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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 1333 (1333/4)
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, 1996, 1st Test
R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
11,12,13,14 September 1996 (5-day match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
Sri Lanka leads the 2-Test series 1-0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: SA Bucknor (WI) and BC Cooray
TV Umpire: KT Francis
Match Referee: JR Reid (NZ)
Test Debuts: CN Evans, AR Whittall (Zim).
Man of the Match: A Ranatunga

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Sri Lanka 290/7 (Dharmasena 16*, Vaas 3*)
  • Day 2: Sri Lanka 349, Zimbabwe 105/6 (Wishart 31*, Evans 0*)
  • Day 3: Zimbabwe 145 and 20/0 (GW Flower 13*, Dekker 6*)
    Sri Lanka 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    RS Mahanama           lbw                b Streak               4   4   6  1 0
    ST Jayasuriya         c Evans            b Olonga               0   6   1  0 0
    AP Gurusinha          c Olonga           b Strang              52 197 139  6 0
    PA de Silva                              b Strang              35  53  44  6 0
    HP Tillakaratne       c A Flower         b Olonga              20 101  86  2 0
    *A Ranatunga          lbw                b Streak              75 192 120  7 0
    +RS Kaluwitharana                    c & b Streak              71 155 123 10 1
    HDPK Dharmasena       not out                                  42  99  78  4 0
    WPUJC Vaas                               b Strang              34  88  48  2 1
    M Muralitharan                           b Strang               0   5   1  0 0
    KJ Silva                             c & b Strang               0   1   2  0 0
    Extras                (lb 6, w 1, nb 9)                        16
    Total                 (all out, 106.3 overs)                  349
    
    FoW: 1-4 (Mahanama), 2-4 (Jayasuriya), 3-53 (de Silva),
         4-105 (Tillakaratne), 5-128 (Gurusinha), 6-270 (Ranatunga),
         7-271 (Kaluwitharana), 8-345 (Vaas), 9-349 (Muralitharan),
         10-349 (Silva).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Streak                      20      6     54      3
    Olonga                      17      3     57      2
    GJ Whittall                 12      1     43      0
    Strang                      34.3    3    106      5
    AR Whittall                 13      3     40      0
    Evans                        6      0     27      0
    GW Flower                    4      1     16      0
    
    Zimbabwe 1st innings                                            R   M   B  4 6
    GW Flower             c Kaluwitharana    b Vaas                 0   1   1  0 0
    MH Dekker             lbw                b Vaas                10  70  40  0 0
    *ADR Campbell         c Mahanama         b Vaas                12  19  16  2 0
    +A Flower             c Ranatunga        b Dharmasena           2  23  14  0 0
    GJ Whittall           lbw                b Silva               39 153 125  4 0
    CB Wishart            c Vaas             b Silva               51 205 167  2 1
    HK Olonga             c Tillakaratne     b Muralitharan         1  10  10  0 0
    CN Evans              c Kaluwitharana    b Vaas                 9  20  17  1 0
    PA Strang                                b Muralitharan         6  17  14  1 0
    AR Whittall           c Dharmasena       b Silva                1  47  30  0 0
    HH Streak             not out                                   0   1   0  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 4, w 2, nb 4)                   14
    Total                 (all out, 72.4 overs)                   145
    
    FoW: 1-0 (GW Flower), 2-15 (Campbell), 3-21 (A Flower),
         4-45 (Dekker), 5-103 (GJ Whittall), 6-105 (Olonga),
         7-123 (Evans), 8-138 (Strang), 9-145 (Wishart),
         10-145 (AR Whittall).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Vaas                        22      3     73      4
    Gurusinha                    3      1      3      0 (2w)
    Dharmasena                   9      3     23      1
    Muralitharan                24      9     28      2 (4nb)
    Silva                       14.4    9     10      3
    
    Zimbabwe 2nd innings (following on)                             R   M   B  4 6
    GW Flower                                b Muralitharan        27 112  86  1 0
    MH Dekker             c Jayasuriya       b Dharmasena          20  58  60  1 0
    CB Wishart                               b Silva                3  21  20  0 0
    *ADR Campbell         c Mahanama         b Muralitharan        26 133 126  0 0
    +A Flower             c Mahanama         b Muralitharan         0   1   1  0 0
    GJ Whittall           c Mahanama         b Silva               13  93  86  1 0
    CN Evans              lbw                b Silva                1   6   8  0 0
    PA Strang             c Vaas             b Muralitharan         8  23  18  1 0
    HK Olonga             c Mahanama         b Silva                0   2   3  0 0
    AR Whittall                              b Muralitharan        11  30  29  1 0
    HH Streak             not out                                   3  15   9  0 0
    Extras                (b 6, lb 4, w 1, nb 4)                   15
    Total                 (all out, 73.3 overs)                   127
    
    FoW: 1-35 (Dekker), 2-42 (Wishart), 3-65 (GW Flower),
         4-65 (A Flower), 5-98 (Campbell), 6-99 (Evans),
         7-102 (GJ Whittall), 8-102 (Olonga), 9-113 (Strang),
         10-127 (AR Whittall).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Vaas                        12      1     34      0
    Gurusinha                    2      0      4      0 (1w)
    de Silva                     2      1      1      0
    Dharmasena                  14      7     19      1
    Silva                       19     12     25      4 (1nb)
    Muralitharan                20.3    4     33      5 (3nb)
    Jayasuriya                   4      3      1      0
    

      Day 2

    • Maiden 5 wicket haul for PA Strang

      Day 3

    • Silva took the last two Zimbabwe wickets in successive deliveries
    • 102 minutes play possible in 3rd session only due to rain.
    • Vaas gets his 50th test wicket.

      Day 4

    • Morning session was washed out by rain.
    • 127 is Zimbabwe's lowest total in test cricket.
    • 6th 5 wicket haul for Muralitharan. His best bowling figure in Tests.




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    Team Pages: Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe.

    Ground Page: R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

    Sri Lanka Player Pages: RS Mahanama, ST Jayasuriya, AP Gurusinha, PA de Silva, HP Tillakaratne, A Ranatunga, RS Kaluwitharana, HDPK Dharmasena, WPUJC Vaas, M Muralitharan, KJ Silva.

    Zimbabwe Player Pages: GW Flower, MH Dekker, ADR Campbell, A Flower, GJ Whittall, CB Wishart, HK Olonga, CN Evans, PA Strang, AR Whittall, HH Streak.

    Match Officials' Pages: SA Bucknor, BC Cooray, KT Francis, JR Reid.

    Thanks:: Peter Griffiths
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