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]
| Pakistani cricket team in the Sri Lanka in 2022 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 16 – 28 July 2022 | ||
| Captains | Dimuth Karunaratne | Babar Azam | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (271) | Babar Azam (271) | |
| Most wickets | Prabath Jayasuriya (17) | Mohammad Nawaz (10) | |
| Player of the series | Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) | ||
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
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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
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edit1st Test
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- 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
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dunith Wellalage (SL) made his Test debut.
- Angelo Mathews (SL) played in his 100th Test.[23]
- Dimuth Karunaratne scored his 6,000th run in Tests.[24]
- World Test Championship Points: Sri Lanka 12, Pakistan 0.
References
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- ^ "The SLC announces Sri Lanka's Cricketing Calendar for the year 2022". The Papare. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "England, New Zealand set to tour Pakistan in November-December". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan announce busy 12 months for national sides". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan to Play Two Tests, Three ODIs in Sri Lanka". Sports NDTV. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan to play only two tests in Sri Lanka as ODIs scrapped from tour". The Papare. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "ODIs scrapped from Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka in July 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan to tour Sri Lanka for two Tests in July". CricBuzz. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka confirm itinerary for World Test Championship series against Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "2nd Test venue shift: Pakistan Tour of Sri Lanka 2022". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Shafique's epic 160* leads Pakistan to fourth-innings glory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Shafique's marathon knock, Pakistan's record chase, and Jayasuriya's dream start". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Jayasuriya and Mendis spin Sri Lanka to a series-levelling win". The Papare. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Jayasuriya, Mendis rattle Pakistan as Sri Lanka level series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Sri Lanka name squad for Pakistan Test series". CricBuzz. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Yasir Shah returns for Sri Lanka Tests". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Nissanka returns, Manasinghe replaces injured Theekshana for the second Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Knee injury rules Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi out of second Test against Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ "Babar Azam completes 10000 international runs, surpasses Virat Kohli to achieve big milestone". My Khel. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Fifties from Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal put Sri Lanka in command". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "SL vs PAK: Babar Azam completes his 3000 career runs". BOL News. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Unprecedented highs and haunting lows - Mathews' complicated journey to 100 Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "De Silva, Karunaratne stretch Sri Lanka lead over Pakistan". France24. Retrieved 27 July 2022.