Sri Lanka Vs United Arab Emirates 3Rd Match Group B
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2023) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 19 June 2023
Sri Lanka won by 175 runs
Sri Lanka won by 175 runs. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 78 for Sri Lanka. Wanindu Hasaranga took 6/24.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 19 June 2023
- Toss
- U.A.E., chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 175 runs
- Player of the match
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Captains
- Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Muhammad Waseem (U.A.E.)
- Umpires
- L Rusere and WR Knights
- Match referee
- ET Dube
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
U.A.E. won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 355 for 6. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 78 off 63 balls, and Sadeera Samarawickrama made 73. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the third wicket between Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 245 across 13 ODIs.
Chasing 356, U.A.E. made 180 all out. Muhammad Waseem top-scored with 39 off 48 balls, and Vriitya Aravind made 39. Wanindu Hasaranga took 6 for 24 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 175 runs.
SRI LANKA: 355 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Aayan Afzal Khan | 52 | 54 |
| Pathum Nissanka | b Basil Hameed | 57 | 76 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Ethan D'Souza b Ali Naseer | 78 | 63 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | run out (Muhammad Jawadullah, Vriitya Aravind) | 73 | 64 |
| Charith Asalanka | not out | 48 | 23 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c Muhammad Jawadullah b Ali Naseer | 1 | 3 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw b Rohan Mustafa | 5 | 5 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | not out | 23 | 12 |
Did not bat: Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara
Extras 18 · Total 355 for 6
| Bowler (U.A.E.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Jawadullah | 7 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Ali Naseer | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Zahoor Khan | 8 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
| Rohan Mustafa | 7 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 10 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Basil Hameed | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-95 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 16.6 ov), 2-138 (Pathum Nissanka, 26.1 ov), 3-243 (Kusal Mendis, 39.2 ov), 4-287 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 44.3 ov), 5-292 (Dasun Shanaka, 45.3 ov), 6-297 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (52) and Pathum Nissanka (37) | 95 | 102 |
| second | Kusal Mendis (22) and Pathum Nissanka (20) | 43 | 55 |
| third | Kusal Mendis (56) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (41) | 105 | 79 |
| fourth | Sadeera Samarawickrama (32) and Charith Asalanka (12) | 44 | 30 |
| fifth | Dasun Shanaka (1) and Charith Asalanka (4) | 5 | 6 |
| sixth | Dhananjaya de Silva (5) and Charith Asalanka (0) | 5 | 5 |
| seventh | Charith Asalanka (32) and Wanindu Hasaranga (23) | 58 | 22 |
U.A.E.: 180 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Mustafa | c & b Lahiru Kumara | 12 | 15 |
| Muhammad Waseem | c Charith Asalanka b Wanindu Hasaranga | 39 | 48 |
| Vriitya Aravind | lbw b Dhananjaya de Silva | 39 | 55 |
| Basil Hameed | lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga | 0 | 3 |
| Asif Khan | lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga | 8 | 7 |
| Rameez Shahzad | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 26 | 43 |
| Ali Naseer | b Maheesh Theekshana | 34 | 32 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 5 | 17 |
| Karthik Meiyappan | run out (Maheesh Theekshana) | 0 | 2 |
| Zahoor Khan | not out | 6 | 11 |
| Muhammad Jawadullah | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 0 | 1 |
Extras 11 · Total 180 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 10 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 8 | 1 | 24 | 6 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Rohan Mustafa, 5.3 ov), 2-82 (Muhammad Waseem, 16.1 ov), 3-82 (Basil Hameed, 16.4 ov), 4-94 (Asif Khan, 18.3 ov), 5-119 (Vriitya Aravind, 24.2 ov), 6-167 (Ali Naseer, 32.6 ov), 7-170 (Rameez Shahzad, 34.1 ov), 8-170 (Karthik Meiyappan, 34.3 ov), 9-180 (Aayan Afzal Khan, 38.5 ov), 10-180 (Muhammad Jawadullah, 38.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rohan Mustafa (12) and Muhammad Waseem (14) | 36 | 33 |
| second | Vriitya Aravind (21) and Muhammad Waseem (25) | 46 | 64 |
| third | Vriitya Aravind (0) and Basil Hameed (0) | 0 | 3 |
| fourth | Asif Khan (8) and Vriitya Aravind (3) | 12 | 11 |
| fifth | Rameez Shahzad (10) and Vriitya Aravind (15) | 25 | 35 |
| sixth | Rameez Shahzad (14) and Ali Naseer (34) | 48 | 52 |
| seventh | Rameez Shahzad (2) and Aayan Afzal Khan (1) | 3 | 7 |
| eighth | Karthik Meiyappan (0) and Aayan Afzal Khan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Zahoor Khan (6) and Aayan Afzal Khan (4) | 10 | 26 |
| tenth | Zahoor Khan (0) and Muhammad Jawadullah (0) | 0 | 1 |
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