3rd Test

Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka draw in the 3rd Test

Harare Sports Club, 4 Dec 1999. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.

Zimbabwe218 & 197/7109 ov

Sri Lanka231 & 36/19 ov

Match drawn

Match report

From the scorecard

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 218, Neil Johnson 70 from 149 balls. Ravindra Pushpakumara took 5 for 56.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 231, Russel Arnold 104 not out from 243 balls. Eddo Brandes took 3 for 45.

Zimbabwe made 197 for 7, Andy Flower 70 not out from 257 balls. WPUJC Vaas took 3 for 48.

Sri Lanka made 36 for 1.

Match drawn.

Key performers

NJ70Neil JohnsonZimbabwe. 149 balls, 7 fours, 1 six EB3/45Eddo BrandesZimbabwe. 17 overs, 5 maidens RA104*Russel ArnoldSri Lanka. 243 balls, 14 foursPlayer of the match RP5/56Ravindra PushpakumaraSri Lanka. 25 overs, 5 maidens

Zimbabwe 1st innings

218(98.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Grant Flowerc TM Dilshan b KR Pushpakumara	c TM Dilshan b KR Pushpakumara	13	66	2	0	19.70
Craig Wishartlbw b WPUJC Vaas	lbw b WPUJC Vaas	1	15	0	0	6.67
Murray Goodwinb KR Pushpakumara	b KR Pushpakumara	11	33	1	0	33.33
Neil Johnsonlbw b GP Wickramasinghe	lbw b GP Wickramasinghe	70	149	7	1	46.98
Andy Flower (c) †c RP Arnold b WPUJC Vaas	c RP Arnold b WPUJC Vaas	14	61	1	0	22.95
Alistair Campbelllbw b KR Pushpakumara	lbw b KR Pushpakumara	9	18	2	0	50.00
Guy Whittallc RP Arnold b KR Pushpakumara	c RP Arnold b KR Pushpakumara	37	139	4	0	26.62
Ray Pricelbw b KR Pushpakumara	lbw b KR Pushpakumara	2	49	0	0	4.08
Eddo Brandesb WPUJC Vaas	b WPUJC Vaas	9	22	2	0	40.91
Bryan Strangc MS Atapattu b WPUJC Vaas	c MS Atapattu b WPUJC Vaas	28	40	1	1	70.00
Henry Olonganot out	not out	3*	17	0	0	17.65
Extras(lb 4, w 2, nb 15)	(lb 4, w 2, nb 15)	21
Total98.4 Ov (RR 1.66)	98.4 Ov (RR 1.66)	218

Fall of wickets: 5-1 (CB Wishart, 6.1 ov), 24-2 (MW Goodwin, 16.3 ov), 33-3 (GW Flower, 18.5 ov), 67-4 (A Flower, 36.5 ov), 82-5 (ADR Campbell, 42.4 ov), 143-6 (NC Johnson, 70.6 ov), 174-7 (GJ Whittall, 85.2 ov), 175-8 (RW Price, 87.3 ov), 196-9 (EA Brandes, 92.4 ov), 218-10 (BC Strang, 98.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
WPUJC Vaas	29.4	10	56	4	1.42	-	-	-	4
Ravindra Pushpakumara	25	5	56	5	1.68	-	-	-	7
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	16	6	41	1	1.92	-	-	-	0
Muttiah Muralitharan	24	6	51	0	1.59	-	-	-	5
Sanath Jayasuriya	4	1	10	0	1.88	-	-	-	0

Sri Lanka 1st innings

231(88.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Marvan Atapattuc NC Johnson b HK Olonga	c NC Johnson b HK Olonga	0	5	0	0	0.00
Russel Arnoldnot out	not out	104*	243	14	0	42.80
Mahela Jayawardenec MW Goodwin b EA Brandes	c MW Goodwin b EA Brandes	2	12	0	0	16.67
Sanath Jayasuriya (c)c †A Flower b EA Brandes	c †A Flower b EA Brandes	4	33	0	0	12.12
Tillakaratne Dilshanc †A Flower b BC Strang	c †A Flower b BC Strang	37	42	7	0	88.10
Romesh Kaluwitharana †c †A Flower b GJ Whittall	c †A Flower b GJ Whittall	7	19	1	0	36.84
Indika de Saramc GW Flower b GJ Whittall	c GW Flower b GJ Whittall	38	87	6	0	43.68
WPUJC Vaasc ADR Campbell b EA Brandes	c ADR Campbell b EA Brandes	0	12	0	0	0.00
Ravindra Pushpakumaralbw b BC Strang	lbw b BC Strang	7	30	1	0	23.33
Pramodya Wickramasinghec †A Flower b HK Olonga	c †A Flower b HK Olonga	18	28	3	0	64.29
Muttiah Muralitharanb HK Olonga	b HK Olonga	5	26	0	0	19.23
Extras(lb 2, w 2, nb 5)	(lb 2, w 2, nb 5)	9
Total88.4 Ov (RR 1.96)	88.4 Ov (RR 1.96)	231

