Zimbabwe Triangular SeriesFinal · ODI
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets in the final
Harare Sports Club, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 199, Tatenda Taibu 71 from 93 balls and Greg Lamb 37 from 65 balls. Dilhara Fernando took 3 for 36.
Sri Lanka reached 203 for 1 in 34.4 overs, Tillakaratne Dilshan 108 not out from 102 balls and Upul Tharanga 72 from 79 balls.
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets.
Key performers
Zimbabwe innings
199(49 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Masakadzac †LD Chandimal b KMDN Kulasekara | c †LD Chandimal b KMDN Kulasekara | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17.39 |
| Brendan Taylorc TT Samaraweera b CRD Fernando | c TT Samaraweera b CRD Fernando | 19 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 86.36 |
| Tatenda Taibu †c CK Kapugedera b CRD Fernando | c CK Kapugedera b CRD Fernando | 71 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 76.34 |
| Craig Ervinerun out (CK Kapugedera/AD Mathews) | run out (CK Kapugedera/AD Mathews) | 9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Greg Lambb BMAJ Mendis | b BMAJ Mendis | 37 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 56.92 |
| Elton Chigumburac TM Dilshan b BAW Mendis | c TM Dilshan b BAW Mendis | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Charles Coventryc WU Tharanga b BMAJ Mendis | c WU Tharanga b BMAJ Mendis | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Graeme Cremerb CRD Fernando | b CRD Fernando | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Prosper Utseyanot out | not out | 10* | 15 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ray Pricec TM Dilshan b BAW Mendis | c TM Dilshan b BAW Mendis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Christopher Mpofurun out (TM Dilshan/†LD Chandimal) | run out (TM Dilshan/†LD Chandimal) | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 8) | (lb 2, w 8) | 10 | ||||
| Total49 Ov (RR 4.06) | 49 Ov (RR 4.06) | 199 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (H Masakadza, 4.5 ov), 29-2 (BRM Taylor, 9.3 ov), 49-3 (CR Ervine, 16.3 ov), 139-4 (T Taibu, 35.5 ov), 155-5 (E Chigumbura, 40.1 ov), 163-6 (GA Lamb, 41.4 ov), 178-7 (CK Coventry, 43.3 ov), 189-8 (AG Cremer, 45.5 ov), 190-9 (RW Price, 46.4 ov), 199-10 (CB Mpofu, 49 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 7 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 2.43 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 9 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 4.00 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 4.40 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suraj Randiv | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 9 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 4.00 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | H Masakadza 4(23) & BRM Taylor 4(6) | 11 | 29 |
| 2nd | T Taibu 2(12) & BRM Taylor 15(16) | 18 | 28 |
| 3rd | CR Ervine 9(24) & T Taibu 9(18) | 20 | 42 |
| 4th | T Taibu 60(63) & GA Lamb 29(53) | 90 | 116 |
| 5th | E Chigumbura 10(18) & GA Lamb 5(8) | 16 | 26 |
| 6th | CK Coventry 5(5) & GA Lamb 3(4) | 8 | 9 |
| 7th | AG Cremer 2(4) & CK Coventry 13(7) | 15 | 11 |
| 8th | AG Cremer 3(6) & P Utseya 6(8) | 11 | 14 |
| 9th | RW Price 0(3) & P Utseya 1(2) | 1 | 5 |
| 10th | CB Mpofu 6(9) & P Utseya 3(5) | 9 | 14 |
Sri Lanka innings
203/1(34.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharangarun out (AG Cremer/†T Taibu) | run out (AG Cremer/†T Taibu) | 72 | 79 | 8 | 1 | 91.14 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshannot out | not out | 108* | 102 | 14 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Dinesh Chandimal †not out | not out | 16* | 27 | 1 | 0 | 59.26 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 5) | (lb 2, w 5) | 7 | ||||
| Total34.4 Ov (RR 5.86) | 34.4 Ov (RR 5.86) · Target 200 from 50 ov | 203/1 | ||||
Did not bat: Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thilan Samaraweera, Jeevan Mendis, Ajantha Mendis, Dilhara Fernando, Suraj Randiv, Nuwan Kulasekara
Fall of wickets: 160-1 (WU Tharanga, 25.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Mpofu | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.20 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 5.60 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.86 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Lamb | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme Cremer | 4.4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5.79 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 7.33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | WU Tharanga 72(79) & TM Dilshan 82(76) | 160 | 155 |
| 2nd | LD Chandimal 16(27) & TM Dilshan 26(26) | 43* | 53 |
Commentary
34.44
AG Cremer to TM Dilshan, FOUR
34.32
AG Cremer to TM Dilshan, 2 runs
34.21
AG Cremer to LD Chandimal, 1 run
34.11
AG Cremer to TM Dilshan, 1 run
End of over 3411 runsSL 195/104140Wd1
TM Dilshan 101(99)LD Chandimal 15(26)P Utseya 6-0-44-0
33.61
P Utseya to TM Dilshan, 1 run
33.6Wd
P Utseya to TM Dilshan, wide
33.50
P Utseya to TM Dilshan, no run
33.44
P Utseya to TM Dilshan, FOUR
HUNDRED for TM Dilshan (100 off 97)
33.31
P Utseya to LD Chandimal, 1 run
33.24
P Utseya to LD Chandimal, FOUR
33.10
P Utseya to LD Chandimal, no run
End of over 333 runsSL 184/1010110
TM Dilshan 96(96)LD Chandimal 10(23)AG Cremer 4-0-19-0
32.60
AG Cremer to TM Dilshan, no run
32.51
AG Cremer to LD Chandimal, 1 run
32.41
AG Cremer to TM Dilshan, 1 run
32.30
AG Cremer to TM Dilshan, no run
32.21
AG Cremer to LD Chandimal, 1 run
32.10
AG Cremer to LD Chandimal, no run
End of over 327 runsSL 181/1120112
TM Dilshan 95(93)LD Chandimal 8(20)P Utseya 5-0-33-0
31.62
P Utseya to TM Dilshan, 2 runs
31.51
P Utseya to LD Chandimal, 1 run
31.41
P Utseya to TM Dilshan, 1 run
31.30
P Utseya to TM Dilshan, no run
31.22
P Utseya to TM Dilshan, 2 runs
31.11
P Utseya to LD Chandimal, 1 run
End of over 312 runsSL 174/1000200
TM Dilshan 90(89)LD Chandimal 6(18)AG Cremer 3-0-16-0
30.60
AG Cremer to TM Dilshan, no run
30.50
AG Cremer to TM Dilshan, no run