Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Final Match Highlights | Saeed Anwar and Humayun Farhat Quickfire Batting

Sri Lanka produced a dominant performance to defeat Pakistan by 77 runs in the Sharjah final of the ARY Gold Cup 2001. Their total of 297 was the highest of the tournament, thanks to a superb innings from Marvan Atapattu (Man of the Match) and aggressive strokeplay from Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene, who both smashed three sixes each. Pakistan’s poor fielding and numerous wides only made things easier for Sri Lanka. In response, Zoysa struck twice in the first over, leaving Pakistan in early trouble. Despite a quickfire 69-run partnership between Humayun Farhat and Saeed Anwar, Pakistan collapsed to 108/6 in 15 overs, despite being ahead of the asking rate. Shoaib Malik and Waqar Younis pushed them past 200, but Muttiah Muralitharan cleaned up the tail with eight overs to spare. 📌 Key Highlights: ✅ Marvan Atapattu’s match-winning knock ✅ Jayasuriya & Jayawardene’s aggressive six-hitting ✅ Sri Lanka’s 100 runs in the last 10 overs ✅ Saqlain Mushtaq fastest to 250 ODI wickets (138 matches) ✅ Zoysa’s brilliant first over (2 wickets) ✅ Pakistan’s middle-order collapse ✅ Muralitharan’s late strikes to seal the win 🏆 Man of the Match: Marvan Atapattu 🏆 Man of the Series: Inzamam-ul-Haq 🔔 Like, Comment & Subscribe for more classic cricket moments! #Final #CricketMax #PakistanVsSriLanka