Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 2004 (2004) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 14 May 2004
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 254 runs
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 254 runs. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 270 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4/79.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 2004 (2004)
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Dates
- 14 May 2004 to 17 May 2004
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by an innings and 254 runs
- Player of the match
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Captains
- Tatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe), Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Tawanda Mupariwa (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and RE Koertzen
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Tawanda Mupariwa's first Test.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 228 all out. Dion Ebrahim top-scored with 70 off 172 balls, and Stuart Matsikenyeri made 45. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 41 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka replied with 713 for 3. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 270 off 365 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 249. The innings was built on a 438-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara, 61% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 485 on first innings.
Zimbabwe made 231 all out in their second innings. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 61 off 142 balls, and Dion Ebrahim made 42. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 79 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 254 runs. It is the heaviest innings defeat at Queens Sports Club across the 25 Tests in our archive. Sri Lanka's 713 is the highest total at Queens Sports Club. Kumar Sangakkara's 270 is the highest individual score at Queens Sports Club.
ZIMBABWE, FIRST INNINGS: 228 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | run out (Farveez Maharoof) | 45 | 64 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 22 |
| Mark Vermeulen | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 9 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Farveez Maharoof | 70 | 172 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Thilan Samaraweera b Farveez Maharoof | 27 | 45 |
| Alester Maregwede | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya, Muthiah Muralidaran) | 24 | 46 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 4 |
| Mluleki Nkala | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 19 | 38 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | c Chaminda Vaas b Nuwan Zoysa | 11 | 16 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | not out | 1 | 24 |
| Douglas Hondo | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 11 | 20 |
Extras 15 · Total 228 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 19 | 8 | 41 | 3 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 14 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 16 | 2 | 62 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 22 | 3 | 58 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-24 (Brendan Taylor, 8.2 ov), 2-31 (Mark Vermeulen, 10.5 ov), 3-82 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 23.1 ov), 4-134 (Tatenda Taibu, 38.6 ov), 5-176 (Alester Maregwede, 52.6 ov), 6-176 (Elton Chigumbura, 53.4 ov), 7-193 (Dion Ebrahim, 62.4 ov), 8-211 (Tinashe Panyangara, 67.2 ov), 9-216 (Mluleki Nkala, 68.2 ov), 10-228 (Douglas Hondo, 74.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Matsikenyeri (15) and Brendan Taylor (5) | 24 | 45 |
| second | Mark Vermeulen (0) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (6) | 7 | 15 |
| third | Dion Ebrahim (26) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (22) | 51 | 76 |
| fourth | Tatenda Taibu (27) and Dion Ebrahim (21) | 52 | 98 |
| fifth | Alester Maregwede (24) and Dion Ebrahim (17) | 42 | 86 |
| sixth | Dion Ebrahim (0) and Elton Chigumbura (0) | 0 | 4 |
| seventh | Mluleki Nkala (10) and Dion Ebrahim (6) | 17 | 54 |
| eighth | Mluleki Nkala (5) and Tinashe Panyangara (11) | 18 | 29 |
| ninth | Mluleki Nkala (4) and Tawanda Mupariwa (0) | 5 | 6 |
| tenth | Douglas Hondo (11) and Tawanda Mupariwa (1) | 12 | 40 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 713 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Tatenda Taibu b Elton Chigumbura | 249 | 324 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Tatenda Taibu b Mluleki Nkala | 48 | 95 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Tatenda Taibu b Tinashe Panyangara | 270 | 365 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | not out | 100 | 152 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 32 | 62 |
Did not bat: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Prasanna Jayawardene, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Zoysa, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 14 · Total 713 for 3
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Hondo | 29 | 5 | 116 | 0 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | 25 | 4 | 120 | 1 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | 34 | 1 | 136 | 0 |
| Mluleki Nkala | 32 | 3 | 111 | 1 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 21 | 2 | 108 | 1 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | 23.3 | 1 | 112 | 0 |
| Mark Vermeulen | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-100 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 29.3 ov), 2-538 (Marvan Atapattu, 119.4 ov), 3-627 (Kumar Sangakkara, 141.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (49) and Sanath Jayasuriya (48) | 100 | 173 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (199) and Kumar Sangakkara (227) | 438 | 545 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (46) and Kumar Sangakkara (43) | 89 | 130 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (54) and Thilan Samaraweera (32) | 86 | 145 |
ZIMBABWE, SECOND INNINGS: 231 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Nuwan Zoysa | 14 | 40 |
| Brendan Taylor | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 61 | 142 |
| Mark Vermeulen | c Muthiah Muralidaran b Nuwan Zoysa | 6 | 17 |
| Dion Ebrahim | c Marvan Atapattu b Sanath Jayasuriya | 42 | 103 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 7 |
| Alester Maregwede | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 28 | 32 |
| Elton Chigumbura | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 12 | 26 |
| Mluleki Nkala | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | not out | 40 | 45 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | c Chaminda Vaas b Sanath Jayasuriya | 14 | 21 |
| Douglas Hondo | c Marvan Atapattu b Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 18 |
Extras 11 · Total 231 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 6 | 53 | 2 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 13 | 4 | 27 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 28.1 | 6 | 79 | 4 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 12.1 ov), 2-40 (Mark Vermeulen, 18.5 ov), 3-125 (Brendan Taylor, 47.2 ov), 4-127 (Tatenda Taibu, 49.3 ov), 5-143 (Dion Ebrahim, 52.4 ov), 6-173 (Alester Maregwede, 60.3 ov), 7-173 (Mluleki Nkala, 60.6 ov), 8-173 (Elton Chigumbura, 61.1 ov), 9-204 (Tawanda Mupariwa, 68.4 ov), 10-231 (Douglas Hondo, 75.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stuart Matsikenyeri (13) and Brendan Taylor (6) | 22 | 70 |
| second | Mark Vermeulen (6) and Brendan Taylor (12) | 18 | 40 |
| third | Dion Ebrahim (35) and Brendan Taylor (43) | 85 | 173 |
| fourth | Tatenda Taibu (0) and Dion Ebrahim (2) | 2 | 13 |
| fifth | Alester Maregwede (11) and Dion Ebrahim (5) | 16 | 19 |
| sixth | Alester Maregwede (17) and Elton Chigumbura (12) | 30 | 48 |
| seventh | Mluleki Nkala (0) and Elton Chigumbura (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Elton Chigumbura (0) and Tinashe Panyangara (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Tawanda Mupariwa (14) and Tinashe Panyangara (17) | 31 | 45 |
| tenth | Douglas Hondo (3) and Tinashe Panyangara (23) | 27 | 39 |
Want to captain one of these sides yourself?
PLAY THE FOLLOW-ON →