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46(95) 5x4 - 0x6
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20/11Result
1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Nov 20 2008
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130/4 (33.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
20/11Result
1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Nov 20 2008
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![Zimbabwe]( "Zimbabwe")
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
130/4 (33.2/50 ov)
Player of the Match
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Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00 Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15
Match days
20 November 2008 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
ZIMBABWE 127 (31 OVERS)
- Chamu Chibhabha25 (35)
- Tatenda Taibu*36 (58)
- Muthiah Muralidaran4/14 (4)
- Ajantha Mendis3/26 (6)
SRI LANKA 130/4 (33.2 OVERS)
- Kumar Sangakkara*46 (95)
- Mahela Udawatte38 (46)
- Elton Chigumbura1/19 (5)
- Ray Price2/24 (7)
The end of a one-sided affair. It would perhaps not have been one had Matsikenyeri and Taibu continued playing the way the were. Instead, their team capitulated to spin to lose seven wickets for three runs and make a Sri Lankan win a formality after being bowled out for 127. Sri Lanka, who are without Jayasuriya, took their time to chase down the target, trying to get acclimatised to the conditions in Zimbabwe before the four other games to follow.
Ray Price and Prosper Utseya bowled well but just didn't have enough runs on the board to put pressure on Sri Lanka. Hope the next game turns out to be more competitive.
Prosper Utseya: "We are disappointed not to get a competitive score."
Mahela Jayawardene: "We wanted to win the first game, but were disappointed with the way we started. However, our spinners did a wonderful job."
Muttiah Muralitharan is the Man of the Match.
Well, that's it from here folks. Join us for the second ODI on Saturday. Goodbye
33.2
4
Utseya to Sangakkara, FOUR, that's it! it's all over!,that was tossed up on middle and leg, Sangakkara came down the track and lofted it over the bowlers head for a one-bounce four to the long on boundary
33.1
0
Utseya to Sangakkara, no run, flighted outside the off stump, played back to the bowler
END OF OVER:33 | 2 Runs | SL: 126/4 (2 runs required from 17 overs, RR: 3.81, RRR: 0.11)
- Jehan Mubarak0 (10b)
- Kumar Sangakkara42 (93b)
- Ray Price7-1-24-2
- Prosper Utseya6-1-24-0
32.6
0
Price to Mubarak, no run, short outside off, cut straight to point
32.5
0
Price to Mubarak, no run, quicker through the air, pitches on a good length outside off, defended
32.4
0
Price to Mubarak, no run, tossed up, pitches on a good length outside off and spins in, defended watchfully
32.3
0
Price to Mubarak, no run, flatter outside off stump, Mubarak in no hurry here, plays it back to the bowler
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