The Sri Lankan Cricket Board has apologized for the mistake in the check they gave Pakistani captain Babar Azam after the Green Shirts won the first Test of the two-match series in Galle on Thursday. The statement given to me had $2,000 written in words and $5,000 written in numbers. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) apologized for the mistake when it was brought up on social media. Read out complete details about PAK VS SL 2023 down below!
PAK VS SL 2023 | SLC apologize for prize-money mistake
Sri Lanka Cricket is in charge of the game. It will take full responsibility for the mistake. They also want to promise the cricket-loving public that steps will be taken to ensure such “errors” don’t happen again. By four runs, Pakistan beats Sri Lanka. Pakistan won the first game of the two-game series by a score of 1-0. This was mainly because Saud Shakeel hit a tremendous double-century in the first innings.
On the fifth day, Pakistan started trying to get 131 runs when they were 48-3, and Babar Azam and Imam-ul-Haq were at the wicket. Azam hit 24 runs in 28 balls, including five fours, before Prabath Jayasuriya caught him in front of the stumps. Saud Shakeel also couldn’t stay at the spot until the end.
He was out after 38 balls and 30 runs. Imam’s 50 runs, which included four fours and a six, were excellent, and he was still not out. Agha Salman hit a six with the first ball he hit, which helped Pakistan win.
“Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform the public that the prize money presented for the winner of the concluded 1st test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was a sum of $5,000,” the statement said.
“In the meantime, we regret the error caused in the ‘presentation cheque’ awarded to the winner of the concluded 1st test match between the two teams.
“The Ground Rights Holder prepares the post-match presentation awards for Sri Lanka’s inbound tours, ITW Consulting, which has acquired the rights for 2023–27.
