# Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1994

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August and September 1994, outside the normal cricket season, for a three-match Test series and five Limited Overs International matches. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0.

## Test series summary
### 1st Test

* 9, 10, 11, 13 August 1994 (5-day match) Scorecard
* Pakistan won by 301 runs P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12 August was taken as a rest day.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.

### 2nd Test

* 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 August 1994 (5-day match) Scorecard
* Match cancelled Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
* 21 August was scheduled as a rest day.
* The match was abandoned on the first morning due to post-election curfew imposed because of fear of civil unrest.
* Two additional One Day Internationals were scheduled to replace this Test match.

### 3rd Test

* 26, 27, 28 August 1994 (5-day match) Scorecard
* Pakistan won by an innings and 52 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and ID Robinson (ZIM) Player of the match: Waqar Younis (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
* KR Pushpakumara, S Ranatunga and WPUJC Vaas (all SL), and Kabir Khan (PAK) made their Test debuts.

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 3 August 1994 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 200/6 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 169/1 (30.2 overs) |
| ST Jayasuriya 77 (106) Saleem Malik 2/44 (10 overs) | | Saeed Anwar 70* (83) M Muralitharan 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 9 wickets (run rate) R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) & WAU Wickremasinghe (SL) Player of the match: Saeed Anwar (PAK)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
* Pakistan target was reduced to 169 runs in 42 overs
* Ashfaq Ahmed (PAK) and S Ranatunga (SL) made their ODI debuts.

### 2nd ODI

* 6 August 1994 Scorecard
| Pakistan 180/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 181/3 (47.2 overs) |
| Saleem Malik 61 (111) RS Kalpage 4/36 (10 overs) | | S Ranatunga 70 (116) Aamer Sohail 1/26 (7.2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: I Anandappa (SL) & T. M. Samarasinghe (SL) Player of the match: S Ranatunga (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

### 3rd ODI

* 7 August 1994 Scorecard
| Pakistan 237/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 218 (49 overs) |
| Saleem Malik 93* (94) GP Wickramasinghe 2/26 (8 overs) | | ST Jayasuriya 50 (63) Wasim Akram 3/24 (9 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 19 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: B. C. Cooray (SL) & PT Manuel (SL) Player of the match: Saleem Malik (PAK)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field

### 4th ODI

* 22 August 1994 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 174/9 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 175/5 (41.4 overs) |
| A Ranatunga 74 (102) Akram Raza 2/26 (10 overs) | | Saleem Malik 50* (74) ST Jayasuriya 2/28 (10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 5 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: I Anandappa (SL) & T. M. Samarasinghe (SL) Player of the match: Akram Raza (PAK)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field

### 5th ODI

* 24 August 1994 Scorecard
| Pakistan 187 (49.5 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 160 (48.1 overs) |
| Akram Raza 33* (37) HDPK Dharmasena 2/34 (9 overs) | | RS Mahanama 52 (89) Wasim Akram 3/20 (9.1 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 27 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: PT Manuel (SL) & WAU Wickremasinghe (SL) Player of the match: Waqar Younis (PAK)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* HDPK Dharmasena (SL) made his ODI debut.