1st Test: Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka - Karachi 21-25 Feb 2009

[TheParraboy]

Massive scoreline by SL stumps day 1

Reminds me of a certain ashes innings in 2005

Sri Lanka 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
BSM Warnapura c Misbah-ul-Haq b Yasir Arafat 59 87 48 9 0 122.91
NT Paranavitana c Misbah-ul-Haq b Umar Gul 0 3 1 0 0 0.00
KC Sangakkara c Misbah-ul-Haq b Danish Kaneria 70 165 104 9 0 67.30
DPMD Jayawardene not out 136 239 20 0 56.90
TT Samaraweera not out 130 155 21 0 83.87
Extras (lb 3, w 1, nb 7) 11

Total (3 wickets; 90 overs) 406 (4.51 runs per over)


To bat TM Dilshan, HAPW Jayawardene, WPUJC Vaas, CRD Fernando, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan


Fall of wickets1-3 (Paranavitana, 0.4 ov), 2-93 (Warnapura, 17.6 ov), 3-177 (Sangakkara, 38.1 ov)



Bowling O M R W Econ
Umar Gul 16 1 82 1 5.12 (1w)
Sohail Khan 16 1 105 0 6.56
Yasir Arafat 17 1 57 1 3.35 (2nb)
Shoaib Malik 16 2 60 0 3.75 (4nb)
Danish Kaneria 24 2 93 1 3.87 (1nb)
Younis Khan 1 0 6 0 6.00

Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first


Test debuts Khurram Manzoor and Sohail Khan (Pakistan); NT Paranavitana (Sri Lanka)

Umpires SJ Davis (Australia) and SJA Taufel (Australia)
TV umpire Zameer Haider
Match referee BC Broad (England)
Reserve umpire Akram Raza

 

[African Monkey]

So Pakistan still play test cricket.

 

[Twizzle]

take all the roided up bowlers out of Pakistan and they dont have much depth in their bowling

 

[Panther_Daz]

Very pleased to see Samaraweera continue to show what a class batsmen he is. Really happy with our 3,4 and 5 at the moment.

 

[Panther_Daz]

Both batsmen have passed 200 now. Only a few runs away from the record 4th wicket partnership held by Peter May and Colin Cowdrey(411 runs)

 

[Panther_Daz]

Well done guys!!!

Test matches
Highest partnerships by wicket
1st 415 ND McKenzie, GC Smith South Africav BangladeshChittagong (CDS)29 Feb 2008Test # 1865

2nd 576 ST Jayasuriya, RS Mahanama Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (RPS)2 Aug 1997Test # 1374

3rd 624 KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lankav South AfricaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 2006Test # 1810

4th 414*DPMD Jayawardene, TT Samaraweera Sri Lankav PakistanKarachi21 Feb 2009Test # 1909

5th 405 SG Barnes, DG Bradman Australiav EnglandSydney13 Dec 1946Test # 280

6th 346 JHW Fingleton, DG Bradman Australiav EnglandMelbourne1 Jan 1937Test # 257

7th 347 DS Atkinson, CC Depeiaza West Indiesv AustraliaBridgetown14 May 1955Test # 406

8th 313 Wasim Akram, Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistanv ZimbabweSheikhupura17 Oct 1996Test # 1336

9th 195 MV Boucher, PL Symcox South Africav PakistanJohannesburg14 Feb 1998Test # 1400

10th 151 BF Hastings, RO Collinge New Zealandv PakistanAuckland16 Feb 1973Test # 7131

0th151 Azhar Mahmood, Mushtaq Ahmed Pakistanv South AfricaRawalpindi6 Oct 1997Test # 1380

 

[TheParraboy]

SL 6/614 - 148.1 overs, still batting, but will declare soon I think

Mendis and Murali will destroy the Pakis

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

i wish we could bat on the same highways against the same powderpuff bowling attacks sri lanka seem to get every time

 

[TheParraboy]

i wish we could bat on the same highways against the same powderpuff bowling attacks sri lanka seem to get every time

cant blame SL if we refuse to tour pakistan

 

[TheParraboy]

SL 7/644dec. (155.2 overs)

So around 22 overs for Pakistan to face before stumps

 

[Southern Rooster]

When Jayawardene gets amongst the runs he well and truly cashes in.

He and Bradman only two on the list twice.

 

[Biglance]

it must be a very very flat deck 10 wickets in three days this is why test cricket is seen to be dying. I love test cricket but I dont think wickets these days give enough for bowlers. Its simply too easy for batsmen.

In saying that Younis Khan 149 Pak 3/296 off 112 overs alot slower in comparison. Khan really carries their batting hopes.

 

[Tonearm Terrorwrist]

When Jayawardene gets amongst the runs he well and truly cashes in.

He and Bradman only two on the list twice.

bradman didn't play on highways

and what list are you talking about ?

 

[hineyrulz]

Sounds like an exciting match :?

 

[Collingwood Storm]

Riveting... in reply to SL's 7/644dec PAK are 5/538 with 17 overs left on day 4

Younis Kahn 296*

Jayawardene and Sangakarra are the bowlers at the moment and even more ridiculous Jayawardene has a wicket.

 

[Biglance]

Khan 306 not out what does anyone else provide in that pakistan team.

Is this result killing test cricket. YES make some better pitches

 

[Bobby DIGital]

Well done to Younis Khan. I hope he doesn't break Lara's record though as I'm a big fan of his...

 

[Twizzle]

well thats f**ked Murali's figures

 

[Matt23]

Is this result killing test cricket. YES make some better pitches

Agree, sounds like a joke of a pitch.

 

[coach]

You want to know what is wrong with test cricket and what is destroying it?

Just take a look at this game. Really is a joke when you have scores like this. I wonder what the crowds have been like.