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Pakistan v Bangladesh
Multan
29 - 31 August 2001
Bangladesh won the toss and batted first.� Pakistan broke through early to dismiss Omar (12) when Bangladesh was 1 for 20.� From that point wickets fell at regular intervals from that point with Bashar (13), Mehrab Hossain (19), Aminul Islam (10) and Rahman (9) all falling before the lunch interval.� At lunch, Pakistan was in complete control with Bangladesh 5 for 76.� The carnage continued after lunch as the Pakistan attack finished off the remaining Bangladeshi batsmen for a total of 134 runs.� No batsman in the entire innings reached 20 runs while Kaneria took 6 for 42 off 13 overs to be the best of the bowlers.� By tea, Pakistan had replied with 48 runs without loss.� Pakistan passed the Bangladeshi total during the afternoon session and continued to score heavily.� By stumps the score was 2 for 219 with Anwar (101) and Iqbal (9) the batsmen dismissed.
Bangladesh needed early wickets to limit the lead that Pakistan was set to build on the second morning.� They only succeeded in having Umar (104) caught at the wicket after making a century on debut as Pakistan raced to 3 for 324 at lunch scoring at over 4 runs per over.� During the afternoon session Inzamam (105) brought up his 15th test century before retiring hurt with back pain.� Pakistan batted through to tea without further loss of wickets to be 3 for 480 and a lead of 346 runs.� After tea both Youhana (102*) and Razzaq (110) passed their centuries and at 3 for 546 Pakistan declared the innings closed.� Sharif was the most successful bowler with 2 for 110 off 24.5 overs.� With 412 runs needed just to force Pakistan to bat again things looked grim for Bangladesh.� By stumps things had moved from grim to positively gloomy as Omar (4), Hossain (9) and Aminul Islam (18) were all back in the pavilion with the score 3 for 55.
The third morning saw Bashar (56*) holding down one end while Pakistan tore through the batsmen at the other end. Indian leg spinner Kaneria demolished the middle order taking six consecutive wickets to finish the innings with 6 for 52 off 15 overs. Apart from Bashar, Aminul Islam (18) and Hossain (31) were the only batsmen to get to double figures as Bangladesh added 93 runs to their overnight total before the last wicket fell before the lunch break.
Second Test
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
Colombo
06 - 10 September 2001
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first.� The decision paid dividends as Sri Lanka broke through early, dismissing Omar (7) and Bashar (4) as Bangladesh crashed to 2 for 16.� Bangladesh consolidated until Aminul Islam (6) fell at 3 for 29 at drinks.� Bangladesh batted solidly for the next forty-five minutes before Al Sahariar (16) was dismissed at 4 for 57.� This triggered a horrible collapse as Hossain (23) was run out then Rahman (0) and Mashud (0) were bowled by Muralitharan as Bangladesh limped to lunch at 7 for 61.� Sri Lanka took another 12 overs after lunch to wrap up the final wickets after Ashraful (26) set the highest score in Bangladesh?s lowest Test innings total of 90 runs.� Muralitharan was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 13 off 9.4 overs.�
The Sri Lanka openers raced passed Bangladesh's total to be 0 for 114 after the hour?s play remaining before tea.� Bangladesh dismissed Jayasuriya (89) during the evening session and could have dismissed Atapattu when he had scored 56 and 66 but for dropped slips catches.� By the end of the first day, Sri Lanka was in complete control at 1 for 246 with a lead of 156 runs.
On the second morning Bangladesh eventually caught Sangakkara (54) after dropping one early chance, but were unable to slow the flood of runs.� Atapattu passed his century and moved close to a double century as the batsmen added 190 runs in the session.� With Atapattu on 197 not out, Sri Lanka went to lunch at 2 for 436.� Atapattu reached 201 runs just after lunch and unexpectedly retired straight away.� This set a trend as Jaywardene reached 150 and also retired.� Sri Lanka batted through until Vandort (36) actually got himself out (caught) just before tea and Sri Lanka declared at 5 for 555 with a lead of 465 runs.� Rahman, with 2 for 117 off 30.3 overs, was the most successful bowler.�
Bangladesh batted for almost an hour before Mehrab Hossain (4) was dismissed with the score 1 for 31.� Sri Lanka broke through three more times in the final hour of play, dismissing Omar (40), Al Sahariar (7) and Bashar (19) and at stumps Bangladesh was 4 for 100 needing another 365 runs to force Sri Lanka to bat again.
