Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 3rd Test
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1994 (1994/95) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 26 October 1994
Match drawn
Match drawn. Dave Houghton top-scored with 142 for Zimbabwe. Ravindra Pushpakumara took 7/116.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1994 (1994/95)
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Dates
- 26 October 1994 to 31 October 1994
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Paul Strang (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- K Kanjee and Mahboob Shah
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Paul Strang's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 402 all out. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 116 off 287 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 54. Heath Streak took 4 for 97 for Zimbabwe. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 277 across 15 Tests.
Zimbabwe replied with 375 all out. Dave Houghton top-scored with 142 off 268 balls, and Alistair Campbell made 99. Ravindra Pushpakumara took 7 for 116 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 194-run stand for the third wicket between Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton, 52% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 27 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 89 for 3 in their second innings. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 41 not out off 32 balls.
Match drawn.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 402 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Mark Dekker | 24 | 55 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Andy Flower | 54 | 106 |
| Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Guy Whittall | 43 | 108 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Dekker | 116 | 287 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Dekker | 25 | 47 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Mark Dekker | 39 | 95 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Wayne James | 10 | 15 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | c Wayne James | 14 | 90 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Andy Flower | 21 | 85 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 16 | 55 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Andy Flower | 8 | 39 |
Extras 32 · Total 402 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Brain | 34 | 4 | 90 | 2 |
| Heath Streak | 38 | 8 | 97 | 4 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 37 | 13 | 58 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 28 | 5 | 74 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 25 | 6 | 65 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-64 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-100 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-149 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 4-192 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-267 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-280 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 7-329 (Ruwan Kalpage), 8-366 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 9-380 (Kumar Dharmasena), 10-402 (Ravindra Pushpakumara)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 64 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 36 |
| third | Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 49 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 43 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 75 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya | 13 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Ruwan Kalpage | 49 |
| eighth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena | 37 |
| ninth | Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas | 14 |
| tenth | Ravindra Pushpakumara and Chaminda Vaas | 22 |
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 375 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 5 | 37 |
| Mark Dekker | lbw | 14 | 64 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 99 | 236 |
| Dave Houghton | bowled | 142 | 268 |
| Andy Flower | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 10 | 15 |
| Guy Whittall | not out | 61 | 187 |
| Wayne James | c Roshan Mahanama | 2 | 8 |
| Heath Streak | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 20 | 87 |
| David Brain | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Strang | bowled | 6 | 6 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | bowled | 2 | 3 |
Extras 14 · Total 375 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 44 | 12 | 76 | 2 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 35.4 | 7 | 116 | 7 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 35 | 9 | 71 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 13 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 12 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Grant Flower), 2-25 (Mark Dekker), 3-219 (Alistair Campbell), 4-235 (Andy Flower), 5-297 (Dave Houghton), 6-305 (Wayne James), 7-363 (Heath Streak), 8-363 (David Brain), 9-372 (Paul Strang), 10-375 (Malcolm Jarvis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Mark Dekker | 10 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Mark Dekker | 15 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton | 194 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Dave Houghton | 16 |
| fifth | Dave Houghton and Guy Whittall | 62 |
| sixth | Guy Whittall and Wayne James | 8 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Guy Whittall | 58 |
| eighth | David Brain and Guy Whittall | 0 |
| ninth | Guy Whittall and Paul Strang | 9 |
| tenth | Malcolm Jarvis and Guy Whittall | 3 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 89 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Guy Whittall | 13 | 39 |
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 0 | 8 |
| Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Guy Whittall | 8 | 38 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 41 | 32 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 22 | 30 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Sanath Jayasuriya, Ruwan Kalpage, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Ravindra Pushpakumara
Extras 5 · Total 89 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 12 | 4 | 32 | 1 |
| David Brain | 11 | 1 | 48 | 2 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-24 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-36 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 5 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 19 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 12 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 53 |
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