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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test Commentary, Live Updates

ZIM vs SL, 2020 - Test Live Commentary

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Scorecard
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Harare Sports Club, Harare , Jan 19, 2020
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
358&170
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
515/9d&14/0 (3.0)
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Angelo Mathews
That's it from this engrossing game where Sri Lanka bag a 10-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the two match series. The second Test starts at the same venue on 27th January 2020. It starts at 1000 local (0800 GMT). We will love your company for that game. Till then, goodbye and take care!
Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka skipper, says that they put in a huge total in the first innings and that advantage helped them. Credits the bowlers for bowling their hearts out in the tough conditions. Praises Mathews for his brilliant double ton and hopes that other batters around him can also get to bigger scores. Says that this was a tough game and now they are looking forward to the final Test.
ANGELO MATHEWS IS NAMED MAN OF THE MATCH FOR HIS MAIDEN DOUBLE TON. He starts by thanking the almighty. Tells that he has been working really hard with his trainer for the last couple of months. On his double ton, he says that it's been a while that he got into the three-figure mark in Tests. Adds that the wicket was very slow and credits the opposition bowlers for keeping things very tight. Says that they had planned that they did not want to bat in the fourth innings and had set the target of taking the lead of 150-odd runs.
Sean Williams, Zimbabwe skipper, says that the guys tried really hard but feels that they enjoyed the game. On their first innings total, Williams says that they would've loved to get to 450 in the first innings. Tells that today the ball was keeping low. Says that they can take a lot of positives from this game going into the final Test. Feels that the fast bowlers were superb for them but spinners need to step up for the side and do better. Finishes off by saying that it was all in all a very good game for them and he is proud of the boys.
On the final day, Suranga Lakmal started with a bang and picked up three early. However, when the hosts were amidst a stand, they kept coming hard at them and were rewarded with wickets. Lahiru Kumara used the second new ball well and picked up three wickets quickly. Embuldeniya ended with 2 wickets while Rajitha removed the vital wicket of the opposition skipper.
Zimbabwe had the tough ask of seeing off the final hour of the 4th day. However, their openers did really well to do that and enter Day 5 with all their wickets intact. However, they eventually fell in quick time in the morning session. Skipper Sean Williams and Brendan Taylor resisted for a while during their stand but once they fell, it was matter of time before Sri Lanka roll the innings over. Contributions from the likes of Sikandar Raza and Chakabva meant that the hosts forced Sri Lanka to come out and bat in the final innings.
Zimbabwean bowlers toiled hard for nearly two days but failed to take wickets at regular intervals. They too were very tight and did not offer freebies to the visitors. Victor Nyauchi and Sikandar Raza ended up with a 3-fer while Sean Williams had two wickets to his name.
Like Zimbabwe, Sri Lankans were slow in scoring runs but they occupied the crease really well. Angelo Mathews brought up his maiden Test double ton and with contributions from Mendis, de Silva and Dickwella, the visitors managed to take a good lead of 157 runs.
With the ball, Sri Lankans were very tight and did not allow the hosts to score runs at a brisk pace. Embuldeniya was the star for them as he picked up a fifer while Lakmal and Kumara got 3 and 2 wickets respectively.
Earlier in the game, after winning the toss, Zimbabwe batted really well with contributions from their top order. All of their batters got start with Masvaure, Kasuza and Ervine raking up their half tons. Donald Tiripano in the end made a handy contribution with the willow to take the total over 350.
There it is then. 14 run target has been breached by the visitors without any fuss and Sri Lanka have taken a 1-0 lead in the 2-match series. It is handshake all around at the moment and one would feel that Zimbabwe did really well to take this game into the final hour but eventually Sri Lanka came on top to seal the deal.
2.6
1
Donald Tiripano To Dimuth Karunaratne
SRI LANKA WIN BY 10 WICKETS! Karunaratne, the skipper hits the winning run. He drives this fuller length ball through covers. The fielder from covers runs behind the ball. The batsmen cross for the run as the ball also stops inside the ropes due to lack of timing and slowness of the outfield.
