| Pakistani cricket team in the Sri Lanka in 2022 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Pakistan | ||
| Dates | 16 – 28 July 2022 | ||
| Captains | Dimuth Karunaratne | Babar Azam | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (271) | Babar Azam (271) | |
| Most wickets | Prabath Jayasuriya (17) | Mohammad Nawaz (10) | |
| Player of the series | Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) | ||
ThePakistan cricket team toured Sri Lanka in July 2022 to play twoTest matches against theSri Lankan cricket team.[1] The Test series formed part of the2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[2][3] In April 2022, thePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that the series would be taking place.[4][5] Originally, the tour was also going to include threeOne Day International (ODI) matches,[6] but these were cancelled in May 2022,[7] as they were not part of the2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[8] The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in June 2022.[9] Pakistan last toured Sri Lanka for a Test series inJune and July 2015.[10] On 17 July 2022,Sri Lanka Cricket moved the second Test from theR. Premadasa Stadium inColombo to theGalle International Stadium due to theeconomic crisis in the country.[11]
Pakistan won the first Test by four wickets after they were set a target of 342 runs to win the match.[12] It was Pakistan'ssecond-highest successful run chase in Test cricket, and the highest successful run chase for any team playing a Test in Galle.[13] Sri Lanka won the second Test by 246 runs to draw the series 1–1, withDhananjaya de Silva scoring a century.[14] Player of the seriesPrabath Jayasuriya took his fourthfive-wicket haul in six innings.[15]
Lakshitha Manasinghe was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test, replacingMaheesh Theekshana who suffered a finger injury in the first Test.[18] Pakistan'sShaheen Afridi was ruled out of the second Test after he picked up a knee injury in the first Test.[19]
11–13 July 2022 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Colts Cricket Club Ground,Colombo Umpires: Keerthi Bandara (SL) andDeepal Gunawardene (SL) |
16–20 July 2022 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 4 wickets Galle International Stadium,Galle Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL) andMarais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match:Abdullah Shafique (Pak) |
24–28 July 2022 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 246 runs Galle International Stadium,Galle Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL) andRod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match:Dhananjaya de Silva (SL) |
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