Bangladesh fought dogedly on the third morning and batted for almost two hours before Aminul Islam (56) was bowled with the score to 5 for 207 and lunch was taken. Shortly after lunch Ashraful (114) became the youngest batsman in history to score a century. However, after the new ball was taken Rahman (48) was bowled and the last five wickets fell for the addition of 25 runs as Bangladesh was dismissed for 328. Sri Lanka won by an innings and 137 runs. Murilatharan was the best of the bowlers with 5 for 98 off 35.3 overs.
Third Test
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Sri Lanka
31 January - 4 February 2002
This Test was cancelled because both Sri Lanka and Pakistan had already qualified for the final.
Final
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Pakistan
06 - 10 March 2002
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first.� The decision paid off in the fifth over when both openers, Umar (6) and Afridi (9) were out with the score 2 for 18.� Pakistan then consolidated for most of the rest of the session, until shortly before lunch Younis (46) and Inzamam (29) were dismissed.� At lunch, Sri Lanka was on top with the score 4 for 108.� The trouble continued for Pakistan after lunch.� Razzaq was dropped in the first over before Youhana (6) was out at 5 for 108.� Razzaq (24) and Malik (13) were dismissed later in the session and at tea Pakistan was 7 for 198.� Pakistan battled on during the evening session but was eventually all out for 234 with Waqar (19), Latif (36) and Akhtar (15) the last wickets to fall.� Muralitharan was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 55 off 25 overs.� Pakistan dismissed Atapattu (0) off the first ball of the innings, but was then unable to make further inroads.� At stumps, Sri Lanka had faced 21 overs and was 1 for 94, still 140 runs in arrears.
Sri Lanka worked at increasing their advantage during the second morning and added 98 runs without losing a wicket.� With Sangakkara bringing up his century in the session, Sri Lanka went to lunch at 1 for 192.� Pakistan finally broke through shortly after lunch and dismissed Jayasuriya (88) when the score was 2 for 203.� Sri Lanka then batted through the rest of the session without further loss and added a total of 106 runs before going to tea at 2 for 298 with a lead of 64 runs.� After Pakistan dismissed Jayawardene (68) at 3 for 376, they went on to claim the wickets of Sangakkara (230) and Arnold (44).� At stumps, Sri Lanka was in complete control of the match with the score 5 for 447 with what increasingly looks to be a match winning lead of 213 runs.
Pakistan restricted the Sri Lankan bastmen to only 27 runs in the first hour of the third morning. The pressure on the batsmen resulted in the three wickets of Vass (43), Samaraweera (8) and Fernando (7) falling in the space of 27 runs before Sri Lanka went to lunch at 8 for 528. Sri Lanka failed to add to this total after lunch when Sami finished the over left uncompleted before lunch and dismissed both Zoysa and Muralitharan to claim a hat trick. Sri Lanka was all out for 528 and an overall lead of 294 runs while Sami was the best of the bowlers with 4 for 120 off 36.5 overs. Pakistan took their total to 31 runs before Umar (19) was bowled, however, they then steadied and went to tea at 1 for 63. Sri Lanka struck again straight after tea by catching Younis Khan (19) at 2 for 66. Sri Lanka further turned the screws on Pakistan by stumping Afridi (70), Youhana (7) and Razzaq (5) and when bad light stopped play Pakistan was 5 for 193 still needing another 101 runs to force Sri Lanka to bat again.
Sri Lanka dropped Shoaib Malik on a gloomy fourth morning. Eventually drizzle ended the morning session and Pakistan was 5 for 204 at lunch and hoping for significantly more rain. As it happened, the rain restricted play through the rest of the day and Pakistan moved the total to 248 in the short periods they were able to get to the crease without losing further wickets. Sri Lanka still has the only chance of victory, but rain on day five could see Pakistan hold on for a draw.
Sri Lanka broke thorugh early on a cloudless final day and trapped Inzamam (99) at 6 for 281. Latif (2) soon followed and then Malik (21), Younis (25) and Sami (0) followed as Pakistan was all out for 325 runs. Vass (4 for 85 off 22.5 overs) and Muralitharan (4 for 72 off 34 overs) shared the bowling honours. Sri Lanka was left with a final innings victory target of 32 runs and they began by losing the wicket of Atappatu (1) and Jayasuriya (1) before Sangakkara (14*) and Jayawardene (12*) gave them victory by 8 wickets.
