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The Pakistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2022 to play two Test matches against the Sri Lankan cricket team.[1] The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[2][3] In April 2022, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the series would be taking place.[4][5] Originally, the tour was also going to include three One Day International (ODI) matches,[6] but these were cancelled in May 2022,[7] as they were not part of the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[8] The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in June 2022.[9] Pakistan last toured Sri Lanka for a Test series in June and July 2015.[10] On 17 July 2022, Sri Lanka Cricket moved the second Test from the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to the Galle International Stadium due to the economic crisis in the country.[11]

Pakistan won the first Test by four wickets after they were set a target of 342 runs to win the match.[12] It was Pakistan's second-highest successful run chase in Test cricket, and the highest successful run chase for any team playing a Test in Galle.[13] Sri Lanka won the second Test by 246 runs to draw the series 1–1, with Dhananjaya de Silva scoring a century.[14] Player of the series Prabath Jayasuriya took his fourth five-wicket haul in six innings.[15]

Squads

Tests
 Sri Lanka[16]  Pakistan[17]

Lakshitha Manasinghe was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test, replacing Maheesh Theekshana who suffered a finger injury in the first Test.[18] Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi was ruled out of the second Test after he picked up a knee injury in the first Test.[19]

Warm-up match

11–13 July 2022
Scorecard
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323 (100 overs)
Babar Azam 88 (113)
Lakshitha Manasinghe 4/85 (24 overs)
375/8d (99 overs)
Sadeera Samarawickrama 91 (99)
Mohammad Nawaz 2/24 (10 overs)
178/2 (50 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 63 (111)
Lakshitha Manasinghe 1/50 (13 overs)
Match drawn
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Keerthi Bandara (SL) and Deepal Gunawardene (SL)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.

Test series

1st Test

16–20 July 2022
Scorecard
v
222 (66.1 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 76 (115)
Shaheen Afridi 4/58 (14.1 overs)
218 (90.5 overs)
Babar Azam 119 (244)
Prabath Jayasuriya 5/82 (39 overs)
337 (100 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 94* (139)
Mohammad Nawaz 5/88 (28 overs)
344/6 (127.2 overs)
Abdullah Shafique 160* (408)
Prabath Jayasuriya 4/135 (56.2 overs)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
Player of the match: Abdullah Shafique (Pak)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Agha Salman (Pak) made his Test debut.
  • Babar Azam became the fastest batter for Pakistan to score 10,000 runs in international cricket, doing so in his 228th innings.[20]
  • Mohammad Nawaz (Pak) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[21]
  • Babar Azam (Pak) scored his 3,000th run in Tests.[22]
  • World Test Championship Points: Pakistan 12, Sri Lanka 0.

2nd Test

24–28 July 2022
Scorecard
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378 (103 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 80 (137)
Naseem Shah 3/58 (18 overs)
231 (88.1 overs)
Agha Salman 62 (126)
Ramesh Mendis 5/47 (21.1 overs)
360/8d (91.5 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 109 (171)
Naseem Shah 2/44 (12.5 overs)
261 (77 overs)
Babar Azam 81 (146)
Prabath Jayasuriya 5/117 (32 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 246 runs
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Dhananjaya de Silva (SL)

Statistics

Most runs

Rank Runs Player Teams Innings Average High Score 100 50
1 271 Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka 4 90.33 94* - 3
Babar Azam Pakistan 67.75 119 1 2
3 189 Abdullah Shafique Pakistan 4 63.00 160* 1 -
4 176 Dhananjaya de Silva Sri Lanka 44.00 109
5 168 Oshada Fernando Sri Lanka 42.00 64 - 2
Last Updated: 1 August 2022[citation needed]

Most wickets

Rank Wickets Player Teams Innings Best Average Economy 5w
1 17 Prabath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 4 5/82 24.35 2.52 2
2 12 Ramesh Mendis Sri Lanka 4 5/47 22.33 2.76 1
3 10 Mohammad Nawaz Pakistan 5/88 26.10 3.53
4 9 Yasir Shah Pakistan 3/83 39.00 3.77 -
5 7 Naseem Shah Pakistan 3/58 25.57 3.52
Last Updated: 1 August 2022[citation needed]

References

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  2. ^ "Takeaways: Are Pakistan dark horses for the 2023 World Test Championship?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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  4. ^ "England, New Zealand set to tour Pakistan in November-December". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Pakistan announce busy 12 months for national sides". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Pakistan to Play Two Tests, Three ODIs in Sri Lanka". Sports NDTV. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Pakistan to play only two tests in Sri Lanka as ODIs scrapped from tour". The Papare. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. ^ "ODIs scrapped from Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Pakistan to tour Sri Lanka for two Tests in July". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Sri Lanka confirm itinerary for World Test Championship series against Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. ^ "2nd Test venue shift: Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Shafique's epic 160* leads Pakistan to fourth-innings glory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Shafique's marathon knock, Pakistan's record chase, and Jayasuriya's dream start". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Jayasuriya and Mendis spin Sri Lanka to a series-levelling win". The Papare. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Jayasuriya, Mendis rattle Pakistan as Sri Lanka level series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Sri Lanka name squad for Pakistan Test series". CricBuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Yasir Shah returns for Sri Lanka Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Nissanka returns, Manasinghe replaces injured Theekshana for the second Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Knee injury rules Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi out of second Test against Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Babar Azam completes 10000 international runs, surpasses Virat Kohli to achieve big milestone". My Khel. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Fifties from Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal put Sri Lanka in command". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  22. ^ "SL vs PAK: Babar Azam completes his 3000 career runs". BOL News. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Unprecedented highs and haunting lows - Mathews' complicated journey to 100 Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  24. ^ "De Silva, Karunaratne stretch Sri Lanka lead over Pakistan". France24. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
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