Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 2Nd Odi
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka - 2024 (2023/24) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 8 January 2024
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining). Janith Liyanage top-scored with 95 for Sri Lanka. Richard Ngarava took 5/32.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 8 January 2024
- Toss
- Zimbabwe, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Janith Liyanage
- Captains
- Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe), Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and RR Wimalasiri
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 208 all out. Craig Ervine top-scored with 82 off 102 balls, and Ryan Burl made 31. Maheesh Theekshana took 4 for 31 for Sri Lanka. From 182 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 202 for 9.
Chasing 209, Sri Lanka made 211 for 8. Janith Liyanage top-scored with 95 off 127 balls. Richard Ngarava took 5 for 32 for Zimbabwe.
Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 208 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joylord Gumbie | b Maheesh Theekshana | 30 | 37 |
| Tinashe Kamunhukamwe | c Kusal Mendis b Dilshan Madushanka | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Ervine | c Sadeera Samarawickrama b Dushmantha Chameera | 82 | 102 |
| Milton Shumba | c Sahan Arachchige b Maheesh Theekshana | 26 | 45 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Janith Liyanage b Jeffrey Vandersay | 1 | 5 |
| Ryan Burl | b Dushmantha Chameera | 31 | 37 |
| Clive Madande | lbw b Jeffrey Vandersay | 14 | 21 |
| Faraz Akram | lbw b Maheesh Theekshana | 1 | 6 |
| Richard Ngarava | not out | 5 | 4 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | run out (Jeffrey Vandersay, Kusal Mendis) | 0 | 2 |
| Tapiwa Mufudza | b Maheesh Theekshana | 1 | 9 |
Extras 17 · Total 208 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 8 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 9.4 | 1 | 31 | 4 |
| Janith Liyanage | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sahan Arachchige | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Charith Asalanka | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, 0.3 ov), 2-61 (Joylord Gumbie, 11.4 ov), 3-114 (Milton Shumba, 24.2 ov), 4-115 (Sikandar Raza, 25.1 ov), 5-182 (Craig Ervine, 36.5 ov), 6-190 (Ryan Burl, 38.5 ov), 7-202 (Clive Madande, 41.6 ov), 8-202 (Faraz Akram, 42.1 ov), 9-202 (Blessing Muzarabani, 42.3 ov), 10-208 (Tapiwa Mufudza, 44.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Joylord Gumbie (1) and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (0) | 1 | 3 |
| second | Craig Ervine (22) and Joylord Gumbie (29) | 60 | 68 |
| third | Craig Ervine (27) and Milton Shumba (26) | 53 | 76 |
| fourth | Craig Ervine (0) and Sikandar Raza (1) | 1 | 5 |
| fifth | Craig Ervine (33) and Ryan Burl (28) | 67 | 70 |
| sixth | Ryan Burl (3) and Clive Madande (4) | 8 | 12 |
| seventh | Clive Madande (10) and Faraz Akram (1) | 12 | 19 |
| eighth | Richard Ngarava (0) and Faraz Akram (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Richard Ngarava (0) and Blessing Muzarabani (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Tapiwa Mufudza (1) and Richard Ngarava (5) | 6 | 13 |
SRI LANKA: 211 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Mendis | c Ryan Burl b Richard Ngarava | 17 | 28 |
| Avishka Fernando | c Joylord Gumbie b Richard Ngarava | 4 | 5 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Craig Ervine b Richard Ngarava | 4 | 3 |
| Janith Liyanage | c Richard Ngarava b Blessing Muzarabani | 95 | 127 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Joylord Gumbie b Richard Ngarava | 0 | 7 |
| Sahan Arachchige | lbw b Sikandar Raza | 21 | 39 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c Joylord Gumbie b Sikandar Raza | 7 | 13 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | c Faraz Akram b Richard Ngarava | 18 | 31 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 18 | 25 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | not out | 19 | 18 |
Did not bat: Dilshan Madushanka
Extras 8 · Total 211 for 8
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 10 | 3 | 32 | 5 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 10 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Faraz Akram | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 10 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
| Tapiwa Mufudza | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Avishka Fernando, 0.5 ov), 2-16 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 2.2 ov), 3-51 (Kusal Mendis, 13.5 ov), 4-53 (Charith Asalanka, 15.6 ov), 5-90 (Sahan Arachchige, 26.3 ov), 6-112 (Dasun Shanaka, 30.5 ov), 7-168 (Maheesh Theekshana, 41.3 ov), 8-172 (Janith Liyanage, 42.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kusal Mendis (0) and Avishka Fernando (4) | 4 | 5 |
| second | Kusal Mendis (6) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (4) | 12 | 10 |
| third | Kusal Mendis (11) and Janith Liyanage (23) | 35 | 69 |
| fourth | Janith Liyanage (2) and Charith Asalanka (0) | 2 | 13 |
| fifth | Janith Liyanage (16) and Sahan Arachchige (21) | 37 | 63 |
| sixth | Dasun Shanaka (7) and Janith Liyanage (15) | 22 | 26 |
| seventh | Janith Liyanage (37) and Maheesh Theekshana (18) | 56 | 64 |
| eighth | Dushmantha Chameera (0) and Janith Liyanage (2) | 4 | 6 |
| ninth | Jeffrey Vandersay (19) and Dushmantha Chameera (18) | 39 | 40 |
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