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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, Match 1 Match Summary

ZIM vs SL, 2016 - ODI Summary

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Scorecard
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Match 1, Harare Sports Club, Harare , Nov 14, 2016
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
154 (41.3/50)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
155/2 (24.3/50)
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Dhananjaya de Silva
ZIM 154/10
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/42326-peter-joseph-moor-playerprofile>Peter Moor</a>
Peter Moor
47 (52)
  • 1x4s
  • 4x6s
  • 90.38SR
<a href=/cricket/players/685-graeme-cremer-playerprofile>Graeme Cremer</a>
Graeme Cremer
31 (56)
  • 2x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 55.35SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Asela Gunaratne
ECON 3.23
6.3
OVERS
21/3
R/W
Bowler
Suranga Lakmal
ECON 2.71
7
OVERS
19/2
R/W
SL 155/2
Bat Top Batsmen
<a href=/cricket/players/50705-dhananjaya-maduranga-de-silva-playerprofile>Dhananjaya de Silva</a>
Dhananjaya de Silva
78 (75)
  • 12x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 104SR
<a href=/cricket/players/50716-dickwella-patabandige-dilantha-niroshan-dickwella-playerprofile>Niroshan Dickwella</a>
Niroshan Dickwella
41 (38)
  • 6x4s
  • 0x6s
  • 107.89SR
Bowl Top Bowlers
Bowler
Chamu Chibhabha
ECON 9
2
OVERS
18/1
R/W
Bowler
Tinashe Panyangara
ECON 4.93
7.3
OVERS
37/1
R/W
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So that's it from us. We have come to the end of a one-sided affair. And since Sri Lanka chased the target down in less than 40 overs, they have got a bonus point. The Islanders next face the men from the Caribbean on 16th November at 1300 IST in Harare. We hope you join us for it. Till then, cheers!
Sri Lanka captain UPUL THARANGA credits everyone for playing so well. Feels the bowler did a great job and they stuck to their plans. Says the plan was to bowl the right lengths.
Man of the Match, DHANANJAYA DE SILVA says the ball was moving around in the first 5-6 overs. Adds he enjoyed batting with Kusal Perera and Niroshan Dickwella.
Zimbabwe captain GRAEME CREMER feels after losing the toss it was tough to bat on. Admits it was not a 150 wicket and they should have taken the total at least till 220. Hopes they will come back hard in the second game. Feels the catching was the positive today.
The odds were always against Zimbabwe. They needed a miracle to pull something off here. With not much to defend, the Rhodesian bowlers were dealt with a bad hand. They tried hard and did their best, but it was always going to be difficult. Earlier in the day, a brilliant collective performance from the Sri Lankan bowling department restricted the Zimbabweans to a paltry score.
Sri Lanka have won this match comfortably. It was expected, really. With only a target of 155 to chase down, and with the quality of the batsmen in their ranks, you would have always tipped the Islanders to clinch it. Dhananjaya de Silva was the man who led the charge. He started things off with Kusal Perera with a 56-run stand and then, when Dickwella came into bat, the pair just kept on going. Niroshan just missed out on a fifty while de Silva remained unbeaten on 78. An 84-run partnership was stitched between these two.
24.3
2
Tinashe Panyangara To Kusal Mendis
THAT IS IT! Fullish on middle and off, Mendis drags it through the mid-wicket region for a couple. SRI LANKA WIN BY 8 WICKETS AND TAKE THE BONUS POINT AS WELL!
24.2
1
Tinashe Panyangara To Dhananjaya de Silva
The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.
24.1
0
Tinashe Panyangara To Dhananjaya de Silva
Slower one around off, de Silva defends it away off his back foot.
Over 24 : 152/2
7 Runs
K. Mendis
10 (7)
de Silva
77 (73)
G. Cremer
5-0-25-0
23.6
6
Graeme Cremer To Kusal Mendis
SIX! Poor ball, punished! Short ball on middle and leg, Mendis pounces on it and pulls it hard over mid-wicket for a biggie.
23.5
0
Graeme Cremer To Kusal Mendis
Nicely flighted ball on off, Mendis drives it towards mid off.
23.4
0
Graeme Cremer To Kusal Mendis
Tossed up ball on off, Kusal gets onto his front foot and defends.
23.3
0
Graeme Cremer To Kusal Mendis
Around middle, Mendis pushes it towards covers.
23.2
1
Graeme Cremer To Dhananjaya de Silva
Driven through mid off by de Silva for a single.
23.1
0
Graeme Cremer To Dhananjaya de Silva
Tad short on off, turning away, de Silva goes onto his back foot and cuts it towards point.
