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
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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
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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
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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)

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.

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