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Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1999 (1999/00) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 18 November 1999

Match drawn

Match drawn. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 216* for Sri Lanka. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 6/60.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1999 (1999/00)
Ground
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Dates
18 November 1999 to 22 November 1999
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Marvan Atapattu
Captains
Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Debuts
Gary Brent (Zimbabwe), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), Indika de Saram (Sri Lanka), Indika Gallage (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
EA Nicholls and KC Barbour
Match referee
JL Hendriks

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Gary Brent, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Indika de Saram and Indika Gallage played their first Tests.

Zimbabwe batted first and made 286 all out. Andy Flower top-scored with 86 off 200 balls, and Murray Goodwin made 61. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 6 for 60 for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka replied with 428 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 216 not out off 437 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 49. Henry Olonga took 4 for 103 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the sixth wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Indika de Saram. Sri Lanka led by 142 on first innings.

Zimbabwe made 136 for 3 in their second innings. Neil Johnson top-scored with 52 not out off 106 balls, and Grant Flower made 48.

Match drawn.

ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 286 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Grant Flowerc Russel Arnold b Pramodya Wickramasinghe1736
Gavin Rennielbw b Pramodya Wickramasinghe1649
Murray Goodwinc Russel Arnold b Pramodya Wickramasinghe61137
Neil Johnsonc Russel Arnold b Chaminda Vaas1722
Andy Flowerc Muthiah Muralidaran b Pramodya Wickramasinghe86200
Alistair Campbellrun out (Tillakaratne Dilshan)01
Guy Whittallrun out (Romesh Kaluwitharana)1155
Gary Brentc Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran01
Bryan Strangc Romesh Kaluwitharana b Pramodya Wickramasinghe4157
Andy Whittallc Romesh Kaluwitharana b Pramodya Wickramasinghe829
Henry Olonganot out114

Extras 28 · Total 286 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas283881
Indika Gallage141530
Pramodya Wickramasinghe21.26606
Muthiah Muralidaran203611
Russel Arnold6380
Sanath Jayasuriya71110

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Grant Flower, 12.1 ov), 2-38 (Gavin Rennie, 14.5 ov), 3-68 (Neil Johnson, 21.1 ov), 4-167 (Murray Goodwin, 54.4 ov), 5-167 (Alistair Campbell, 54.5 ov), 6-212 (Guy Whittall, 72.4 ov), 7-214 (Gary Brent, 73.1 ov), 8-250 (Andy Flower, 84.6 ov), 9-275 (Andy Whittall, 92.5 ov), 10-286 (Bryan Strang, 96.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGrant Flower (17) and Gavin Rennie (14)3777
secondGavin Rennie (1) and Murray Goodwin (0)116
thirdNeil Johnson (17) and Murray Goodwin (9)3041
fourthAndy Flower (40) and Murray Goodwin (52)99208
fifthAlistair Campbell (0) and Andy Flower (0)01
sixthAndy Flower (28) and Guy Whittall (12)45111
seventhAndy Flower (2) and Gary Brent (0)23
eighthAndy Flower (16) and Bryan Strang (15)3673
ninthBryan Strang (16) and Andy Whittall (8)2548
tenthHenry Olonga (1) and Bryan Strang (10)1121
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 428 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Marvan Atapattunot out216437
Sanath Jayasuriyalbw b Andy Whittall4974
Russel Arnoldc Andy Flower b Henry Olonga718
Mahela Jayawardenelbw b Gary Brent1745
Tillakaratne Dilshanlbw b Henry Olonga936
Romesh Kaluwitharanac Andy Flower b Henry Olonga3069
Indika de Saramc Andy Flower b Gary Brent39102
Chaminda Vaasc Alistair Campbell b Bryan Strang942
Indika Gallagec Grant Flower b Bryan Strang333
Pramodya Wickramasinghec Andy Flower b Bryan Strang1319
Muthiah Muralidaranc Grant Flower b Henry Olonga614

Extras 30 · Total 428 all out

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Henry Olonga3261034
Bryan Strang309913
Gary Brent3212552
Andy Whittall3561051
Guy Whittall143480
Grant Flower4230

FALL OF WICKETS

1-85 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 29.1 ov), 2-98 (Russel Arnold, 34.2 ov), 3-141 (Mahela Jayawardene, 48.1 ov), 4-159 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 56.6 ov), 5-238 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 80.3 ov), 6-345 (Indika de Saram, 114.2 ov), 7-372 (Chaminda Vaas, 127.1 ov), 8-390 (Indika Gallage, 137.3 ov), 9-417 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 143.5 ov), 10-428 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 146.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu (33) and Sanath Jayasuriya (49)85177
secondMarvan Atapattu (6) and Russel Arnold (7)1331
thirdMarvan Atapattu (24) and Mahela Jayawardene (17)4384
fourthMarvan Atapattu (9) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (9)1853
fifthMarvan Atapattu (40) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (30)79142
sixthMarvan Atapattu (59) and Indika de Saram (39)107204
seventhMarvan Atapattu (18) and Chaminda Vaas (9)2777
eighthMarvan Atapattu (9) and Indika Gallage (3)1862
ninthMarvan Atapattu (13) and Pramodya Wickramasinghe (13)2739
tenthMarvan Atapattu (5) and Muthiah Muralidaran (6)1119
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 136 FOR 3
BatterHow outRB
Grant Flowerc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran48118
Gavin Renniec Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas29
Murray Goodwinc Tillakaratne Dilshan b Chaminda Vaas214
Neil Johnsonnot out52106
Andy Flowernot out1559

Did not bat: Alistair Campbell, Guy Whittall, Gary Brent, Bryan Strang, Andy Whittall, Henry Olonga

Extras 17 · Total 136 for 3

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas134272
Indika Gallage114240
Pramodya Wickramasinghe81200
Muthiah Muralidaran143501
Russel Arnold2090
Sanath Jayasuriya1010

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Gavin Rennie, 4.3 ov), 2-27 (Murray Goodwin, 10.3 ov), 3-72 (Grant Flower, 30.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstGrant Flower (5) and Gavin Rennie (2)828
secondGrant Flower (13) and Murray Goodwin (2)1937
thirdGrant Flower (31) and Neil Johnson (9)45124
fourthAndy Flower (15) and Neil Johnson (43)64117
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