Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 26Th Match Group A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka - 2011 (2010/11) · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy · 10 March 2011
Sri Lanka won by 139 runs
Sri Lanka won by 139 runs. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 144 for Sri Lanka. Tillakaratne Dilshan took 4/4.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
- Date
- 10 March 2011
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 139 runs
- Player of the match
- Tillakaratne Dilshan
- Captains
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Elton Chigumbura (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 327 for 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 144 off 131 balls, and Upul Tharanga made 133. Chris Mpofu took 4 for 62 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 282-run stand for the first wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga, 86% of the total. From 289 for 2 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 308 for 6. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, 246 across 24 ODIs.
Chasing 328, Zimbabwe made 188 all out. Brendan Taylor top-scored with 80 off 72 balls, and Regis Chakabva made 35. Tillakaratne Dilshan took 4 for 4 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the first wicket between Brendan Taylor and Regis Chakabva, 62% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 139 runs.
SRI LANKA: 327 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Tinashe Panyangara b Prosper Utseya | 144 | 131 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Elton Chigumbura b Chris Mpofu | 133 | 141 |
| Thisara Perera | c Elton Chigumbura b Ray Price | 3 | 5 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Regis Chakabva b Chris Mpofu | 9 | 7 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 11 | 7 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Elton Chigumbura b Chris Mpofu | 0 | 1 |
| Chamara Silva | c Tinashe Panyangara b Chris Mpofu | 4 | 2 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 8 | 7 |
Did not bat: Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 15 · Total 327 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mpofu | 7 | 0 | 62 | 4 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 9 | 1 | 46 | 1 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Graeme Cremer | 7 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Greg Lamb | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-282 (Upul Tharanga, 44.4 ov), 2-289 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 45.4 ov), 3-296 (Thisara Perera, 46.3 ov), 4-300 (Mahela Jayawardene, 47.1 ov), 5-302 (Angelo Mathews, 47.3 ov), 6-308 (Chamara Silva, 47.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (139) and Upul Tharanga (133) | 282 | 269 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (5) and Thisara Perera (2) | 7 | 6 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (6) and Thisara Perera (1) | 7 | 5 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 4 | 4 |
| fifth | Kumar Sangakkara (1) and Angelo Mathews (0) | 2 | 2 |
| sixth | Chamara Silva (4) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 6 | 3 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (8) and Kumar Sangakkara (9) | 19 | 12 |
ZIMBABWE: 188 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Taylor | c Mahela Jayawardene b Angelo Mathews | 80 | 72 |
| Regis Chakabva | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 35 | 61 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Kumar Sangakkara b Angelo Mathews | 4 | 6 |
| Prosper Utseya | st Kumar Sangakkara b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 11 |
| Craig Ervine | lbw b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 17 | 21 |
| Elton Chigumbura | c Thisara Perera b Muthiah Muralidaran | 6 | 11 |
| Greg Lamb | c Mahela Jayawardene b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 0 | 1 |
| Graeme Cremer | not out | 14 | 27 |
| Ray Price | c Thilan Samaraweera b Thisara Perera | 11 | 15 |
| Tinashe Panyangara | lbw b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Mpofu | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 5 |
Extras 16 · Total 188 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 8 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Angelo Mathews | 5 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-116 (Regis Chakabva, 19.5 ov), 2-125 (Tatenda Taibu, 22.1 ov), 3-132 (Brendan Taylor, 24.1 ov), 4-150 (Prosper Utseya, 27.3 ov), 5-156 (Craig Ervine, 29.3 ov), 6-156 (Greg Lamb, 29.4 ov), 7-165 (Elton Chigumbura, 31.5 ov), 8-185 (Ray Price, 36.5 ov), 9-185 (Tinashe Panyangara, 37.4 ov), 10-188 (Chris Mpofu, 38.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendan Taylor (70) and Regis Chakabva (35) | 116 | 119 |
| second | Tatenda Taibu (4) and Brendan Taylor (5) | 9 | 14 |
| third | Brendan Taylor (5) and Prosper Utseya (2) | 7 | 12 |
| fourth | Prosper Utseya (2) and Craig Ervine (16) | 18 | 20 |
| fifth | Elton Chigumbura (4) and Craig Ervine (1) | 6 | 12 |
| sixth | Greg Lamb (0) and Elton Chigumbura (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Elton Chigumbura (2) and Graeme Cremer (7) | 9 | 13 |
| eighth | Ray Price (11) and Graeme Cremer (6) | 20 | 30 |
| ninth | Tinashe Panyangara (0) and Graeme Cremer (0) | 0 | 5 |
| tenth | Chris Mpofu (1) and Graeme Cremer (1) | 3 | 8 |
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