Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test at Colombo, Sep 11 1996, Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka

RESULT
1st Test, Colombo (RPS), September 11 - 14, 1996, Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka
(f/o) 145 & 127

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs

Player Of The Match
75
arjuna-ranatunga
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Zimbabwe 1st Innings
Zimbabwe 2nd Innings (Following on)
Match Flow
Info
Sri Lanka 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
lbw b Streak4641066.66
c Evans b Olonga016000.00
c Olonga b Strang521391976037.41
b Strang3544536079.54
c †A Flower b Olonga20861012023.25
lbw b Streak751201927062.50
c & b Streak7112315510157.72
not out 4278994053.84
b Strang3448882170.83
b Strang015000.00
c & b Strang021000.00
Extras(lb 6, nb 9, w 1)16
TOTAL106.3 Ov (RR: 3.27)349
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-53 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-105 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-128 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-270 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-271 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 8-345 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-349 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 10-349 (Jayantha Silva)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2065432.70---00
1735723.35---00
1214303.58---00
34.3310653.07---00
1334003.07---00
602704.50---00
411604.00---00
Zimbabwe 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas011000.00
lbw b Vaas1040700025.00
c Mahanama b Vaas1216192075.00
c Ranatunga b Dharmasena214230014.28
lbw b Silva391251534031.20
c Vaas b Silva511672052130.53
c Tillakaratne b Muralidaran110100010.00
c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas917201052.94
b Muralidaran614171042.85
c Dharmasena b Silva13047003.33
not out 00100-
Extras(b 4, lb 4, nb 4, w 2)14
TOTAL72.4 Ov (RR: 1.99)145
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Grant Flower), 2-15 (Alistair Campbell), 3-21 (Andy Flower), 4-45 (Mark Dekker), 5-103 (Guy Whittall), 6-105 (Henry Olonga), 7-123 (Craig Evans), 8-138 (Paul Strang), 9-145 (Craig Wishart), 10-145 (Andy Whittall)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2237343.31---00
31301.00---20
932312.55---00
2492821.16---04
14.491030.68---00
Zimbabwe 2nd Innings (Following on) 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Muralidaran27861121031.39
c Jayasuriya b Dharmasena2060581033.33
b Silva320210015.00
c Mahanama b Muralidaran261261330020.63
c Mahanama b Muralidaran011000.00
c Mahanama b Silva1386931015.11
lbw b Silva1860012.50
c Vaas b Muralidaran818231044.44
c Mahanama b Silva032000.00
b Muralidaran1129301037.93
not out 39150033.33
Extras(b 6, lb 4, nb 4, w 1)15
TOTAL73.3 Ov (RR: 1.72)127
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Mark Dekker), 2-42 (Craig Wishart), 3-65 (Grant Flower), 4-65 (Andy Flower), 5-98 (Alistair Campbell), 6-99 (Craig Evans), 7-102 (Guy Whittall), 8-102 (Henry Olonga), 9-113 (Paul Strang), 10-127 (Andy Whittall)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1213402.83---00
20402.00---10
21100.50---00
1471911.35---00
19122541.31---01
20.343351.60---03
43100.25---00
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Wed, 11 Sep - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 290/7 (Kumar Dharmasena 16*, Chaminda Vaas 3*)
Thu, 12 Sep - day 2 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 105/6 (Craig Wishart 31*, Craig Evans 0*)
Fri, 13 Sep - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 20/0 (Grant Flower 13*, Mark Dekker 6*)
Sat, 14 Sep - day 4 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 127 (73.3 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
  • Morning session was washed out by rain.
  • 127 is Zimbabwe's lowest total in test cricket.
  • 6th 5 wicket haul for Muralitharan. His best bowling figure in Tests.
MATCH DETAILS
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
TossSri Lanka, elected to bat first
Series
Season1996
Player Of The Match
Series resultSri Lanka led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1333
Match daysday (5-day match)
Test debut
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