Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 1St Odi
Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka - 1998 (1997/98) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 22 January 1998
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 58* for Sri Lanka. Upul Chandana took 4/31.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 22 January 1998
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Murray Goodwin (Zimbabwe)
- Umpires
- DN Pathirana and PT Manuel
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Murray Goodwin's first ODI.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 207 all out. Guy Whittall top-scored with 52 off 70 balls, and Craig Wishart made 41. Upul Chandana took 4 for 31 for Sri Lanka. From 173 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 198 for 9.
Chasing 208, Sri Lanka made 210 for 5. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 58 not out off 79 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 47.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 28 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 207 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Flower | c Roshan Mahanama | 1 | 6 |
| Grant Flower | c Kumar Dharmasena | 40 | 61 |
| Murray Goodwin | c Aravinda de Silva | 1 | 16 |
| Guy Whittall | c Roshan Mahanama | 52 | 70 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Upul Chandana | 36 | 58 |
| Craig Wishart | bowled | 41 | 39 |
| Paul Strang | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 3 | 6 |
| Gavin Rennie | lbw | 9 | 8 |
| Heath Streak | not out | 7 | 18 |
| John Rennie | bowled | 2 | 4 |
| Andy Whittall | lbw | 5 | 9 |
Extras 10 · Total 207 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7 | 3 | 30 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Upul Chandana | 7.4 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Andy Flower), 2-7 (Murray Goodwin), 3-67 (Grant Flower), 4-118 (Guy Whittall), 5-173 (Alistair Campbell), 6-180 (Paul Strang), 7-180 (Craig Wishart), 8-193 (Gavin Rennie), 9-198 (John Rennie), 10-207 (Andy Whittall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Andy Flower and Grant Flower | 1 |
| second | Grant Flower and Murray Goodwin | 6 |
| third | Grant Flower and Guy Whittall | 60 |
| fourth | Alistair Campbell and Guy Whittall | 51 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell and Craig Wishart | 55 |
| sixth | Paul Strang and Craig Wishart | 7 |
| seventh | Craig Wishart and Gavin Rennie | 0 |
| eighth | Heath Streak and Gavin Rennie | 13 |
| ninth | John Rennie and Heath Streak | 5 |
| tenth | Heath Streak and Andy Whittall | 9 |
SRI LANKA: 210 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | bowled | 26 | 38 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | st Andy Flower | 47 | 58 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Heath Streak | 39 | 66 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Paul Strang | 5 | 6 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 58 | 79 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Henry Olonga | 15 | 17 |
| Upul Chandana | not out | 16 | 8 |
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Muthiah Muralidaran, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Chaminda Vaas
Extras 4 · Total 210 for 5
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Streak | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| John Rennie | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Andy Whittall | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
| Murray Goodwin | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 7.2 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-81 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-91 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-146 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-183 (Romesh Kaluwitharana)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 66 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 15 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 10 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 55 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 37 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Upul Chandana | 27 |
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