Over 23 : 145/2
5 Runs
K. Mendis
4 (3)
de Silva
76 (71)
T. Panyangara
7-0-34-1
22.6
0
Tinashe Panyangara To Kusal Mendis
Good reply by the bowler, short of a length ball, Mendis lets it go through.
22.5
4
Tinashe Panyangara To Kusal Mendis
FOUR! Take that! Fuller length ball on middle, Mendis smacks it hard down the ground. The mid on fielder puts in a dive to his left but the ball goes through and crosses the fence.
22.4
0
Tinashe Panyangara To Kusal Mendis
Good length ball on off, Mendis gets onto his front foot and pushes it to mid on.
22.3
1
Tinashe Panyangara To Dhananjaya de Silva
Full ball on off, slower one, de Silva digs it out through mid on for a single.
KUSAL MENDIS is the next batsman in.
22.2
W
Tinashe Panyangara To Niroshan Dickwella OUT!
OUT! Dickwella throws it away! Short of a length ball, Dickwella comes down the track and looks to go big but mistimes it completely. He gets a top edge and the ball flies high up in the air. Mumba runs forward from third man and takes a good catch. Sri Lanka lose their second, need 15 more runs to win. Dickwella misses out on his fifty.
22.1
0
Tinashe Panyangara To Niroshan Dickwella
Fuller length ball outside off, driven towards cover-point. There is a fielder.
Over 22 : 140/1
3 Runs
de Silva
75 (70)
N. Dickwella
41 (36)
G. Cremer
4-0-18-0
21.6
0
Graeme Cremer To Dhananjaya de Silva
Landed around off, de Silva defends it off his back foot.
21.5
0
Graeme Cremer To Dhananjaya de Silva
Landed outside off, de Silva taps it towards point.
21.4
0
Graeme Cremer To Dhananjaya de Silva
Fullish ball around off, de Silva gets onto his front foot and defends.
21.3
1
Graeme Cremer To Niroshan Dickwella
Dickwella comes down the track and takes it on the full, pushes it to long on for a single.
21.2
1
Graeme Cremer To Dhananjaya de Silva
Shortish ball, de Silva flicks it through mid-wicket for a run.
21.1
1
Graeme Cremer To Niroshan Dickwella
Fullish on the pads, Dickwella flicks it through square leg for a single.
Over 21 : 137/1
10 Runs
de Silva
74 (66)
N. Dickwella
39 (34)
T. Panyangara
6-0-29-0
20.6
0
Tinashe Panyangara To Dhananjaya de Silva
Angles in a length ball from outside off, Dhananjaya de Silva stays right behind the line of the delivery and meets it with a straight blade.
20.5
0
Tinashe Panyangara To Dhananjaya de Silva
Length ball just around off, it's defended off the front foot.
Full Commentary
Match Info
  • Venue Harare Sports Club, Harare
  • Weather Overcast
  • Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
  • Result Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets
  • Player of the Match Dhananjaya de Silva
  • Umpire Russell Tiffin (ZIM), Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
  • Referee Javagal Srinath (IND)
Match Notes
  • Zimbabwe 153/9 in 42.5 overs
  • Referral 2 (39.2 overs): Sri Lanka against C Mumba (LBW) - Successful (ZIM 0,SL 1)
  • G Cremer dropped on 24 by N Dickwella in 36.1 overs
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 108/7 in 30.0 overs
  • G Cremer dropped on 16 by K Mendis in 29.3 overs
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 55 of 64 balls between P Moor (36) and G Cremer (17)
  • Zimbabwe 105/6 in 27.3 overs
  • Zimbabwe 50/5 in 16.5 overs
  • Referral 1 (15.4 overs): C Chibhabha against Sri Lanka (LBW) - Unsuccessful (ZIM 0,SL 1)
  • Drinks: Zimbabwe 46/4 in 15.0 overs
  • S Williams dropped on 7 by de Silva in 10.1 overs
  • Asela Gunaratne makes his ODI debut for Sri Lanka
  • Carl Mumba makes his ODI debut for Zimbabwe
  • Sri Lanka 152/2 in 24.0 overs
  • 2nd wkt Partnership: 52 of 36 balls between De Silva (27) and N Dickwella (25)
  • Sri Lanka 102/1 in 15.2 overs
  • De Silva 2nd ODI fifty: 50 runs in 46 balls (9x4) (0x6)
  • De Silva dropped on 41 by C Chibhabha in 12.1 overs
  • Mandatory power play (1-10): Sri Lanka 56/0 in 10.0 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 51 of 49 balls between De Silva (29) and K Perera (19)
  • Sri Lanka 51/0 in 8.1 overs
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