| Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2004–05 | |||
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| Pakistan | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 6 October 2004 – 28 November 2004 | ||
| Captains | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Marvan Atapattu | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Shoaib Malik (204) | Sanath Jayasuriya (424) | |
| Most wickets | Danish Kaneria (15) | Rangana Herath (11) | |
| Player of the series | Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri) | ||
The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Pakistan from 6 October to 28 November 2004. The tour consisted of two Test matches.
Paktel Cup
Main article: Paktel CupPaktel Cup was a One Day International triangular cricket tournament, played amongst Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. The tournament was held in Pakistan from 30 September 2004 to 16 October 2004. The tournament consisted of a round-robin stage, in which each nation played the others two times each. The top two teams (Pakistan and Sri Lanka) participated in the final of the series.
| Group stage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Runs for (overs) | Runs against (overs) | Points | |
| 1 |  Pakistan
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.612 | 1,080 (195.4) | 925 (200.0) | 21 | |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka
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4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.499 | 633 (118.1) | 634 (147.3) | 11 | |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | −1.508 | 504 (150.0) | 658 (116.2) | 4 | |
Test series
1st Test
| 20–24 October 2004 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka
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v | Pakistan
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| 243 (81.4 overs) Thilan Samaraweera 100 (232) Shoaib Akhtar 5/60 (19 overs) |
264 (84.1 overs) Yasir Hameed 58 (102) Rangana Herath 3/68 (27.1 overs) | |
| 438 (109.2 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 253 (348) Danish Kaneria 4/117 (38.2 overs) |
216 (79.2 overs) Imran Farhat 53 (63) Rangana Herath 4/64 (32.2 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 201 runs Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Steve Bucknor (WIN) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Test
| 28 October – 1 November 2004 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka
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v | Pakistan
|
| 208 (82.1 overs) Romesh Kaluwitharana 54 (104) Abdul Razzaq 5/35 (23.1 overs) |
478 (137.1 overs) Younis Khan 124 (244) Dilhara Fernando 3/96 (22.1 overs) | |
| 406 (141.5 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 138 (251) Danish Kaneria 7/118 (60 overs) |
139/4 (37 overs) Shoaib Malik 53* (60) Chaminda Vaas 2/45 (14 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 6 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZL) and Steve Bucknor (WIN) Player of the match: Danish Kaneria (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Test debuts: Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Riaz Afridi (Pakistan)
References
- "The Sri Lankans in Pakistan, 2004–05". Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- "Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2004/05 – Fixtures". Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- "Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan, 2004/05". Retrieved 28 February 2012.
External links
| International cricket in 2004–05 | |
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 2004 | |
| September 2004 | |
| October 2004 | |
| November 2004 | |
| December 2004 | |
| January 2005 | |
| February 2005 | |
| March 2005 | |
| April 2005 | |
| Following season: International cricket in 2005 | |
| International cricket tours of Pakistan | |
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| Test and LOI tours | |
| Australia | |
| Bangladesh | |
| England | |
| India | |
| New Zealand | |
| South Africa | |
| Sri Lanka | |
| West Indies | |
| Zimbabwe | |
| Tournaments hosted | |
| Multiple teams | |
| Other tours | |
| Afghan | |
| Bangladeshi | |
| Ceylonese/Sri Lankan | |
| English | |
| Multi-national | |
| Tours in italics have been played in the United Arab Emirates or other neutral venues, since 2009 | |