Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2000

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in 2000 to play a three-match Test series against Sri Lanka and the 2000 Singer Triangular Series, which also included South Africa. Pakistan won the Test series against Sri Lanka 2–0 with one match drawn.

Test series summary

1st Test

14–17 June 2000 (5-day match) Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Pakistan
273 (97.2 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 77 (145) Arshad Khan 4/62 (31 overs)		266 (120.5 overs) Wasim Akram 78 (204) M Muralitharan 5/115 (47 overs)
123 (61.3 overs) MS Atapattu 40 (96) Wasim Akram 5/45 (15.3 overs)		131/5 (42 overs) Younis Khan 32* (47) M Muralitharan 3/53 (17 overs)

Pakistan won by 5 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and BC Cooray (SL) Player of the match: Wasim Akram (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
• CRD Fernando (SL) made his Test debut.

2nd Test

21–24 June 2000 (5-day match) Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Pakistan
181 (64.3 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 72 (127) Abdur Razzaq 3/35 (12 overs)		600/8d (175.2 overs) Saeed Anwar 123 (237) M Muralitharan 4/138 (50 overs)
256 (90.1 overs) A Ranatunga 65 (80) Waqar Younis 4/40 (19.1 overs)

Pakistan won by an innings and 163 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: EAR de Silva (SL) and RB Tiffin (ZIM) Player of the match: Wasim Akram (PAK)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

3rd Test

28 June–2 July 2000 (5-day match) Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Pakistan
467/5 (155.4 overs) MS Atapattu 207* (457) Arshad Khan 3/137 (52 overs)

Match drawn Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and PT Manuel (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• There was no play on the fourth or fifth days.
• HAPW Jayawardene (SL) made his Test debut.

External links

• Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000
• Singer Triangular Series, 2000