Best performances - Batsmen
DPMD Jayawardene
129(278) 15x4 - 0x6
Control %89%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 46 runs
- 3x4 - 0x6
Misbah-ul-Haq
97(248) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %90%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 24 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
08/01Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 8-12 2014
-
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
165 & 359 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
388 & 137/1 (46.2 ov)
Player of the Match
08/01Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Jan 8-12 2014
-
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
165 & 359 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
388 & 137/1 (46.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
RAS Lakmal
- O28.3
- M4
- R78
- W4
- Eco2.73
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
HMRKB Herath
- O10.5
- M3
- R26
- W3
- Eco2.40
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Partnerships
- PAK - 1st
- SL - 1st
- PAK - 2nd
- SL - 2nd
Pakistan - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
Pakistan - 2nd - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsOpening highs for Sri Lanka
It was a Test match to remember for Sri Lanka, especially their openers and fast bowlers. Stats highlights from their win
Clinical Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead
It had rained for most of the night in Dubai and the floodlights were switched on to brighten a gloomy morning, but there were no alarms for Sri Lanka once play began on time on the fifth day
Mathews hails fighting spirit
Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews hailed his side's ability to keep fighting after they chased down 137 to win an attritional Test in Dubai
Sri Lanka earn victory by respecting their limitations
In their win against Pakistan, Sri Lanka truly knew the boundaries of their ability and rarely sought to exceed them
Loss exposes Pakistan frailties
It is hard to pin-point one single reason for Pakistan's capitulation in Dubai; there were many chinks in their armour
Feature
2nd Test, Dubai
Kaushal was unfortunate to miss a hundred
Mahela Jayawardene on Silva's 95
Sri Lanka in command
153
Sri Lanka's 1st innings lead with 6 wickets remaining at the end of the second day
| Sri Lanka INNINGS | R | B | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratne | lbw | 32 | 43 |
| JK Silva | lbw | 95 | 221 |
| KC Sangakkara | lbw | 26 | 36 |
| LD Chandimal | caught | 12 | 23 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | bowled | 129 | 278 |
| AD Mathews | caught wk | 42 | 88 |
| HAPW Jayawardene | bowled | 9 | 32 |
| HMRKB Herath | run out | 6 | 4 |
| RMS Eranga | bowled | 14 | 30 |
| RAS Lakmal | not out | 10 | 27 |
| N Pradeep | lbw | 3 | 23 |
| EXTRAS | (b 1, lb 7, w 1, nb 1) | ||
| TOTAL | 388 (all out; 134 ovs) | ||
| Pakistan BOWLING | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junaid Khan | 36.0 | 7 | 102 | 3 | 2.83 | |
| Rahat Ali | 36.0 | 6 | 131 | 2 | 3.63 | |
| Saeed Ajmal | 34.0 | 11 | 56 | 2 | 1.64 | |
| Bilawal Bhatti | 22.0 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 3.63 | (1nb, 1w) |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 6.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1.83 |
Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships
| Wkt | Runs | Players | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 40 | JK Silva | FDM Karunaratne |
| 2nd | 35 | KC Sangakkara | JK Silva |
| 3rd | 13 | JK Silva | LD Chandimal |
| 4th | 139 | DPMD Jayawardene | JK Silva |
| 5th | 93 | DPMD Jayawardene | AD Mathews |
| 6th | 21 | DPMD Jayawardene | HAPW Jayawardene |
| 7th | 7 | DPMD Jayawardene | HMRKB Herath |
| 8th | 17 | DPMD Jayawardene | RMS Eranga |
| 9th | 12 | RAS Lakmal | RMS Eranga |
| 10th | 11 | RAS Lakmal | N Pradeep |