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Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 2004 (2004) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 6 May 2004

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 240 runs

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 240 runs. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 170 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6/45.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 2004 (2004)
Ground
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Dates
6 May 2004 to 8 May 2004
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 240 runs
Player of the match
Muthiah Muralidaran
Captains
Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
Debuts
Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe), Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe), Alester Maregwede (Zimbabwe), Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe), Tinashe Panyangara (Zimbabwe), Farveez Maharoof (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
BF Bowden and RE Koertzen
Match referee
MJ Procter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Brendan Taylor, Elton Chigumbura, Alester Maregwede, Prosper Utseya, Tinashe Panyangara and Farveez Maharoof played their first Tests.

Zimbabwe batted first and made 199 all out. Prosper Utseya top-scored with 45 off 57 balls, and Tatenda Taibu made 40. Muthiah Muralidaran took 6 for 45 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 313 across 10 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 541 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 170 off 253 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 157. Blessing Mahwire took 3 for 97 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 281-run stand for the first wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya, 52% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 342 on first innings.

Zimbabwe made 102 all out in their second innings. Mluleki Nkala top-scored with 24 off 50 balls. Nuwan Zoysa took 5 for 20 for Sri Lanka. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 18 runs, to 18 for 5.

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 240 runs.

ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 199 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Stuart Matsikenyeric Mahela Jayawardene b Nuwan Zoysa1058
Brendan Taylorc & b Farveez Maharoof1949
Dion Ebrahimlbw b Nuwan Zoysa110
Tatenda Taibuc Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran40108
Elton Chigumburac Muthiah Muralidaran b Nuwan Zoysa1418
Alester Maregwedelbw b Muthiah Muralidaran017
Mluleki Nkalalbw b Muthiah Muralidaran220
Prosper Utseyab Muthiah Muralidaran4557
Blessing Mahwireb Muthiah Muralidaran03
Douglas Hondob Muthiah Muralidaran1951
Tinashe Panyangaranot out3244

Extras 17 · Total 199 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas196390
Nuwan Zoysa176533
Farveez Maharoof103451
Muthiah Muralidaran24.210456
Sanath Jayasuriya1070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Brendan Taylor, 15.5 ov), 2-32 (Dion Ebrahim, 18.3 ov), 3-35 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 20.2 ov), 4-57 (Elton Chigumbura, 26.4 ov), 5-69 (Alester Maregwede, 31.4 ov), 6-85 (Mluleki Nkala, 37.4 ov), 7-118 (Tatenda Taibu, 51.3 ov), 8-118 (Blessing Mahwire, 51.6 ov), 9-149 (Prosper Utseya, 59.2 ov), 10-199 (Douglas Hondo, 71.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstStuart Matsikenyeri (8) and Brendan Taylor (19)3096
secondDion Ebrahim (1) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (0)217
thirdTatenda Taibu (2) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (1)311
fourthTatenda Taibu (8) and Elton Chigumbura (14)2238
fifthAlester Maregwede (0) and Tatenda Taibu (10)1231
sixthMluleki Nkala (2) and Tatenda Taibu (10)1636
seventhTatenda Taibu (10) and Prosper Utseya (21)3385
eighthBlessing Mahwire (0) and Prosper Utseya (0)03
ninthDouglas Hondo (6) and Prosper Utseya (24)3144
tenthDouglas Hondo (13) and Tinashe Panyangara (32)5073
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 541 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Marvan Atapattub Douglas Hondo170253
Sanath Jayasuriyac Douglas Hondo b Tatenda Taibu157147
Kumar Sangakkarac Tatenda Taibu b Stuart Matsikenyeri1126
Mahela Jayawardenec Prosper Utseya b Elton Chigumbura3752
Tillakaratne Dilshanc Prosper Utseya b Blessing Mahwire1033
Thilan Samaraweerac Tatenda Taibu b Tinashe Panyangara617
Prasanna Jayawardeneb Tinashe Panyangara44
Chaminda Vaasc Stuart Matsikenyeri b Blessing Mahwire2867
Farveez Maharooflbw b Blessing Mahwire4075
Nuwan Zoysanot out2854
Muthiah Muralidaranc Alester Maregwede b Tinashe Panyangara2629

