ODI # 2122
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe, 2004, 3rd One-Day International
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Harare Sports Club
25 April 2004 (50-over match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Series: Sri Lanka leads the 5-match series 3-0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: DJ Harper (Aus) and ID Robinson
TV Umpire: KC Barbour
Match Referee: MJ Procter (SA)
ODI Debuts: HMRKB Herath, MF Maharoof (SL).
Man of the Match: WPUJC Vaas

Zimbabwe innings (50 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
S Matsikenyeri        run out (Herath)                          4  14  12  1 0
BRM Taylor            c Dilshan          b Vaas                 4  38  24  1 0
DD Ebrahim            c Sangakkara       b Fernando             7  14  10  1 0
*+T Taibu             lbw                b Fernando             0   1   1  0 0
E Chigumbura                             b Vaas                 0   6   3  0 0
A Maregwede                              b Vaas                 2  25  14  0 0
V Sibanda             c Dilshan          b Maharoof             4  24  15  0 0
ML Nkala              not out                                   3  28   8  0 0
P Utseya              lbw                b Vaas                 0   7   4  0 0
DT Hondo              c Sangakkara       b Maharoof             4  12  15  0 0
T Panyangara          c Sangakkara       b Maharoof             0   2   2  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 4)                               7
Total                 (all out, 18 overs, 89 mins)             35

FoW: 1-5 (Matsikenyeri, 3.2 ov), 2-18 (Ebrahim, 7.3 ov),
     3-18 (Taibu, 7.4 ov), 4-18 (Taylor, 8.1 ov),
     5-19 (Chigumbura, 8.4 ov), 6-27 (Maregwede, 12.3 ov),
     7-27 (Sibanda, 13.4 ov), 8-28 (Utseya, 14.4 ov),
     9-35 (Hondo, 17.4 ov), 10-35 (Panyangara, 17.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                         9      4     11      4 (1w)
Fernando                     6      2     18      2 (3w)
Maharoof                     3      1      3      3

Sri Lanka innings (target: 36 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
WS Jayantha           not out                                  28  39  26  4 1
RP Arnold             c Taibu            b Hondo                6  20  20  0 0
DPMD Jayawardene      not out                                   3   8  10  0 0
Extras                (w 3)                                     3
Total                 (1 wicket, 9.2 overs, 39 mins)           40

DNB: *MS Atapattu, CRD Fernando, TM Dilshan, +KC Sangakkara,
     HMRKB Herath, WPUJC Vaas, ST Jayasuriya, MF Maharoof.

FoW: 1-23 (Arnold, 4.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Hondo                        5      0     11      1 (3w)
Panyangara                   4.2    0     29      0

• Zimbabwe posted the lowest ever score in a One Day International the previous was 36 by Canada against Sri Lanka at Paarl in 2002/03 (World Cup)
• Vaas takes 300th wicket (Maregwede bowled 2)

Tour Index

Team Pages: Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka.

Ground Page: Harare Sports Club

Zimbabwe Player Pages: S Matsikenyeri, BRM Taylor, DD Ebrahim, T Taibu, E Chigumbura, A Maregwede, V Sibanda, ML Nkala, P Utseya, DT Hondo, T Panyangara.

Sri Lanka Player Pages: WS Jayantha, RP Arnold, DPMD Jayawardene, MS Atapattu, CRD Fernando, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara, HMRKB Herath, WPUJC Vaas, ST Jayasuriya, MF Maharoof.

Match Officials' Pages: DJ Harper, ID Robinson, KC Barbour, MJ Procter.