- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR13.6 chases a wide one, looks to flay it square of the wicket but manages to get only an outside edge. Dickwella makes no mistake, moving to his left and pouching it comfortably 21/132.6 there's the breakthrough! Smart setting up of this wicket by Lakmal, as he hits the top of off with one that came back in off the seam for a change. Kasuza has had so many leave him, that he shaped to leave again, and heard the death rattle of that ball just nipping the bail on top of off on its way through. 114/319.4 taken at short leg. Length ball on the stumps, Ervine comes forward and looks to play at it with hard hands. Bat in front of the pad, gets an inside edge and Fernando makes no mistake 49/236.5 ooh, that's close, and it's given! Lakmal with another superb bit of bowling. Fuller, and just shapes in from outside off. Taylor just falls over a bit as he looks to defend, getting has pads in the way of his bat as it comes down. Somehow, I thought he knew this was a wicket, and he started walking back almost immediately. It's been a good, enterprising innings, but they would have wanted him to bat through most of today, if not any lesser! 133/478.5 bowled 'im. Length ball on the stumps, coming in with the angle. Williams goes for another slog sweep but finds thin air this time. Sound of the timber and a brilliant knock from the Zimbabwe captain comes to an end 324/671.6 and he ends up playing one shot too many. Short of length at the stumps, goes back and pulls. However, it's not that short and he ends up hitting it much straighter and Mathews comes in from long-on and takes a low catch tumbling forward. He has thrown it away 292/595.2 turns a bit more, and catches the outside edge! Similar to most balls delivered by Embuldeniya this morning - on a length, and turning a bit from off. Chakabva comes forward and gets a faint tickle through to Dickwella. Perhaps the more positive Mutombodzi approach would have helped him more 362/7110.1 Dhananjaya gets his third. Flatter and fuller around off and middle. Mutombodzi goes for the sweep but misses, struck right in front of the middle stump. No hesitation in the umpire's mind; would have gone on to hit middle and leg 386/8111.6 and he has chipped it straight to Lakmal, who was a couple of steps back at mid-off. Fuller around off, comes forward and makes a perfect connection, right from the middle of the bat but it wasn't hit with enough power 394/9115.3 a brilliant one-handed catch from Dhananjaya. Was a length ball outside off, Nyauchi pushes at it, gets an outside edge low to the right of first slip where Dhananjaya shows great reflexes 406/10Extras12 (b 8, lb 3, nb 1)TOTAL406 all out (115.3 Overs, RR: 3.51, 495 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Prince Masvaure, 13.6 ov), 2-49 (Craig Ervine, 19.4 ov), 3-114 (Kevin Kasuza, 32.6 ov), 4-133 (Brendan Taylor, 36.5 ov), 5-292 (Sikandar Raza, 71.6 ov), 6-324 (Sean Williams, 78.5 ov), 7-362 (Regis Chakabva, 95.2 ov), 8-386 (Tinotenda Mutombodzi, 110.1 ov), 9-394 (Donald Tiripano, 111.6 ov), 10-406 (Victor Nyauchi, 115.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RAS Lakmal 22 9 37 2 1.68 0 1 MVT Fernando 14 1 45 0 3.21 0 0 CBRLS Kumara 20 5 60 1 3.00 0 0 L Embuldeniya 42.3 8 182 4 4.28 0 0 DM de Silva 17 1 71 3 4.17 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR36.2 beaten while trying to sweep! He has picked the wrong length, to a full ball, and tries to swing it round the corner. Hits him on the full, and the only question for the umpire would have been if it hit him in line and was going to go on to hit the stumps. Raza bowled this fairly straight, and that made it an easy decision. Zimbabwe get that vital first breakthrough! 94/143.1 just reward for Tiripano! Fuller length, and a bit of width on offer, and Oshada has a big drive at this. Off the edge, and a smart catch diving away to his right from Chakabva. That took the edge and was travelling really quickly, and I reckon he collected this either alongside his body or even a touch behind it. Good work all around, and now both Lankan openers back in the hut. Game on! 104/262.5 Raza provides Zimbabwe with the breakthrough. Another shorter offbreak, spins in, comes pretty slow off the pitch. Mendis rocks onto the back foot and pulls in the air. Mendis nails it into the right shoulder of Kevin Kazuka at forward short leg. Ouch! Okay, replays indicate that Kasuza has been struck flush on the helmet, and not the shoulder. The ball bounces up to square leg, where Mumba takes the catch. Kasuza, however, collapses and has his hands on his head. Srinath, the match referee, visits Zimbabwe's dressing room, and it does not look good at all for Kasuza. He is being treated on the field. Tense faces in the Zimbabwe camp. Sense of deja vu as Kasuza is being stretchered off the field by the medical staff 134/397.1 dug in short and down the leg side, Mathews, having shuffled across off stump, awkwardly fends at it and nicks it down the leg side to the keeper. Big wicket for Mumba and Zimbabwe 244/864.5 Double-strike from Raza! He shortens his length and gets this offbreak to turn and cramp Chandimal for room. Hint of extra bounce to go with it. He can only stab it back to Raza, who bends low and snaffles a sharp return catch 142/486.3 Raza strikes again for Zimbabwe, just at the stroke of lunch. Was shorter in length this time, Dhananjaya rocked back to pull but it kept low and sneaked under to crash into the stumps. An overbalanced Dhananjaya ends up on his back side 226/588.2 Raza wheels away after bagging a five-wicket haul. Low full-toss, slides in from round