# Sri Lankan cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2011–12

The Sri Lanka cricket team and Pakistani cricket team toured UAE from 18 October to 25 November 2011. The tour included three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and one T20I between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs | T20 | T20 |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (c) Abdur Rehman Adnan Akmal (wk) Aizaz Cheema Asad Shafiq Imran Farhat Junaid Khan Mohammad Hafeez Saeed Ajmal Azhar Ali Shoaib Malik Taufeeq Umar Umar Gul Wahab Riaz Younis Khan | Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) Angelo Mathews (vc) Prasanna Jayawardene (wk) Shaminda Eranga Nuwan Pradeep Rangana Herath Mahela Jayawardene Dinesh Chandimal Suraj Randiv Suranga Lakmal Tharanga Paranavitana Dammika Prasad Kumar Sangakkara (wk) Kaushal Silva Lahiru Thirimanne Chanaka Welegedara | Misbah-ul-Haq (c) Abdur Rehman Abdul Razzaq Aizaz Cheema Asad Shafiq Imran Farhat Junaid Khan Mohammad Hafeez Saeed Ajmal Sarfraz Ahmed (wk) Shoaib Malik Shahid Afridi Umar Gul Sohail Tanvir Younis Khan Umar Akmal | Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) Angelo Mathews (vc) Dinesh Chandimal Dilhara Fernando Mahela Jayawardene Suraj Randiv Dimuth Karunaratne Kosala Kulasekara Suranga Lakmal Lasith Malinga Jeevan Mendis Thisara Perera Seekkuge Prasanna Kumar Sangakkara (wk) Upul Tharanga Dhammika Prasad | Misbah-ul-Haq (c) Abdur Rehman Abdul Razzaq Aizaz Cheema Asad Shafiq Imran Farhat Junaid Khan Mohammad Hafeez Saeed Ajmal Sarfraz Ahmed (wk) Shoaib Malik Shahid Afridi Umar Gul Sohail Tanvir Younis Khan Umar Akmal | Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) Angelo Mathews (vc) Dinesh Chandimal Dilhara Fernando Mahela Jayawardene Suraj Randiv Dimuth Karunaratne Kosala Kulasekara Kumar Sangakkara (wk) Lasith Malinga Jeevan Mendis Thisara Perera Seekkuge Prasanna Chanaka Welegedara Upul Tharanga Suranga Lakmal Dhammika Prasad |

## Test series
### 1st Test

* 18–22 October 2011 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field
* Nuwan Pradeep (Sri Lanka) made his test debut.

### 2nd Test

* 26–30 October 2011 Scorecard
* Pakistan won by 9 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Saeed Ajmal (Pak)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

### 3rd Test

* 3–7 November 2011 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Shavir Tarapore (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
* Play started late on Day 5 due to unexpected rain in Sharjah
* Pakistan won the 3-match series 1-0

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 11 November 2011 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 131 (40.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 132/2 (21.5 overs) |
| Dinesh Chandimal 28 (31) Shahid Afridi 3/27 (9.3 overs) | | Younis Khan 56* (57) Suranga Lakmal 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 8 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

### 2nd ODI

* 14 November 2011 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 235/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 210 (46.3 overs) |
| Upul Tharanga 77 (120) Saeed Ajmal 3/61 (10 overs) | | Umar Akmal 91 (102) Lasith Malinga 3/36 (9 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 25 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Zameer Haider (Pak) Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

### 3rd ODI

* 18 November 2011 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 257/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 236 (48.5 overs) |
| Mohammad Hafeez 83 (101) Seekkuge Prasanna 2/39 (9 overs) | | Tillakaratne Dilshan 64 (78) Saeed Ajmal 3/42(10 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 21 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

### 4th ODI

* 20 November 2011 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Pakistan 200 (49.3 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 174 (45.2 overs) |
| Shahid Afridi 75 (65) Dilhara Fernando 3/26 (10 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 55 (87) Shahid Afridi 5/35 (9.2 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 26 runs Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Zameer Haider (Pak) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat
* Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi made a half-century and picked up 5 wickets, to become the only player in ODI history to perform this feat twice.

### 5th ODI

* 23 November 2011 15:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 218/9 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 219/7 (47.2 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 78 (100) Sohail Tanvir 3/34 (7 overs) | | Misbah-ul-Haq 66 (99) Jeevan Mendis 3/36 (7 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 3 wickets Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Umar Akmal (Pak)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

## T20I Series
### Only T20I

* 25 November 2011 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 141 (19.3 overs) | v | Pakistan 142/5 (19.3 overs) |
| Dinesh Chandimal 56 (44) Aizaz Cheema 4/30 (4 overs) | | Misbah-ul-Haq* 48 (38) Tillakaratne Dilshan 1/8 (2 overs) |
* Pakistan won by 5 wickets Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak), Zameer Haider (Pak) Player of the match: Aizaz Cheema (Pak)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.