Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 9Th Match
Wills World Cup in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka - 1996 (1995/96) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 21 February 1996
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 78 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 78 balls remaining). Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 91 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 21 February 1996
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 78 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Mahboob Shah and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- Nasim-ul-Ghani
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 228 for 6. Alistair Campbell top-scored with 75 off 102 balls, and Craig Evans made 39.
Chasing 229, Sri Lanka made 229 for 4. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 91 off 86 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 87. Heath Streak took 3 for 60 for Zimbabwe. The innings was built on a 172-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha, 75% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 78 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 228 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Flower | run out (Chaminda Vaas) | 8 | 18 |
| Grant Flower | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya) | 15 | 32 |
| Guy Whittall | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 35 | 64 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 75 | 102 |
| Andy Waller | bowled | 19 | 36 |
| Craig Evans | not out | 39 | 34 |
| Heath Streak | c Aravinda de Silva | 15 | 13 |
| Paul Strang | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Charlie Lock, Eddo Brandes, Stephen Peall
Extras 22 · Total 228 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 50 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-19 (Andy Flower), 2-51 (Grant Flower), 3-92 (Guy Whittall), 4-160 (Andy Waller), 5-194 (Alistair Campbell), 6-227 (Heath Streak)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 19 |
| second | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 32 |
| third | Alistair Campbell and Guy Whittall | 41 |
| fourth | Andy Waller and Alistair Campbell | 68 |
| fifth | Craig Evans and Alistair Campbell | 34 |
| sixth | Craig Evans and Heath Streak | 33 |
| seventh | Craig Evans and Paul Strang | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 229 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 6 | 11 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Stephen Peall | 0 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 87 | 100 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 91 | 86 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 13 | 11 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 7 | 16 |
Did not bat: Roshan Mahanama, Chaminda Vaas, Kumar Dharmasena, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 25 · Total 229 for 4
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 10 | 0 | 60 | 3 |
| Charlie Lock | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Eddo Brandes | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Stephen Peall | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Guy Whittall | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-23 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-195 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-209 (Aravinda de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 5 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 18 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 172 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 14 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 20 |
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