Zimbabwe Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 1999 (1999/00) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 11 December 1999
No result
No result. Russel Arnold top-scored with 56 for Sri Lanka. Gary Brent took 4/53.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 11 December 1999
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- No result
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Andy Flower (Zimbabwe)
- Debut
- Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- GR Evans and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- JL Hendriks
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field. It was Tillakaratne Dilshan's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 284 for 9. Russel Arnold top-scored with 56 off 53 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 54. Gary Brent took 4 for 53 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 96-run stand for the first wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 225 across 8 ODIs.
Zimbabwe replied with 65 for 1. Grant Flower top-scored with 30 off 44 balls.
No result.
SRI LANKA: 284 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Guy Whittall | 54 | 44 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Gary Brent) | 54 | 68 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Murray Goodwin | 33 | 46 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw | 3 | 8 |
| Russel Arnold | c Andy Flower | 56 | 53 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | st Andy Flower | 35 | 49 |
| Upul Chandana | c Andy Whittall | 13 | 14 |
| Chaminda Vaas | bowled | 12 | 11 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | bowled | 6 | 6 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 2 | 3 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 15 · Total 284 for 9
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Olonga | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Pommie Mbangwa | 6 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Andy Whittall | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Gary Brent | 10 | 0 | 53 | 4 |
| Grant Flower | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 7 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-96 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 13.4 ov), 2-143 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 24.4 ov), 3-150 (Mahela Jayawardene, 27.2 ov), 4-157 (Marvan Atapattu, 29.3 ov), 5-228 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 42.2 ov), 6-251 (Russel Arnold, 45.2 ov), 7-267 (Upul Chandana, 47.1 ov), 8-276 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 48.3 ov), 9-283 (Chaminda Vaas, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 96 | 82 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 47 | 66 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene | 7 | 16 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold | 7 | 13 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 71 | 77 |
| sixth | Upul Chandana and Russel Arnold | 23 | 18 |
| seventh | Upul Chandana and Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 11 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 8 |
| ninth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 8 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Sajeewa de Silva | 1 | 1 |
ZIMBABWE: 65 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair Campbell | not out | 22 | 40 |
| Grant Flower | bowled | 30 | 44 |
| Trevor Madondo | not out | 2 | 10 |
Did not bat: Andy Flower, Murray Goodwin, Gavin Rennie, Guy Whittall, Gary Brent, Andy Whittall, Henry Olonga, Pommie Mbangwa
Extras 11 · Total 65 for 1
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-51 (Grant Flower, 11.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alistair Campbell and Grant Flower | 51 | 67 |
| second | Alistair Campbell and Trevor Madondo | 14 | 22 |
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