Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 5Th Match
Singer-Akai Cup Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in United Arab Emirates - 1997 (1996/97) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 8 April 1997
Zimbabwe won by 50 runs
Zimbabwe won by 50 runs. Guy Whittall top-scored with 44 for Zimbabwe.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 8 April 1997
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Zimbabwe won by 50 runs
- Player of the match
- Guy Whittall
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- CJ Mitchley and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 203 all out. Guy Whittall top-scored with 44 off 56 balls, and Andy Flower made 42. Ruwan Kalpage took 3 for 38 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 204, Sri Lanka made 153 all out. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 42 off 70 balls, and Hashan Tillakaratne made 36. From 131 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 22 runs, to 153 for 10.
Zimbabwe won by 50 runs.
ZIMBABWE: 203 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | lbw | 28 | 49 |
| Craig Wishart | c Roshan Mahanama | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Flower | c Upul Chandana | 42 | 64 |
| Paul Strang | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 11 | 23 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Marvan Atapattu | 30 | 59 |
| Guy Whittall | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 44 | 56 |
| Dirk Viljoen | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 22 | 27 |
| Heath Streak | c Roshan Mahanama | 14 | 15 |
| Eddo Brandes | not out | 2 | 3 |
| Andy Whittall | lbw | 3 | 3 |
| Everton Matambanadzo | c Roshan Mahanama | 1 | 2 |
Extras 6 · Total 203 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 6.5 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 9 | 1 | 38 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Upul Chandana | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| Marvan Atapattu | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Craig Wishart), 2-68 (Grant Flower), 3-73 (Andy Flower), 4-91 (Paul Strang), 5-157 (Guy Whittall), 6-164 (Alistair Campbell), 7-197 (Dirk Viljoen), 8-198 (Heath Streak), 9-201 (Andy Whittall), 10-203 (Everton Matambanadzo)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower and Craig Wishart | 3 |
| second | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 65 |
| third | Andy Flower and Paul Strang | 5 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Paul Strang | 18 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell and Guy Whittall | 66 |
| sixth | Alistair Campbell and Dirk Viljoen | 7 |
| seventh | Heath Streak and Dirk Viljoen | 33 |
| eighth | Eddo Brandes and Heath Streak | 1 |
| ninth | Eddo Brandes and Andy Whittall | 3 |
| tenth | Eddo Brandes and Everton Matambanadzo | 2 |
SRI LANKA: 153 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Paul Strang | 42 | 70 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Heath Streak | 4 | 9 |
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Grant Flower) | 14 | 32 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Grant Flower | 32 | 61 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Andy Flower | 0 | 3 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Dirk Viljoen | 36 | 75 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | c Everton Matambanadzo | 7 | 15 |
| Upul Chandana | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | bowled | 1 | 3 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 2 | 7 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | lbw | 0 | 2 |
Extras 15 · Total 153 all out
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Everton Matambanadzo | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Heath Streak | 8.1 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Paul Strang | 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Andy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-14 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-59 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-69 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-69 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-131 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-148 (Ruwan Kalpage), 7-149 (Upul Chandana), 8-151 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 9-151 (Aravinda de Silva), 10-153 (Sajeewa de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 14 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Marvan Atapattu | 45 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 10 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 0 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 62 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Ruwan Kalpage | 17 |
| seventh | Aravinda de Silva and Upul Chandana | 1 |
| eighth | Aravinda de Silva and Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 |
| ninth | Aravinda de Silva and Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 |
| tenth | Ravindra Pushpakumara and Sajeewa de Silva | 2 |
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