The Pakistani cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 23 February to 27 March 1986. The tour consisted of three Test matches and four One Day Internationals (ODIs). This was Pakistan's first Test series tour in Sri Lanka. The series ended 1–1 with 1 match drawn.[1]
Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1985–86 | |||
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Sri Lanka | Pakistan | ||
Dates | 23 February – 27 March | ||
Captains | Duleep Mendis | Imran Khan | |
Test series | |||
Result | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Arjuna Ranatunga (316) | Ramiz Raja (178) | |
Most wickets | Ravi Ratnayeke (11) | Imran Khan (15) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | Pakistan won the 5-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Keerthi Ranasinghe (55) | Mohsin Khan (105) | |
Most wickets | Champaka Ramanayake (3) | Abdul Qadir (5) |
The tour was remembered for the acrimony between the two sides and poor umpiring throughout the Test series.[2] The latter became the catalyst for Imran Khan to become an advocate for neutral umpires.[3]
Squads
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Test series
edit1st Test
edit23 February 1986
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- Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
- 26 Feb was a rest day
- Zulqarnain (Pak) & Jayananda Warnaweera (SL) made their Test debuts
- With his first wicket of the match, Imran Khan reached 250 Test wickets.
2nd Test
edit14 March 1986
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- Sri Lanka, who chose to field
- 17 Mar was a rest day
- Don Anurasiri, Kosala Kuruppuarachchi and Roshan Mahanama (SL) made their Test debuts
- At 74 runs, Ranatunga reached 1000 runs
- Mudassar took his 50th wicket in 57 Tests
The Sri Lankan second innings is the lowest Test match total to include all four types of extras (no-ball, leg bye, bye and wide).[4]
3rd Test
edit22 March 1986
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- Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
- 25 Mar was a rest day
- Zakir Khan (Pak); Kaushik Amalean (SL) made their Test debuts
- Gurusinha/Ranatunga: Highest Sri Lankan partnership for any wicket (240*)
- Substitute Sanath Kaluperuma
ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit 2 March 1986
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- Pakistan, who chose to field
- Don Anurasiri, Ashley de Silva, Roshan Mahanama, Gamini Perera and Keerthi Ranasinghe all (SL) made their ODI debuts
- 45-over match reduced to 23 overs
2nd ODI
edit 8 March 1986
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- Sri Lanka, who chose to field
- Kaushik Amalean (SL) and Champaka Ramanayake (SL) made their ODI debuts
- 45-over match
3rd ODI
edit4th ODI
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka 1985/86". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "Scrappy in Sri Lanka". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Six series mired in acrimony". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 366. ISBN 0947540067.