Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1994 (1994/95) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 11 October 1994
Match drawn
Match drawn. Asanka Gurusinha top-scored with 128 for Sri Lanka. Guy Whittall took 4/70.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1994 (1994/95)
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Dates
- 11 October 1994 to 16 October 1994
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and LH Barker
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 383 all out. Asanka Gurusinha top-scored with 128 off 461 balls, and Sanjeeva Ranatunga made 118. Guy Whittall took 4 for 70 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 217-run stand for the second wicket between Asanka Gurusinha and Sanjeeva Ranatunga, 57% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 277 across 15 Tests.
Zimbabwe replied with 319 for 8. Dave Houghton top-scored with 58 off 181 balls, and Alistair Campbell made 44. Chaminda Vaas took 4 for 74 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 113-run stand for the first wicket between Grant Flower and Mark Dekker. Sri Lanka led by 64 on first innings.
Match drawn.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 383 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Wayne James | 8 | 33 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Andy Flower | 128 | 461 |
| Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Wayne James | 118 | 342 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Malcolm Jarvis | 19 | 17 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | caught | 62 | 102 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Wayne James | 1 | 17 |
| Pubudu Dassanayake | lbw | 0 | 4 |
| Chaminda Vaas | lbw | 3 | 68 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Wayne James | 15 | 30 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Heath Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 6 | 13 |
Extras 23 · Total 383 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brain | 5 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Heath Streak | 42.5 | 14 | 79 | 4 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 41 | 18 | 76 | 2 |
| Guy Whittall | 33 | 8 | 70 | 4 |
| Stephen Peall | 50 | 11 | 114 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-245 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 3-281 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-318 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-322 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-330 (Pubudu Dassanayake), 7-361 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-376 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 9-376 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-383 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 28 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 217 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 36 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 37 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 4 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Pubudu Dassanayake | 8 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Chaminda Vaas | 31 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 15 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7 |
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 319 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Dekker | caught | 40 | 145 |
| Grant Flower | c Pubudu Dassanayake | 41 | 146 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 44 | 121 |
| Dave Houghton | c Pubudu Dassanayake | 58 | 181 |
| Andy Flower | c Pubudu Dassanayake | 26 | 75 |
| Guy Whittall | c Pubudu Dassanayake | 4 | 17 |
| Wayne James | c Pubudu Dassanayake | 18 | 18 |
| Heath Streak | c Asanka Gurusinha | 8 | 33 |
| Stephen Peall | not out | 9 | 31 |
| David Brain | not out | 6 | 15 |
Did not bat: Malcolm Jarvis
Extras 65 · Total 319 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 26 | 4 | 60 | 1 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 37 | 11 | 74 | 4 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 20 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 32 | 7 | 60 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-113 (Grant Flower), 2-115 (Mark Dekker), 3-202 (Alistair Campbell), 4-259 (Andy Flower), 5-264 (Guy Whittall), 6-274 (Dave Houghton), 7-294 (Wayne James), 8-307 (Heath Streak)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Mark Dekker | 113 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Mark Dekker | 2 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton | 87 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Dave Houghton | 57 |
| fifth | Dave Houghton and Guy Whittall | 5 |
| sixth | Dave Houghton and Wayne James | 10 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Wayne James | 20 |
| eighth | Stephen Peall and Heath Streak | 13 |
| ninth | David Brain and Stephen Peall | 12 |
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