ODI # 1776
LG Abans Triangular Series, 2001-02, 1st Match
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
8 December 2001 (50-over match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Points: Sri Lanka 5, Zimbabwe 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: DN Pathirana and MG Silva
TV Umpire: EAR de Silva
Match Referee: R Subba Row (Eng)
Man of the Match: WPUJC Vaas

Zimbabwe innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
DD Ebrahim            lbw                b Vaas                 0   1   1  0 0
GW Flower                                b Vaas                 1  24  11  0 0
*SV Carlisle          c Perera           b Vaas                16  50  35  3 0
+A Flower             c Sangakkara       b Vaas                 0   2   2  0 0
CB Wishart            lbw                b Vaas                 6  28  17  1 0
DA Marillier          not out                                   4  35  10  0 0
T Taibu               lbw                b Vaas                 0   2   1  0 0
HH Streak             lbw                b Vaas                 0   8   3  0 0
ML Nkala              c Sangakkara       b Vaas                 1  11  11  0 0
TJ Friend                                b Muralitharan         4   5   5  1 0
HK Olonga             c Jayawardene      b Muralitharan         0   2   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 1, nb 4)                         6
Total                 (all out, 15.4 overs, 87 mins)           38

FoW: 1-0 (Ebrahim, 0.1 ov), 2-11 (GW Flower, 4.3 ov),
     3-11 (A Flower, 4.5 ov), 4-27 (Carlisle, 10.3 ov),
     5-27 (Wishart, 10.4 ov), 6-27 (Taibu, 10.5 ov),
     7-29 (Streak, 12.4 ov), 8-32 (Nkala, 14.3 ov),
     9-38 (Friend, 15.2 ov), 10-38 (Olonga, 15.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                         8      3     19      8 (4nb)
Zoysa                        7      2     17      0 (1w)
Muralitharan                 0.4    0      1      2

Sri Lanka innings (target: 39 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
*ST Jayasuriya        not out                                  13  21   7  2 0
DA Gunawardene        lbw                b Streak               2   3   3  0 0
MS Atapattu           not out                                  23  17  16  4 0
Extras                (w 2)                                     2
Total                 (1 wicket, 4.2 overs, 21 mins)           40

DNB: DPMD Jayawardene, RP Arnold, +KC Sangakkara, DNT Zoysa,
     ASA Perera, HDPK Dharmasena, M Muralitharan, WPUJC Vaas.

FoW: 1-4 (Gunawardene, 0.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Streak                       2.2    0     26      1 (2w)
Friend                       2      0     14      0

• 12th man UDU Chandana (SL), TR Gripper (ZIM)
• Zimbabwe innings
• Chaminda Vaas takes a hat trick with the wickets of Carlisle, Wishart and Taibu
• Chaminda Vaas sets a new world record of 8/19 and takes 8 wickets for the first time in any One Day International
• Muralitharan was the previous holder of the world record with 7/30
• One Day Internationals Lowest Team Scores 38 runs
• Sri Lanka innings
• Fastest One Day Internationals Victory

Tournament Index

Team Pages: Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe.

Ground Page: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Zimbabwe Player Pages: DD Ebrahim, GW Flower, SV Carlisle, A Flower, CB Wishart, DA Marillier, T Taibu, HH Streak, ML Nkala, TJ Friend, HK Olonga.

Sri Lanka Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, DA Gunawardene, MS Atapattu, DPMD Jayawardene, RP Arnold, KC Sangakkara, DNT Zoysa, ASA Perera, HDPK Dharmasena, M Muralitharan, WPUJC Vaas.

Match Officials' Pages: DN Pathirana, MG Silva, EAR de Silva, R Subba Row.