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ODI # 1189
Singer-Akai Cup, 1996/97, 1st Match
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Sharjah C.A. Stadium
3 April 1997 (50-overs match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Points: Sri Lanka 2, Zimbabwe 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and RS Dunne (NZ)
TV Umpire: CJ Mitchley (SA)
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh (Ind)
ODI Debuts: DP Viljoen (Zim).
Man of the Match: PA de Silva

Zimbabwe innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   B   4  6
GW Flower                                b Zoysa               12  27   2  0
CB Wishart            run out (Mahanama)                       32  36   4  0
*ADR Campbell         lbw                b Vaas                 2   8   0  0
DP Viljoen            st Kaluwitharana   b Dharmasena          17  52   2  0
+A Flower                                b Muralitharan        38  61   1  0
SV Carlisle           c Tillakaratne     b Muralitharan         6  23   0  0
PA Strang                                b Vaas                38  52   2  0
HH Streak             run out (Atapattu)                       11  24   0  0
EA Brandes            not out                                  10   7   0  1
AR Whittall           c Kaluwitharana    b Vaas                 4   8   0  0
EZ Matambanadzo       not out                                   0   4   0  0
Extras                (b 3, lb 7, w 4, nb 3)                   17
Total                 (9 wickets, 50 overs)                   187

FoW: 1-31 (GW Flower), 2-34 (Campbell), 3-65 (Wishart),
     4-77 (Viljoen), 5-100 (Carlisle), 6-139 (A Flower),
     7-169 (Streak), 8-180 (Strang), 9-186 (Whittall).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      2     25      3
Zoysa                       10      0     46      1 (1nb, 2w)
Muralitharan                10      1     39      2 (2nb)
de Silva                    10      0     34      0 (1w)
Dharmasena                  10      0     33      1 (1w)

Sri Lanka innings (target: 188 runs from 50 overs)              R   B   4  6
ST Jayasuriya         c Wishart          b Strang              56  74   7  1
+RS Kaluwitharana     c Wishart          b Brandes              0   3   0  0
MS Atapattu           not out                                  52 120   2  1
PA de Silva           c Strang           b GW Flower           60  81   9  0
*A Ranatunga          not out                                   0   0   0  0
Extras                (b 6, lb 3, w 11)                        20
Total                 (3 wickets, 45.4 overs)                 188

DNB: RS Mahanama, HP Tillakaratne, HDPK Dharmasena, WPUJC Vaas,
     DNT Zoysa, M Muralitharan.

FoW: 1-1 (Kaluwitharana), 2-80 (Jayasuriya), 3-187 (de Silva).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Brandes                      7      0     33      1
Matambanadzo                 7      0     38      0 (2nb, 4w)
Whittall                    10      0     30      0 (5w)
Streak                       7      1     22      0
Strang                      10      0     41      1
GW Flower                    4.4    0     15      1

Tournament Index

Team Pages: Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe.

Ground Page: Sharjah C.A. Stadium

Zimbabwe Player Pages: GW Flower, CB Wishart, ADR Campbell, DP Viljoen, A Flower, SV Carlisle, PA Strang, HH Streak, EA Brandes, AR Whittall, EZ Matambanadzo.

Sri Lanka Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, RS Kaluwitharana, MS Atapattu, PA de Silva, A Ranatunga, RS Mahanama, HP Tillakaratne, HDPK Dharmasena, WPUJC Vaas, DNT Zoysa, M Muralitharan.

Match Officials' Pages: DB Cowie, RS Dunne, CJ Mitchley, Hanumant Singh.