Extras 24 · Total 541 all out

Bowler (Zimbabwe)OMRW
Douglas Hondo2761031
Tinashe Panyangara26.121013
Blessing Mahwire181973
Mluleki Nkala71410
Prosper Utseya122550
Stuart Matsikenyeri152581
Tatenda Taibu81271
Elton Chigumbura122441

FALL OF WICKETS

1-281 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 53.3 ov), 2-312 (Kumar Sangakkara, 62.4 ov), 3-369 (Mahela Jayawardene, 77.2 ov), 4-387 (Marvan Atapattu, 80.4 ov), 5-399 (Thilan Samaraweera, 85.1 ov), 6-403 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 85.5 ov), 7-414 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 91.1 ov), 8-457 (Chaminda Vaas, 107.2 ov), 9-496 (Farveez Maharoof, 115.3 ov), 10-541 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 125.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMarvan Atapattu (117) and Sanath Jayasuriya (157)281318
secondMarvan Atapattu (20) and Kumar Sangakkara (11)3155
thirdMarvan Atapattu (20) and Mahela Jayawardene (37)5788
fourthMarvan Atapattu (13) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (5)1820
fifthTillakaratne Dilshan (1) and Thilan Samaraweera (6)1228
sixthTillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Prasanna Jayawardene (4)44
seventhChaminda Vaas (2) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (4)1132
eighthChaminda Vaas (26) and Farveez Maharoof (16)4397
ninthNuwan Zoysa (11) and Farveez Maharoof (24)3951
tenthMuthiah Muralidaran (26) and Nuwan Zoysa (17)4558
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 102 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Stuart Matsikenyeric Mahela Jayawardene b Nuwan Zoysa1112
Brendan Taylorc Muthiah Muralidaran b Chaminda Vaas419
Dion Ebrahimc Prasanna Jayawardene b Nuwan Zoysa28
Tatenda Taibulbw b Nuwan Zoysa06
Elton Chigumburac Prasanna Jayawardene b Nuwan Zoysa07
Alester Maregwedec & b Muthiah Muralidaran2241
Mluleki Nkalac Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran2450
Prosper Utseyab Farveez Maharoof01
Blessing Mahwirec Mahela Jayawardene b Nuwan Zoysa29
Douglas Hondonot out1526
Tinashe Panyangarac Mahela Jayawardene b Sanath Jayasuriya1815

Extras 4 · Total 102 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas82241
Nuwan Zoysa9.52205
Muthiah Muralidaran9.11372
Farveez Maharoof40181
Sanath Jayasuriya1011

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 3.3 ov), 2-15 (Dion Ebrahim, 5.5 ov), 3-17 (Brendan Taylor, 6.4 ov), 4-17 (Tatenda Taibu, 7.5 ov), 5-18 (Elton Chigumbura, 9.5 ov), 6-63 (Mluleki Nkala, 22.6 ov), 7-64 (Prosper Utseya, 23.5 ov), 8-64 (Alester Maregwede, 24.1 ov), 9-72 (Blessing Mahwire, 26.4 ov), 10-102 (Tinashe Panyangara, 31.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstStuart Matsikenyeri (7) and Brendan Taylor (2)1315
secondDion Ebrahim (2) and Brendan Taylor (0)214
thirdTatenda Taibu (0) and Brendan Taylor (2)25
fourthTatenda Taibu (0) and Elton Chigumbura (0)07
fifthAlester Maregwede (0) and Elton Chigumbura (0)112
sixthMluleki Nkala (24) and Alester Maregwede (21)4579
seventhAlester Maregwede (1) and Prosper Utseya (0)15
eighthAlester Maregwede (0) and Blessing Mahwire (0)02
ninthDouglas Hondo (4) and Blessing Mahwire (2)816
tenthDouglas Hondo (11) and Tinashe Panyangara (18)3033
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