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (MS Atapattu, 0.5 ov), 4-2 (DPMD Jayawardene, 3.4 ov), 29-3 (ST Jayasuriya, 15.1 ov), 82-4 (TM Dilshan, 28.2 ov), 90-5 (RS Kaluwitharana, 33.6 ov), 158-6 (SI de Saram, 61.2 ov), 159-7 (WPUJC Vaas, 64.4 ov), 178-8 (KR Pushpakumara, 74.3 ov), 208-9 (GP Wickramasinghe, 82.3 ov), 231-10 (M Muralitharan, 88.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Henry Olonga	22.4	2	54	3	1.80	-	-	-	2	0
Eddo Brandes	17	5	45	3	1.99	-	-	-	0	1
Bryan Strang	24	8	71	2	2.22	-	-	-	0	2
Guy Whittall	17	9	37	2	1.63	-	-	-	0	2
Ray Price	8	3	22	0	2.06	-	-	-	0	0

Zimbabwe 2nd innings

197/7(109 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Grant Flowerc TM Dilshan b WPUJC Vaas	c TM Dilshan b WPUJC Vaas	13	20	0	0	65.00
Craig Wishartb WPUJC Vaas	b WPUJC Vaas	9	35	2	0	25.71
Murray Goodwinc DPMD Jayawardene b M Muralitharan	c DPMD Jayawardene b M Muralitharan	38	116	6	0	32.76
Neil Johnsonc TM Dilshan b GP Wickramasinghe	c TM Dilshan b GP Wickramasinghe	9	35	0	0	25.71
Andy Flower (c) †not out	not out	70*	257	4	0	27.24
Alistair Campbellc DPMD Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas	c DPMD Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas	27	104	2	0	25.96
Guy Whittallc RP Arnold b M Muralitharan	c RP Arnold b M Muralitharan	9	46	1	0	19.57
Ray Pricerun out (ST Jayasuriya/M Muralitharan)	run out (ST Jayasuriya/M Muralitharan)	4	26	1	0	15.38
Eddo Brandesnot out	not out	1*	24	0	0	4.17
Extras(b 3, lb 5, nb 9)	(b 3, lb 5, nb 9)	17
Total109 Ov (RR 1.36)	109 Ov (RR 1.36)	197/7

Did not bat: Bryan Strang, Henry Olonga

Fall of wickets: 14-1 (GW Flower, 6.1 ov), 28-2 (CB Wishart, 12.2 ov), 51-3 (NC Johnson, 25.5 ov), 93-4 (MW Goodwin, 43.6 ov), 151-5 (ADR Campbell, 74.2 ov), 174-6 (GJ Whittall, 89.3 ov), 184-7 (RW Price, 97.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
WPUJC Vaas	22	5	48	3	1.64	-	-	-	0
Ravindra Pushpakumara	21	5	39	0	1.39	-	-	-	3
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	21	6	30	1	1.07	-	-	-	1
Mahela Jayawardene	2	0	12	0	4.50	-	-	-	0
Muttiah Muralitharan	35	12	52	2	1.11	-	-	-	5
Sanath Jayasuriya	8	4	8	0	0.75	-	-	-	0

Sri Lanka 2nd innings

36/1(9 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Marvan Atapattuc †A Flower b EA Brandes	c †A Flower b EA Brandes	6	8	1	0	75.00
Sanath Jayasuriya (c)not out	not out	16*	33	2	0	48.48
Russel Arnoldnot out	not out	14*	13	2	0	107.69
Extras		0
Total9 Ov (RR 3.00)	9 Ov (RR 3.00) · Target 185	36/1

Did not bat: Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Romesh Kaluwitharana, WPUJC Vaas, Indika de Saram, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravindra Pushpakumara

Fall of wickets: 7-1 (MS Atapattu, 1.6 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
Henry Olonga	4	1	11	0	2.06	-	-	-
Eddo Brandes	4	0	20	1	3.75	-	-	-
Bryan Strang	1	0	5	0	3.75	-	-	-