2.5
0
Donald Tiripano To Dimuth Karunaratne
The batsman works it down the leg side.
2.4
2
Donald Tiripano To Dimuth Karunaratne
Fuller in length and on middle once again, Karunaratne flicks it through mid-wicket as the batsmen cross for a couple.
2.3
0
Donald Tiripano To Dimuth Karunaratne
Fuller in length once again and Karunaratne defends it off the back foot here.
2.2
0
Donald Tiripano To Dimuth Karunaratne
Full and on off, driven to mid on.
2.1
1
Donald Tiripano To Oshada Fernando
Tiripano strays one on the pads and Fernando flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
End Of The Over 2 : 10/0
6 Runs
  • 01.1
  • 21.2
  • 01.3
  • 01.4
  • 41.5
  • 01.6
D. Karunaratne
7 (8)
O. Fernando
3 (4)
V. Nyauchi
1-0-6-0
1.6
0
Victor Nyauchi To Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth flicks this full ball off his pads but finds mid-wicket to perfection.
1.5
4
Victor Nyauchi To Dimuth Karunaratne
FOUR! On the pads and Karunaratne is not going to miss on it. He just gets inside the line and flicks it through fine leg and the ball races to the fence for a boundary.
1.4
0
Victor Nyauchi To Dimuth Karunaratne
Back of a length ball around off, Karunaratne looks to pull it but the ball goes past the outside edge once again and the keeper does the rest.
1.3
0
Victor Nyauchi To Dimuth Karunaratne
Outside off and on a length, Dimuth looks to lay wood on the ball but he fails as the ball sneaks past the outside edge.
1.2
2
Victor Nyauchi To Dimuth Karunaratne
Back of a length and outside off, Karunaratne pushes it past point for a couple.
1.1
0
Victor Nyauchi To Dimuth Karunaratne
On a length and on off, Karunaratne pushes it towards covers.
Victor Nyauchi to bowl from the other end.
End Of The Over 1 : 4/0
4 Runs
  • 00.1
  • 30.2
  • 00.3
  • 10.4
  • 00.5
  • 00.6
O. Fernando
3 (4)
D. Karunaratne
1 (2)
D. Tiripano
1-0-4-0
0.6
0
Donald Tiripano To Oshada Fernando
Once again outside off and Fernando does not see the need to fiddle with it.
0.5
0
Donald Tiripano To Oshada Fernando
Outside off, Fernando lets it be.
0.4
1
Donald Tiripano To Dimuth Karunaratne
Karunaratne flicks this length delivery through mid-wicket and takes a single.
0.3
0
Donald Tiripano To Dimuth Karunaratne
Good length and outside off once again, Karunaratne pushes it to covers.
0.2
3
Donald Tiripano To Oshada Fernando
Short ball outside off, Fernando cuts it past point and gets three runs. Sri Lanka need another 11 for a victory.
0.1
0
Donald Tiripano To Oshada Fernando
Fuller in length and on off, Fernando defends it towards square leg.
