Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 3Rd Match
Wills Trophy Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1993 (1992/93) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 3 February 1993
Sri Lanka won by 30 runs
Sri Lanka won by 30 runs. Chandika Hathurusinghe top-scored with 66 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 3 February 1993
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 30 runs
- Player of the match
- Eddo Brandes
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Dave Houghton (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Nishantha Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- RC Sharma and RV Ramani
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Nishantha Ranatunga's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 266 for 5. Chandika Hathurusinghe top-scored with 66 off 91 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 62. The innings was built on a 112-run stand for the first wicket between Roshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe, 42% of the total.
Chasing 267, Zimbabwe made 236 for 9. Eddo Brandes top-scored with 55 off 35 balls, and Gary Crocker made 36. Champaka Ramanayake took 3 for 28 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 30 runs.
SRI LANKA: 266 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Kevin Arnott | 62 | 70 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | lbw | 66 | 91 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 20 | 12 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 46 | 38 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Alistair Campbell | 39 | 31 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 13 | 10 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | not out | 8 | 8 |
Did not bat: Nishantha Ranatunga, Champaka Ramanayake, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Don Anurasiri
Extras 12 · Total 266 for 5
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 9 | 1 | 57 | 2 |
| David Brain | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Ujesh Ranchod | 9 | 1 | 46 | 0 |
| Ali Shah | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Gary Crocker | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-112 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-154 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-165 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 4-243 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-246 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Chandika Hathurusinghe | 112 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Chandika Hathurusinghe | 42 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Chandika Hathurusinghe | 11 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 78 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 3 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Ruwan Kalpage | 20 |
ZIMBABWE: 236 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Flower | bowled | 26 | 36 |
| Grant Flower | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 0 | 3 |
| Kevin Arnott | c Ruwan Kalpage | 7 | 23 |
| Dave Houghton | run out | 31 | 57 |
| Gavin Briant | run out | 3 | 8 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Roshan Mahanama | 8 | 15 |
| Eddo Brandes | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 55 | 35 |
| Ali Shah | bowled | 25 | 38 |
| Gary Crocker | not out | 36 | 29 |
| David Brain | bowled | 12 | 10 |
| Ujesh Ranchod | not out | 3 | 6 |
Extras 30 · Total 236 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaka Ramanayake | 9 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 9 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 8 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| Don Anurasiri | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Nishantha Ranatunga | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Grant Flower), 2-20 (Kevin Arnott), 3-54 (Andy Flower), 4-65 (Gavin Briant), 5-85 (Dave Houghton), 6-85 (Alistair Campbell), 7-154 (Ali Shah), 8-194 (Eddo Brandes), 9-219 (David Brain)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 2 |
| second | Kevin Arnott and Andy Flower | 18 |
| third | Andy Flower and Dave Houghton | 34 |
| fourth | Dave Houghton and Gavin Briant | 11 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell and Dave Houghton | 20 |
| sixth | Eddo Brandes and Alistair Campbell | 0 |
| seventh | Eddo Brandes and Ali Shah | 69 |
| eighth | Eddo Brandes and Gary Crocker | 40 |
| ninth | Gary Crocker and David Brain | 25 |
| tenth | Gary Crocker and Ujesh Ranchod | 17 |
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