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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

2015 Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan First Test Match @ Galle June 17-21,2015



The Pakistan Cricket Team are scheduled to tour  Sri Lanka from 11 June to 1 August 2015

Pakistan Will play 3 Tet Matches;5 ODI's and 2 T20's

Day One Wednesday June 17,2015 - Start of the Match Delayed by Rain
It rained heavily early this morning in Galle. The ground is under covers and the skies are dark
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The toss is certain to be delayed

Rain washed out the opening day Wednesday June 17,2015 of the Test series between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, without a ball bowled or even a coin tossed in Galle

Day Two Thursday June 18,2015

Pakistan won the toss and chose to field

Squads

Sri Lanka
1 Kaushal Silva, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Lahiru Thirimanne, 5 Angelo Mathews (capt.), 6 Dinesh Chandimal (wk), 7 Kithuruwan Vithanage, 8 Dhammika Prasad, 9 Dilruwan Perera, 10 Rangana Herath, 11 Nuwan Pradeep

Pakistan:
1 Ahmed Shehzad, 2 Mohammad Hafeez, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt.), 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Wahab Riaz, 9 Junaid Khan, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Zulfiqar Babar

 Both sides went in with two seamers and two spinners, with Pakistan going with the expected spin pair of Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar and Sri Lanka choosing Dilruwan Perera ahead of Tharindu Kaushal as Rangana Herath's slow-bowling partner

With clouds overhead and a pitch with a bit of moisture under the surface,Pakistan Captain Misbah ul Haq hoped his bowlers would be able to bowl Sri Lanka out early.

Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka captain, said he was "very happy" to be batting first, as he expected the pitch to turn later on in the match

At close of play on Day Two Thursday June 18,2015 Sri Lanka were178/3 in 64 Overs
Fall of Wickets(SL)
Sri Lanka scored 178/3 in 64 Overs
Dimuth Karunaratne           21(42 Balls 4x1)
Kumar Sangakkara            50(106 Balls 4x2 and 6x1)-52nd Test Fifty in 131 Tests(227 Innings)

Lahiru Thirimanne               08(17 Balls 4x1)
Kausal Silva                       80*(197 Balls 4x12)
Angelo Mathews                10*(26 Balls 4x1)

Kumar Sangakkara(50) and Kausal Silva(55) put on 112 Runs for the 2nd wicket in 37.1 Overs

Day Three Friday June 19,2015
At Lunch Sri Lanka were 273/6 in 95 Overs
Fall of Wickets(SL)
Angelo Mathews                19(40 Balls 4x1 and 6x1)
Dinesh Chandimal               23(59 Balls 4x4)
Kithuruwan Vithanage         18(21 Balls 4x2)
Kaushal Silva                     113*
Dilruwan Perera                   11*
Sri Lanka were 300/10 in 109.3 Overs
Fall of Wickets(SL)
Dilruwan Perera                15(18 Balls 4x3)
Dhammika Prasad             00(23 Balls)
Kausal Silva                     125(300 Balls 4x16)-2nd Test Match Ton in 17 Tests(32 Innings)
Nuwan Prdeep                   04(25 Balls 4x1)
Rangana Herath                  06*(10 Balls 4x1)
Wicket Takers(Pakistan)
Zulfiqar Babar                    3/64(27 Overs)
Wahab Riaz                        3/74(26 Overs)
Mohammad Hafeez             2/40(10 Overs)
Yasir Shah                           2/79(30.3 Overs)
At close of play on Dat Three,Pakistan were 118/5 in 41.4 Overs
Fall of Wickets(Pakistan)
Mohammad Hafeez         02(6 Balls)
Ahmed Shehzad              09(10 Balls 4x2)
Azhar Ali                         08(19 Balls)
Younis Khan                    47(79 balls 4x6 and 6x1)
Misbah ul Haq                  20(60 Ball 4x1 and 6x1)
Asad Shafiq 14*and Sarfraz Ahmed 15*were at the crease

Day Four Saturday June 20,2015
At Lunch Pakistan were 259/6 in 72 Overs with Asad Shafiq 64* and Wahab Riaz 08* at the crease
Fall of Wickets(Pakistan)
Sarfraz Ahmed              96(86 Balls 4x13) 
At Tea Pakistan were 390/8 in 103 Overs 
Fall of Wickets(Pakistan)
Wahab Riaz                  14(54 Balls 4x1)
Yasir Shah                     23(29 Balls 4x4)
Pakistan 1st Inning Score 417/10 in 113.1 overs
Fall of Wickets(Pakistan)
Zulfiqar Babar               56(60 Balls 4x6 and 6x2)
Asad Shafiq                 131(235 Balls 4x5)
Junaid Khan                   06*(26 Balls 4x1)
Wicket Takers(SL)
Dilruwan Perera           4/122(31.1 Overs)
Dhammika Prasad        3/91(24 Overs)
Nuwan Pradeep           2/71(19 Overs)
Rangana Herath            1/99(30 Overs)
SL 2nd Innings 63/2 in 21 Overs
Fall of wickets(SL)
Kausal Silva                  05(30 Balls 4x1)
Kumar Sangakkara       18(27 Balls 4x2)
Dimuth Karunaratne      36*(64 Balls 4x6)
Dilruwan Perera            00*(5 Balls)
 
Day Five Sunday June 21,2015
SL scored 206/10 in 77.1 Overs
Fall of wickets(SL)
Dilruwan Perera                          00(6 Balls)
Lahiru Thirimanne                        44(95 Balls 4x4)
Angelo Mathews                          05(16 Balls 4x1)
Dimuth Karunaratne                     79(173 Balls 4x10)-5th Test Fifty in 16 Tests(31 Innings)
Kithuruwan Vithanage                   01(12 Balls)
Dhammika Prasad                         02(19 Balls)
Rangana Herath                             01(4 Balls)
Dinesh Chandimal                          38(73 Balls 4x4)
Wicket Takers(Pakistan)
Yasir Shah                    7/76(30.1 Overs)-Career Best Bowling in 8 Tests(15 Innings)
Wahab Riaz                  2/46(16 Overs)
Zulfiqar Babar               1/31(14 Overs)

Pakistan scored 92/0 in 11.2 Overs(Target 90 Runs)
Mohammad Hafeez        46*(33 Balls 4x6 and 6x1)
Ahmed Shehzad             43*(35 Balls 4x6)

Match Result -Pakistan won by 10 Wickets
MOM - Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan)for his 96 Runs(86 Balls 4x13)
Series Result - Pakistan led the 3-match series 1-0

 3-Match Test Series Result

First Test @ Galle June 17 - 21,2015
Scorecard
SL 300 and 206
Pakistan 417 and 92/0
Match Result -Pakistan won by 10 Wickets
MOM - Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan)for his 96 Runs(86 Balls 4x13)

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