ODI # 2779
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe, 2008/09, 1st ODI
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Harare Sports Club
20 November 2008 (50-over match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Series: Sri Lanka leads the 5-match series 1-0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and KC Barbour
TV umpire: O Chirombe
Match referee: MJ Procter (SA)
Reserve umpire: TJ Tapfumaneyi
Player of the match: M Muralitharan

Zimbabwe innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
H Masakadza           run out (Tharanga)                       15  58  32  3 0
V Sibanda             c Kapugedera       b Kulasekara           9  41  24  2 0
CJ Chibhabha          c Kulasekara       b Maharoof            25  63  35  2 0
+T Taibu              not out                                  36  89  58  2 0
S Matsikenyeri                           b Muralitharan        21  21  20  0 1
E Chigumbura          lbw                b Muralitharan         0   2   1  0 0
T Maruma              c Kapugedera       b Muralitharan         0   2   4  0 0
*P Utseya             lbw                b Mendis               0   1   1  0 0
RW Price              st Sangakkara      b Mendis               0   2   4  0 0
T Mupariwa            c Tharanga         b Muralitharan         0   2   4  0 0
CB Mpofu                                 b Mendis               0   3   3  0 0
Extras                (b 4, lb 4, w 13)                        21
Total                 (all out, 31 overs)                     127

FoW: 1-28 (Sibanda, 7.5 ov), 2-40 (Masakadza, 10.6 ov),
     3-83 (Chibhabha, 21.1 ov), 4-124 (Matsikenyeri, 27.1 ov),
     5-124 (Chigumbura, 27.2 ov), 6-124 (Maruma, 27.6 ov),
     7-125 (Utseya, 28.2 ov), 8-125 (Price, 28.6 ov),
     9-126 (Mupariwa, 29.5 ov), 10-127 (Mpofu, 30.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Maharoof                     8      0     26      1 (11w)
Kulasekara                   7      1     25      1
Thushara                     6      0     28      0 (2w)
Mendis                       6      0     26      3
Muralitharan                 4      1     14      4

Sri Lanka innings (target: 128 runs from 50 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
WU Tharanga           run out (Mpofu)                           0   2   3  0 0
ML Udawatte           c Matsikenyeri     b Chigumbura          38  65  46  4 1
+KC Sangakkara        not out                                  46 148  95  5 0
*DPMD Jayawardene                        b Price               15  47  32  0 0
CK Kapugedera         c Chibhabha        b Price               16  25  15  0 2
J Mubarak             not out                                   0  11  10  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 12)                             15
Total                 (4 wickets, 33.2 overs)                 130

DNB: MF Maharoof, T Thushara, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan,
     KMDN Kulasekara.

FoW: 1-0 (Tharanga, 0.3 ov), 2-57 (Udawatte, 12.4 ov),
     3-95 (Jayawardene, 24.3 ov), 4-122 (Kapugedera, 30.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Mpofu                        8      1     28      0 (3w)
Mupariwa                     7      0     28      0 (5w)
Chigumbura                   5      0     19      1
Price                        7      1     24      2 (2w)
Utseya                       6.2    1     28      0 (1w)

• Zimbabwe innings
• Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (89 balls), Extras 11
• Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 23.5 overs (156 balls), Extras 21

• Sri Lanka innings
• Sri Lanka Innings: 1x7 ball over (9th over, CB Mpofu, called by Umpire KC Barbour)
• Lunch: Sri Lanka - 40/1 in 10.0 overs (ML Udawatte 28, KC Sangakkara 5)
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 11.2 overs (75 balls), Extras 7
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls (ML Udawatte 34, KC Sangakkara 9, Ex 7)
• Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 0/0
• Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 26.3 overs (169 balls), Extras 12
• Power Play 3: Overs 28.1 - 33.0

Tour Index

Team Pages: Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka.

Ground Page: Harare Sports Club

Zimbabwe Player Pages: H Masakadza, V Sibanda, CJ Chibhabha, T Taibu, S Matsikenyeri, E Chigumbura, T Maruma, P Utseya, RW Price, T Mupariwa, CB Mpofu.

Sri Lanka Player Pages: WU Tharanga, ML Udawatte, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, CK Kapugedera, J Mubarak, MF Maharoof, T Thushara, BAW Mendis, M Muralitharan, KMDN Kulasekara.

Match Officials' Pages: Aleem Dar, KC Barbour, O Chirombe, MJ Procter.