Sri Lanka-B in Zimbabwe Mar/Apr 1988 - Tour Summary

Sri Lanka "B" in Zimbabwe Mar/Apr 1988 - Tour Summary

In March 1988, a Sri Lanka B team, captained by Roy Dias and con-
taining  six  others who had played Test cricket or official one-
day internationals, visited Zimbabwe. An enthralling,  five-match
one-day  series ended with the tourists winning the deciding game
by 5 runs after the series had been square at two- all. The open-
ing match had set the tone for an exciting series with both sides
scoring 145 in 50 overs and the Sri Lankans, nine  wickets  down,
being adjudged winners as a result of losing one less wicket.

The three first-class games on tour were drawn against  Zimbabwe,
except  for  a  win against Zimbabwe B. The outstanding player in
the series on both sides was Sri Lanka`s Athula Samarasekera. For
Zimbabwe,   Eddo  Brandes  revealed the  extent  to  which he had
developed as an all-rounder with some  excellent,  hostile   fast
bowling and some scintillating, hard-hitting innings.

 Contributed by J.R.F.Evans (en92jrfe@exeter.ac.uk)