		181 (47 overs) A Ranatunga 41 (43) Wasim Akram 5/43 (18 overs)

Pakistan won by 301 runs P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
• 12 August was taken as a rest day.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

2nd Test

18, 19, 20, 22, 23 August 1994 (5-day match) Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Pakistan

Match cancelled Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

• 21 August was scheduled as a rest day.
• The match was abandoned on the first morning due to post-election curfew imposed because of fear of civil unrest.
• Two additional One Day Internationals were scheduled to replace this Test match.

3rd Test

26, 27, 28 August 1994 (5-day match) Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Pakistan
71 (28.2 overs) PB Dassanayake 19* (27) Waqar Younis 6/34 (14 overs)		357/9 dec (87.5 overs) Inzamam-ul-Haq 100* (125) HDPK Dharmasena 4/75 (28.5 overs)
234 (61.3 overs) HP Tillakaratne 83* (126) Waqar Younis 5/85 (18 overs)

Pakistan won by an innings and 52 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: Waqar Younis (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
• KR Pushpakumara, S Ranatunga and WPUJC Vaas (all SL), and Kabir Khan (PAK) made their Test debuts.

ODI series

1st ODI

3 August 1994 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka 200/6 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 169/1 (30.2 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 77 (106) Saleem Malik 2/44 (10 overs)		Saeed Anwar 70* (83) M Muralitharan 1/21 (4 overs)

Pakistan won by 9 wickets (run rate) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) & WAU Wickremasinghe (SL) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
• Pakistan target was reduced to 169 runs in 42 overs
• Ashfaq Ahmed (PAK) and S Ranatunga (SL) made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

6 August 1994 Scorecard

Pakistan 180/8 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 181/3 (47.2 overs)
Saleem Malik 61 (111) RS Kalpage 4/36 (10 overs)		S Ranatunga 70 (116) Aamer Sohail 1/26 (7.2 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: I Anandappa (SL) & T. M. Samarasinghe (SL) Player of the match: S Ranatunga (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

3rd ODI

7 August 1994 Scorecard

Pakistan 237/7 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 218 (49 overs)
Saleem Malik 93* (94) GP Wickramasinghe 2/26 (8 overs)		ST Jayasuriya 50 (63) Wasim Akram 3/24 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 19 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: B. C. Cooray (SL) & PT Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Saleem Malik (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

4th ODI

22 August 1994 Scorecard

Sri Lanka 174/9 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 175/5 (41.4 overs)
A Ranatunga 74 (102) Akram Raza 2/26 (10 overs)		Saleem Malik 50* (74) ST Jayasuriya 2/28 (10 overs)

Pakistan won by 5 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: I Anandappa (SL) & T. M. Samarasinghe (SL) Player of the match: Akram Raza (PAK)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

5th ODI

24 August 1994 Scorecard

Pakistan 187 (49.5 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 160 (48.1 overs)
Akram Raza 33* (37) HDPK Dharmasena 2/34 (9 overs)		RS Mahanama 52 (89) Wasim Akram 3/20 (9.1 overs)

Pakistan won by 27 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: PT Manuel (SL) & WAU Wickremasinghe (SL) Player of the match: Waqar Younis (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
• HDPK Dharmasena (SL) made his ODI debut.

External links

• Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1994
• Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1994