Zimbabwe Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1994 (1994/95) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 3 November 1994
Sri Lanka won by 56 runs
Sri Lanka won by 56 runs. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 119* for Sri Lanka. Chaminda Vaas took 4/20.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 3 November 1994
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 56 runs
- Player of the match
- Roshan Mahanama
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Gary Martin (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and QJ Goosen
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. It was Gary Martin's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 256 for 5. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 119 not out off 142 balls, and Sanjeeva Ranatunga made 51. Guy Whittall took 3 for 58 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 119-run stand for the second wicket between Roshan Mahanama and Sanjeeva Ranatunga, 46% of the total.
Chasing 257, Zimbabwe made 200 all out. Andy Flower top-scored with 61 off 81 balls, and Andy Waller made 40. Chaminda Vaas took 4 for 20 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 56 runs.
SRI LANKA: 256 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Mark Dekker | 20 | 33 |
| Roshan Mahanama | not out | 119 | 142 |
| Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Dave Houghton | 51 | 79 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 14 | 20 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Andy Waller | 35 | 24 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Andy Waller | 1 | 2 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Chaminda Vaas, Ravindra Pushpakumara
Extras 16 · Total 256 for 5
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 9 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| David Brain | 7 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 1 | 58 | 3 |
| Gary Martin | 10 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| Stephen Peall | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Grant Flower | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mark Dekker | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Asanka Gurusinha), 2-159 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 3-198 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-252 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-255 (Sanath Jayasuriya)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 40 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 119 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 39 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 54 |
| fifth | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Ruwan Kalpage | 1 |
ZIMBABWE: 200 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Waller | caught | 40 | 46 |
| Grant Flower | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 0 | 2 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 16 |
| Dave Houghton | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 11 |
| Andy Flower | bowled | 61 | 81 |
| Guy Whittall | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Dekker | c Chaminda Vaas | 20 | 45 |
| Gary Martin | c Aravinda de Silva | 7 | 16 |
| David Brain | bowled | 10 | 19 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 18 | 33 |
| Stephen Peall | bowled | 21 | 18 |
Extras 17 · Total 200 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 10 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 9.1 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 10 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Grant Flower), 2-12 (Alistair Campbell), 3-20 (Dave Houghton), 4-66 (Andy Waller), 5-71 (Guy Whittall), 6-129 (Mark Dekker), 7-145 (Gary Martin), 8-149 (Andy Flower), 9-167 (David Brain), 10-200 (Stephen Peall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Waller and Grant Flower | 0 |
| second | Andy Waller and Alistair Campbell | 12 |
| third | Andy Waller and Dave Houghton | 8 |
| fourth | Andy Waller and Andy Flower | 46 |
| fifth | Andy Flower and Guy Whittall | 5 |
| sixth | Andy Flower and Mark Dekker | 58 |
| seventh | Andy Flower and Gary Martin | 16 |
| eighth | Andy Flower and David Brain | 4 |
| ninth | David Brain and Heath Streak | 18 |
| tenth | Stephen Peall and Heath Streak | 33 |
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