Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1994 (1994/95) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 20 October 1994
Match drawn
Match drawn. Dave Houghton top-scored with 266 for Zimbabwe. Chaminda Vaas took 4/85.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1994 (1994/95)
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Dates
- 20 October 1994 to 24 October 1994
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and ID Robinson
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 462 for 9. Dave Houghton top-scored with 266 off 541 balls, and Andy Flower made 50. Chaminda Vaas took 4 for 85 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the fourth wicket between Andy Flower and Dave Houghton. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 347 across 6 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 218 all out. Asanka Gurusinha top-scored with 63 off 263 balls, and Kumar Dharmasena made 54. Malcolm Jarvis took 3 for 30 for Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe led by 244 on first innings. Sri Lanka followed on.
Sri Lanka made 193 for 4 in their second innings. Sanjeeva Ranatunga top-scored with 100 not out off 352 balls.
Match drawn.
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 462 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Pubudu Dassanayake | 1 | 18 |
| Mark Dekker | c Roshan Mahanama | 0 | 30 |
| Alistair Campbell | st Pubudu Dassanayake | 18 | 106 |
| Dave Houghton | lbw | 266 | 541 |
| Andy Flower | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 50 | 115 |
| Guy Whittall | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 12 | 53 |
| Wayne James | c Pubudu Dassanayake | 33 | 120 |
| Heath Streak | c Kumar Dharmasena | 0 | 35 |
| John Rennie | not out | 19 | 96 |
| Stephen Peall | bowled | 30 | 35 |
Did not bat: Malcolm Jarvis
Extras 33 · Total 462 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 39 | 7 | 125 | 2 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 44.3 | 14 | 85 | 4 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 45 | 11 | 109 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 55 | 21 | 108 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Grant Flower), 2-5 (Mark Dekker), 3-65 (Alistair Campbell), 4-186 (Andy Flower), 5-223 (Guy Whittall), 6-323 (Wayne James), 7-335 (Heath Streak), 8-419 (Dave Houghton), 9-462 (Stephen Peall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Mark Dekker | 3 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Mark Dekker | 2 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton | 60 |
| fourth | Andy Flower and Dave Houghton | 121 |
| fifth | Dave Houghton and Guy Whittall | 37 |
| sixth | Dave Houghton and Wayne James | 100 |
| seventh | Dave Houghton and Heath Streak | 12 |
| eighth | Dave Houghton and John Rennie | 84 |
| ninth | Stephen Peall and John Rennie | 43 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 218 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Wayne James | 1 | 4 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Mark Dekker | 63 | 263 |
| Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Wayne James | 4 | 34 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Wayne James | 0 | 14 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Wayne James | 34 | 71 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Dekker | 1 | 12 |
| Pubudu Dassanayake | c Wayne James | 8 | 20 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | run out | 54 | 223 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Mark Dekker | 14 | 51 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | bowled | 7 | 63 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 15 | 16 |
Extras 17 · Total 218 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 28 | 10 | 68 | 3 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 34 | 22 | 30 | 3 |
| John Rennie | 29 | 10 | 46 | 0 |
| Stephen Peall | 17 | 7 | 35 | 1 |
| Guy Whittall | 17.1 | 6 | 35 | 2 |
| Grant Flower | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-22 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 3-23 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-77 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-79 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-91 (Pubudu Dassanayake), 7-142 (Asanka Gurusinha), 8-171 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-193 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 10-218 (Kumar Dharmasena)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 4 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 18 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 1 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 54 |
| fifth | Asanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne | 2 |
| sixth | Asanka Gurusinha and Pubudu Dassanayake | 12 |
| seventh | Asanka Gurusinha and Kumar Dharmasena | 51 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas | 29 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Kumar Dharmasena | 22 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Kumar Dharmasena | 25 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 193 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Andy Flower | 4 | 6 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Wayne James | 10 | 43 |
| Sanjeeva Ranatunga | not out | 100 | 352 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | c Wayne James | 18 | 69 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 27 | 191 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 15 | 34 |
Did not bat: Arjuna Ranatunga, Pubudu Dassanayake, Chaminda Vaas, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 19 · Total 193 for 4
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 14 | 4 | 28 | 1 |
| John Rennie | 21 | 10 | 39 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 17 | 7 | 29 | 1 |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 24 | 14 | 24 | 1 |
| Stephen Peall | 26 | 10 | 43 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Mark Dekker | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Alistair Campbell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-30 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-80 (Kumar Dharmasena), 4-164 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 4 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 26 |
| third | Kumar Dharmasena and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 50 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 84 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 29 |
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