Zimbabwe Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Odi
Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe - 2008 (2008/09) · Harare Sports Club, Harare · 28 November 2008
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 15 balls remaining). Jehan Mubarak top-scored with 60* for Sri Lanka. Ajantha Mendis took 6/29.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Harare Sports Club, Harare
- Date
- 28 November 2008
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Ajantha Mendis
- Captains
- Prosper Utseya (Zimbabwe), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and RB Tiffin
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Angelo Mathews's first ODI.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 146 all out. Keith Dabengwa top-scored with 32 off 59 balls. Ajantha Mendis took 6 for 29 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Harare Sports Club, 227 across 64 ODIs.
Chasing 147, Sri Lanka made 150 for 8. Jehan Mubarak top-scored with 60 not out off 98 balls. Tawanda Mupariwa took 3 for 34 for Zimbabwe.
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 15 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 146 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadza | c Angelo Mathews | 28 | 29 |
| Vusi Sibanda | lbw | 21 | 43 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | lbw | 20 | 33 |
| Tatenda Taibu | c Mahela Jayawardene | 7 | 6 |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Elton Chigumbura | bowled | 5 | 41 |
| Keith Dabengwa | c Jehan Mubarak | 32 | 59 |
| Prosper Utseya | c Chamara Kapugedera | 8 | 35 |
| Ray Price | lbw | 5 | 22 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | c Dilhara Fernando | 3 | 10 |
| Ed Rainsford | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 17 · Total 146 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Dhammika Prasad | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 9 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| Thilan Thushara | 8.3 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 8 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Jehan Mubarak | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-46 (Hamilton Masakadza, 9.2 ov), 2-66 (Vusi Sibanda, 13.5 ov), 3-79 (Tatenda Taibu, 16.4 ov), 4-82 (Stuart Matsikenyeri, 17.5 ov), 5-85 (Chamu Chibhabha, 19.3 ov), 6-108 (Elton Chigumbura, 30.4 ov), 7-132 (Keith Dabengwa), 8-140 (Prosper Utseya), 9-144 (Ray Price), 10-146 (Tawanda Mupariwa, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Hamilton Masakadza and Vusi Sibanda | 46 | 56 |
| second | Vusi Sibanda and Chamu Chibhabha | 20 | 27 |
| third | Tatenda Taibu and Chamu Chibhabha | 13 | 17 |
| fourth | Stuart Matsikenyeri and Chamu Chibhabha | 3 | 7 |
| fifth | Elton Chigumbura and Chamu Chibhabha | 3 | 10 |
| sixth | Keith Dabengwa and Elton Chigumbura | 23 | 67 |
| seventh | Keith Dabengwa and Prosper Utseya | 24 | – |
| eighth | Ray Price and Prosper Utseya | 8 | – |
| ninth | Ray Price and Tawanda Mupariwa | 4 | – |
| tenth | Tawanda Mupariwa and Ed Rainsford | 2 | – |
SRI LANKA: 150 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c Tatenda Taibu | 17 | 30 |
| Mahela Udawatte | c Stuart Matsikenyeri | 14 | 30 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Elton Chigumbura | 23 | 57 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Chamu Chibhabha | 12 | 19 |
| Jehan Mubarak | not out | 60 | 98 |
| Angelo Mathews | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| Thilan Thushara | c Keith Dabengwa | 6 | 6 |
| Dhammika Prasad | c Ed Rainsford | 8 | 34 |
| Ajantha Mendis | not out | 3 | 2 |
Did not bat: Dilhara Fernando
Extras 7 · Total 150 for 8
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Rainsford | 7 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 10 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | 10 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Ray Price | 10 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 9.3 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Keith Dabengwa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-33 (Upul Tharanga, 9.5 ov), 2-33 (Mahela Udawatte, 10.1 ov), 3-33 (Mahela Jayawardene, 10.2 ov), 4-55 (Chamara Kapugedera, 16.5 ov), 5-95 (Kumar Sangakkara, 30.1 ov), 6-101 (Angelo Mathews, 33.3 ov), 7-116 (Thilan Thushara, 36.1 ov), 8-140 (Dhammika Prasad, 45.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Upul Tharanga and Mahela Udawatte | 33 | 59 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Udawatte | 0 | 2 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Kapugedera | 22 | 39 |
| fifth | Jehan Mubarak and Kumar Sangakkara | 40 | 80 |
| sixth | Jehan Mubarak and Angelo Mathews | 6 | 20 |
| seventh | Jehan Mubarak and Thilan Thushara | 15 | 16 |
| eighth | Jehan Mubarak and Dhammika Prasad | 24 | 55 |
| ninth | Jehan Mubarak and Ajantha Mendis | 10 | 13 |
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