Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 14Th Match
ICC World Cup in England/Ireland/Netherlands/Scotland - 1999 (1999) · County Ground, Worcester · 22 May 1999
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 54 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- County Ground, Worcester
- Date
- 22 May 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Marvan Atapattu
- Captains
- Alistair Campbell (Zimbabwe), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- Talat Ali
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 197 for 9. Grant Flower top-scored with 42 off 69 balls, and Andy Flower made 41. Pramodya Wickramasinghe took 3 for 30 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 198, Sri Lanka made 198 for 6. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 54 off 90 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 31. Guy Whittall took 3 for 35 for Zimbabwe.
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining). Pramodya Wickramasinghe's 3 for 30 are the best innings figures at County Ground.
ZIMBABWE: 197 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Flower | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 42 | 69 |
| Neil Johnson | c Pramodya Wickramasinghe b Eric Upashantha | 8 | 17 |
| Paul Strang | b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 5 | 8 |
| Murray Goodwin | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya, Muthiah Muralidaran) | 21 | 29 |
| Andy Flower | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 41 | 60 |
| Alistair Campbell | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6 | 8 |
| Guy Whittall | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Muthiah Muralidaran | 4 | 11 |
| Stuart Carlisle | run out (Chaminda Vaas, Sanath Jayasuriya) | 27 | 36 |
| Heath Streak | c Marvan Atapattu b Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 23 |
| Eddo Brandes | not out | 19 | 29 |
| Henry Olonga | not out | 5 | 10 |
Extras 9 · Total 197 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Eric Upashantha | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Neil Johnson, 7.3 ov), 2-34 (Paul Strang, 10.5 ov), 3-78 (Murray Goodwin, 19.2 ov), 4-81 (Grant Flower, 20.4 ov), 5-89 (Alistair Campbell, 22.4 ov), 6-94 (Guy Whittall, 25.5 ov), 7-162 (Stuart Carlisle, 39.3 ov), 8-162 (Andy Flower, 39.4 ov), 9-176 (Heath Streak, 46.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Grant Flower (11) and Neil Johnson (8) | 21 | 45 |
| second | Grant Flower (7) and Paul Strang (5) | 13 | 20 |
| third | Grant Flower (22) and Murray Goodwin (21) | 44 | 50 |
| fourth | Andy Flower (1) and Grant Flower (2) | 3 | 8 |
| fifth | Alistair Campbell (6) and Andy Flower (2) | 8 | 12 |
| sixth | Andy Flower (0) and Guy Whittall (4) | 5 | 19 |
| seventh | Andy Flower (38) and Stuart Carlisle (27) | 68 | 81 |
| eighth | Andy Flower (0) and Heath Streak (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Eddo Brandes (4) and Heath Streak (10) | 14 | 44 |
| tenth | Eddo Brandes (15) and Henry Olonga (5) | 21 | 18 |
SRI LANKA: 198 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | b Guy Whittall | 31 | 64 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Murray Goodwin b Neil Johnson | 6 | 17 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Alistair Campbell b Heath Streak | 54 | 90 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Andy Whittall b Guy Whittall | 6 | 15 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c & b Guy Whittall | 3 | 12 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Heath Streak | 31 | 36 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | not out | 18 | 30 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 17 | 17 |
Did not bat: Eric Upashantha, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 32 · Total 198 for 6
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddo Brandes | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Neil Johnson | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Heath Streak | 8 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Henry Olonga | 9 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Grant Flower | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Paul Strang | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.4 ov), 2-75 (Roshan Mahanama, 19.1 ov), 3-93 (Aravinda de Silva, 25.2 ov), 4-108 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 29.2 ov), 5-150 (Marvan Atapattu, 36.3 ov), 6-157 (Mahela Jayawardene, 38.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama (5) and Sanath Jayasuriya (6) | 13 | 34 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama (26) and Marvan Atapattu (22) | 62 | 82 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva (6) and Marvan Atapattu (10) | 18 | 39 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga (3) and Marvan Atapattu (7) | 15 | 25 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu (15) and Mahela Jayawardene (25) | 42 | 43 |
| sixth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (1) and Mahela Jayawardene (6) | 7 | 14 |
| seventh | Romesh Kaluwitharana (17) and Chaminda Vaas (17) | 41 | 44 |
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