Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Cricket Series 2008-09
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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Cricket Series 2008-09
Sri Lanka will play 5 ODIs during the Zimbabwe tour starting November 12, 2008.
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Cricket Matches Schedule
- Thu 20, November 2008: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 1st ODI at Harare
- Sat 22, November 2008: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 2nd ODI at Harare
- Mon 24, November 2008: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 3rd ODI at Harare
- Fri 28, November 2008: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 4th ODI at Harare
- Sun 30, November 2008: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 5th ODI at Harare
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Cricket Series 2008-09
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe First ODI at Harare
ZIM v SL, 1st ODI, Harare: Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by six wickets (SL 1:0)
Nov 20, 2008
Off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan sparked a Zimbabwe collapse as Sri Lanka won their first one-day international by six wickets in Harare on Thursday.
Zimbabwe, sent in to bat, had reached a respectable 124 for three after 27 overs before Muralitharan claimed three wickets in a single over.
Fellow spinner Ajantha Mendis then took two in the following over and Zimbabwe collapsed in a heap, losing their last seven wickets for three runs in 3.5 overs. Muralitharan took four for 14 in four overs and Mendis three for 26 in six.
Sri Lanka needed 33.2 overs to chase down their target of 128, with Mahela Udawatte and Kumar Sangakarra combining in a second-wicket stand of 56.
ZIM v SL, 1st ODI, Harare: Sri Lanka 130 for 4 (33.2 overs) beat Zimbabwe 127 all out (31.0 overs) by 6 wickets
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Cricket Series 2008-09
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe First ODI at Harare
Scores
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
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127 all out (31.0 overs)
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130 for 4 (33.2 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Masakadza | run out | 15 |
32 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sibanda | c Kapugedera | b Kulasekara | 9 |
24 | 2 | 0 |
| Chibhabha | c Kulasekara | b Maharoof | 25 |
35 | 2 | 0 |
| Taibu | not out | 36 |
58 | 2 | 0 | |
| Matsikenyeri | b Muralitharan | 21 |
20 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chigumbura | lbw | b Muralitharan | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maruma | c Kapugedera | b Muralitharan | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
| Utseya | lbw | b Mendis | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
| Price | st Sangakkara | b Mendis | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mupariwa | c Tharanga | b Muralitharan | 0 |
4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mpofu | b Mendis | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 13w 4b 4lb | 21 | ||||
| Total | all out | 127 | (31.0 ovs) | |||
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
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| Tharanga | run out | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Udawatte | c Matsikenyeri | b Chigumbura | 38 |
46 | 4 | 1 |
| Sangakkara | not out | 46 |
95 | 5 | 0 | |
| M Jayawardene | b Price | 15 |
32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kapugedera | c Chibhabha | b Price | 16 |
15 | 0 | 2 |
| Mubarak | not out | 0 |
10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | 12w 3lb | 15 | ||||
| Total | for 4 | 130 | (33.2 ovs) | |||
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Umpires: Aleem Dar, K C Barbour
Zimbabwe: Utseya (Captain), Masakadza, Matsikenyeri, Sibanda, Chibhabha, Taibu (Wicket Keeper), Chigumbura, Maruma, Price, Mupariwa, Mpofu
Sri Lanka: Udawatte, Tharanga, Sangakkara (Wicket Keeper), M Jayawardene (Captain), Kapugedera, Mubarak, Maharoof, Thushara, Mendis, Muralitharan, Kulasekara