Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 1st Test
Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka - 1996 (1996) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 11 September 1996 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs · Man of the Match: Arjuna Ranatunga
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 75 for Sri Lanka. Man of the Match: Arjuna Ranatunga.
Sri Lanka, 333 (10 wkts)
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 4 | 6 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | caught (Craig Evans) | 0 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | caught (Henry Olonga) | 52 | 139 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 35 | 44 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | caught (Andy Flower) | 20 | 86 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw | 75 | 120 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | caught (Heath Streak) | 71 | 123 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 42 | 78 |
| Chaminda Vaas | bowled | 34 | 48 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Jayantha Silva | caught (Paul Strang) | 0 | 2 |
Heath Streak 20.00-6-54-3Henry Olonga 17.00-3-57-2Guy Whittall 12.00-1-43-0Paul Strang 34.30-3-106-5Andy Whittall 13.00-3-40-0Craig Evans 6.00-0-27-0Grant Flower 4.00-1-16-0
Zimbabwe, 131 (10 wkts)
| Mark Dekker | lbw | 10 | 40 |
| Grant Flower | caught (Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 0 | 1 |
| Alistair Campbell | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 12 | 16 |
| Andy Flower | caught (Arjuna Ranatunga) | 2 | 14 |
| Guy Whittall | lbw | 39 | 125 |
| Craig Wishart | caught (Chaminda Vaas) | 51 | 167 |
| Henry Olonga | caught (Hashan Tillakaratne) | 1 | 10 |
| Craig Evans | caught (Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 9 | 17 |
| Paul Strang | bowled | 6 | 14 |
| Andy Whittall | caught (Kumar Dharmasena) | 1 | 30 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 0 | 0 |
Chaminda Vaas 22.00-3-73-4Asanka Gurusinha 3.00-1-3-0Kumar Dharmasena 9.00-3-23-1Muthiah Muralidaran 24.00-9-28-2Jayantha Silva 14.40-9-10-3
Zimbabwe, 112 (10 wkts)
| Grant Flower | bowled | 27 | 86 |
| Mark Dekker | caught (Sanath Jayasuriya) | 20 | 60 |
| Craig Wishart | bowled | 3 | 20 |
| Alistair Campbell | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 26 | 126 |
| Andy Flower | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 0 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 13 | 86 |
| Craig Evans | lbw | 1 | 8 |
| Paul Strang | caught (Chaminda Vaas) | 8 | 18 |
| Henry Olonga | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 0 | 3 |
| Andy Whittall | bowled | 11 | 29 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 3 | 9 |
Chaminda Vaas 12.00-1-34-0Asanka Gurusinha 2.00-0-4-0Aravinda de Silva 2.00-1-1-0Kumar Dharmasena 14.00-7-19-1Jayantha Silva 19.00-12-25-4Muthiah Muralidaran 20.30-4-33-5Sanath Jayasuriya 4.00-3-1-0
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