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Match Info
  • Venue Harare Sports Club, Harare
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets
  • Player of the Match Angelo Mathews
  • Umpire Marais Erasmus (SA), Nitin Menon (IND) and Langton Rusere (ZIM)
  • Referee Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: Zimbabwe 189/2 in 84.0 overs
  • C Ervine 4th Test fifty: 50 runs in 100 balls (2x4) (3x6)
  • New ball taken: Zimbabwe 182/2 in 80.0 overs
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 154/1 in 72.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 150/1 in 70.3 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 51 of 116 balls between K Kasuza (16) and C Ervine (32)
  • K Kasuza maiden Test Fifty: 50 runs in 178 balls (5x4) (1x6)
  • Tea: Zimbabwe 108/1 in 57.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 100/1 in 52.3 overs
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 80/0 in 43.0 overs
  • P Masvaure maiden Test Fifty: 50 runs in 123 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • Lunch: Zimbabwe 62/0 in 27.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 51 of 130 balls between P Masvaure (34) and K Kasuza (16)
  • Zimbabwe 51/0 in 21.3 overs
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 23/0 in 13.0 overs
  • Test Debutants: Kevin Kasuza, Victor Nyauchi and Ainsley Ndlovu for Zimbabwe
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 42/1 in 14.0 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 32/1 in 11.1 overs
  • Innings Break: Zimbabwe 358/10 in 148.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 351/9 in 146.3 overs
  • Tea: Zimbabwe 349/9 in 146.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 302/6 in 125.4 overs
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 293/6 in 124.0 overs
  • Rain Stoppage: Zimbabwe 268/6 in 117.1 overs
  • Lunch: Zimbabwe 260/5 in 110.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 253/5 in 108.4 overs
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 218/3 in 97.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 201/2 in 87.5 overs
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 295/4 in 106.0 overs
  • 5th wkt Partnership: 50 off 120 balls between A Mathews (16) and de Silva (33)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 250/4 in 90.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 250/4 in 89.3 overs
  • New ball taken: Sri Lanka 243/4 in 88.1 overs
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 205/3 in 75.0 overs
  • A Mathews Test fifty: 51 runs in 154 balls (3x4) (1x6)
  • Sri Lanka 202/3 in 73.5 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 168/2 in 60.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 150/2 in 53.3 overs
  • 3rd wkt Partnership: 51 off 136 balls between K Mendis (24) and A Mathews (24)
  • K Mendis 11th Test fifty: 50 runs in 118 balls (4x4) (0x6)
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 124/2 in 44.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 100/2 in 29.5 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 92/2 in 29.0 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 51 off 88 balls between D Karunaratne (23) and K Mendis (26)
  • Sri Lanka 53/1 in 15.5 overs
  • Stumps: Zimbabwe 30/0 in 17.0 overs
  • Brian Mudzinganyama makes his Test debut for Zimbabwe
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 515/9 in 176.2 overs
  • A Mathews: 200 runs in 468 balls (16x4) (3x6)
  • Sri Lanka 500/6 in 171.5 overs
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 466/6 in 163.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 450/5 in 157.5 overs
  • N Dickwella 15th Test fifty: 50 runs in 104 balls (2x4) (0x6)
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 103 off 216 balls between A Mathews (58) and N Dickwella (45)
  • N Dickwella dropped on 45 by C Ervine in 150.5 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 414/5 in 149.0 overs
  • A Mathews: 150 runs in 381 balls (11x4) (2x6)
  • Sri Lanka 401/5 in 144.0 overs
  • 6th wkt Partnership: 50 off 116 balls between A Mathews (31) and N Dickwella (19)
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 370/5 in 134.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 350/5 in 128.2 overs
  • A Mathews dropped on 108 by R Chakabva in 123.1 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 331/5 in 119.0 overs
  • A Mathews 10th Test hundred: 100 runs in 272 balls (7x4) (2x6)
  • D de Silva 6th Test fifty: 50 runs in 84 balls (6x4) (0x6)
  • Sri Lanka 302/4 in 107.0 overs
  • Innings Break: Zimbabwe 170/10 in 92.0 overs
  • New ball taken: Zimbabwe 159/6 in 80.1 overs
  • Tea: Zimbabwe 152/6 in 73.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 150/6 in 66.2 overs
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 135/5 in 56.0 overs
  • Lunch: Zimbabwe 120/3 in 44.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 101/3 in 35.5 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 52 off 76 balls between B Taylor (25) and S Williams (27)
  • S Williams dropped on 25 by D Karunaratne in 33.2 overs
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 72/3 in 31.0 overs
  • Zimbabwe 50/3 in 26.3 overs
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