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Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 2nd Test

Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka - 1996 (1996) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 18 September 1996

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 126* for Sri Lanka. Jayantha Silva took 4/16.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka - 1996 (1996)
Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates
18 September 1996 to 21 September 1996
Toss
Zimbabwe, chose to bat
Result
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Player of the match
Hashan Tillakaratne
Captains
Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
CJ Mitchley and KT Francis
Match referee
JR Reid

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.

Zimbabwe batted first and made 141 all out. Grant Flower top-scored with 52 off 117 balls. Jayantha Silva took 4 for 16 for Sri Lanka. From 119 for 3 they lost 7 wickets for 22 runs, to 141 for 10. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 307 across 12 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 350 for 8. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 126 not out off 326 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 88. Paul Strang took 4 for 66 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the fifth wicket between Asanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne. Sri Lanka led by 209 on first innings.

Zimbabwe made 235 all out in their second innings. Ali Shah top-scored with 62 off 268 balls, and Paul Strang made 50. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 94 for Sri Lanka.

Set 27 to win, Sri Lanka made 30 for 0. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 18 not out off 15 balls.

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets.

ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 141 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Grant Flowerc Roshan Mahanama52117
Mark Dekkerc Roshan Mahanama1838
Ali Shahc Romesh Kaluwitharana120
Alistair Campbellst Romesh Kaluwitharana3686
Andy Flowerrun out315
Craig Wishartc Romesh Kaluwitharana211
Guy Whittallc Jayantha Silva03
Paul Strangnot out222
Andy Whittallc Asanka Gurusinha37
Bryan Strangc Aravinda de Silva33
Henry Olongac Roshan Mahanama37

Extras 18 · Total 141 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas101310
Ravindra Pushpakumara113341
Muthiah Muralidaran205404
Jayantha Silva10.14164
Aravinda de Silva2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-43 (Mark Dekker), 2-54 (Ali Shah), 3-119 (Alistair Campbell), 4-121 (Grant Flower), 5-123 (Andy Flower), 6-125 (Guy Whittall), 7-126 (Craig Wishart), 8-133 (Andy Whittall), 9-136 (Bryan Strang), 10-141 (Henry Olonga)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGrant Flower and Mark Dekker43
secondGrant Flower and Ali Shah11
thirdAlistair Campbell and Grant Flower65
fourthAndy Flower and Grant Flower2
fifthAndy Flower and Craig Wishart2
sixthGuy Whittall and Craig Wishart2
seventhPaul Strang and Craig Wishart1
eighthPaul Strang and Andy Whittall7
ninthPaul Strang and Bryan Strang3
tenthPaul Strang and Henry Olonga5
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 350 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Roshan Mahanamac Andy Flower311
Sanath Jayasuriyac Andy Whittall4146
Asanka Gurusinhac Craig Wishart88239
Aravinda de Silvac Paul Strang1625
Arjuna Ranatungac Craig Wishart621
Hashan Tillakaratnenot out126326
Romesh Kaluwitharanac Andy Flower2756
Chaminda Vaasst Andy Flower86
Ravindra Pushpakumarac Bryan Strang2379
Muthiah Muralidarannot out16

Did not bat: Jayantha Silva

Extras 11 · Total 350 for 8

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Henry Olonga266810
Bryan Strang206633
Andy Whittall317750
Paul Strang3811664
Guy Whittall16.54481
Grant Flower20130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-58 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-86 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-102 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-216 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-267 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-276 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-340 (Ravindra Pushpakumara)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya19
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya39
thirdAravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha28
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha16
fifthAsanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne114
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana51
seventhHashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas9
eighthHashan Tillakaratne and Ravindra Pushpakumara64
ninthHashan Tillakaratne and Muthiah Muralidaran10
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 235 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Grant Flowerlbw1345
Mark Dekkerlbw414
Ali Shahc Chaminda Vaas62268
Alistair Campbellc Marvan Atapattu411
Andy Flowerc Asanka Gurusinha3193
Craig Wishartc Romesh Kaluwitharana2558
Guy Whittallc Asanka Gurusinha310
Andy Whittallbowled1253
Paul Strangc Chaminda Vaas5094
Bryan Strangbowled216
Henry Olonganot out349

Extras 26 · Total 235 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas26.311342
Ravindra Pushpakumara80241
Muthiah Muralidaran419943
Jayantha Silva267492
Aravinda de Silva51100
Sanath Jayasuriya73162

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Mark Dekker), 2-30 (Grant Flower), 3-34 (Alistair Campbell), 4-91 (Andy Flower), 5-135 (Craig Wishart), 6-144 (Guy Whittall), 7-167 (Ali Shah), 8-193 (Andy Whittall), 9-201 (Bryan Strang), 10-235 (Paul Strang)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGrant Flower and Mark Dekker9
secondGrant Flower and Ali Shah21
thirdAlistair Campbell and Ali Shah4
fourthAndy Flower and Ali Shah57
fifthAli Shah and Craig Wishart44
sixthAli Shah and Guy Whittall9
seventhAli Shah and Andy Whittall23
eighthPaul Strang and Andy Whittall26
ninthPaul Strang and Bryan Strang8
tenthPaul Strang and Henry Olonga34
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 30 FOR 0
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyanot out1815
Roshan Mahanamanot out1225

Did not bat: Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Chaminda Vaas, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Muthiah Muralidaran, Jayantha Silva

Extras 0 · Total 30 for 0

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Henry Olonga3.40170
Paul Strang30130
PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRoshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya3040
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