the stumps, Dickwella dares to sweep from the stumps. Too full for that shot and he misses it. It has straightened enough and SL lose their sixth wicket 228/694.3 tossed up outside off, looks to push but is early into the shot and ends up chipping it starigt to short mid-on 242/7108.4 brilliant catch by substitute Mudzinganyama, Raza has got seven. Fuller on the stumps, skips down the ground and looks to go inside out but ends up mistiming it towards the left of mid-off where a tumbling Mudzinganyama takes it just above the ground 268/9119.5 a great catch by Chakabva to end the innings. Was a length ball from wide of the crease once again. Fernando pushes at it without much feet movement. A thick outside edge, Chakabva was starting to move towards the leg side but flings himself to his right and takes it once handed 293/10Extras19 (b 9, lb 10)TOTAL293 all out (119.5 Overs, RR: 2.44, 490 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-94 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 36.2 ov), 2-104 (Oshada Fernando, 43.1 ov), 3-134 (Kusal Mendis, 62.5 ov), 4-142 (Dinesh Chandimal, 64.5 ov), 5-226 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 86.3 ov), 6-228 (Niroshan Dickwella, 88.2 ov), 7-242 (Suranga Lakmal, 94.3 ov), 8-244 (Angelo Mathews, 97.1 ov), 9-268 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 108.4 ov), 10-293 (Vishwa Fernando, 119.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CT Mumba 18 4 43 1 2.38 0 0 Sikandar Raza 43 8 113 7 2.62 0 0 DT Tiripano 24 12 30 1 1.25 0 0 VM Nyauchi 22.5 7 40 1 1.75 0 0 CT Mutombodzi 12 1 48 0 4.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR38.2 confusion in the middle and Masvaure is run out. A length ball outside off and spinning in big to cramp the batsman. He was looking to cut but the ball takes the inside edge and goes towards short fine leg. Taylor is happy with the one, signalling his partner to stay at the other end while looking at the ball. But Masvaure is also looking at the ball and charges down, almost three-fourths of the way. Embuldeniya collects the throw and breaks the stumps, the dive not helping Masvaure 111/311.2 pitched further up and wider of off stump, Fernando lures Ervine into driving a fair way away from his body. He reaches out for the ball and snicks it behind to Dickwella. Fernando wheels away in celebration while Ervine drags himself off the field. Some respite for the tourists 32/123.3 taken at slip! Lovely bowling from Embuldeniya. Just as much flight as the last ball, but a lot more dip. Draws him into driving once more but this time it lands short of a driving length and spins away. Makes him push weakly at it to draw the edge and a simple catch to his left for DDS 64/249.3 given lbw but Taylor isn't happy. Showing his bat to umpire Menon. Length ball jagging in towards the pad, Taylor was looking to push hard at it. And even if there is not bat involved, it was heading down. Both off and middle stumps were visible. A big wicket nonetheless for Sri Lanka 151/542.4 beaten in the flight, excellent stuff from Embuldeniya who tossed it up and drew the batsman out of his crease. Maruma looks to drive but is nowhere near the pitch and is beaten by the turn. Dickwella collects and breaks the stumps, Maruma I reckon couldn't drag his foot back in time. They are checking upstairs but the only hope for Maruma is if it's a no-ball, which it's not 124/467.5 that looks plumb. It is given. But did it pitch in line? Length ball at leg stump and he's beaten on the flick. No doubt that's hitting the stumps, but we'll definitely have to see that again to see if it pitched in line. It pitched outside leg, replays confirm. Umpire Menon the guilty 221/674.3
offleg stump has gone flying out. Has that come off the back of the bat? Because he had shuffled into the off side to try and flick this towards fine leg. It was angled in at a good length, touched something for sure before hitting off stump. Oh well replays show it was leg stump, I have been bamboozled. Leg stump was hit and went cartwheeling towards the cordon 240/7Extras21 (b 4, lb 15, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL247/7d (75 Overs, RR: 3.29)Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Craig Ervine, 11.2 ov), 2-64 (Regis Chakabva, 23.3 ov), 3-111 (Prince Masvaure, 38.2 ov), 4-124 (Timycen Maruma, 42.4 ov), 5-151 (Brendan Taylor, 49.3 ov), 6-221 (Sikandar Raza, 67.5 ov), 7-240 (Tinotenda Mutombodzi, 74.3 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RAS Lakmal 18 5 34 1 1.88 0 1 DM de Silva 7 2 32 0 4.57 0 0 MVT Fernando 20 5 43 2 2.15 0 0 CBRLS Kumara 10 2 38 1 3.80 1 0 L Embuldeniya 20 0 81 2 4.05 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR38.1 oh, that's a big wicket! Floats this deliciously around off, and Fernando looks to play forward. The ball pitches, straightens and raps him on the pad as he looks to play it on the on side. Hit in front, and Zimbabwe get their noses ahead again momentarily 107/213.4 there's the breakthrough! A nippy delivery just outside off, and he has a poke at that, and looks to withdraw at the last second. It takes the outside edge, though, and goes through for a simple chest-high catch for Chakabva. Zimbabwe are pumped, as this was the opening they were seeking with these field placements. A soft dismissal for the Sri Lankan captain in the end. He negotiated some tougher balls better! 26/161.2 caught at short mid-on. Mathews has pushed one back to Ervine. Was a length ball on the stumps and Mathews lunges forward but is early into the shot. The bat turns in his hand and the ball lobs towards Ervine who accepts it gleefully 140/3Extras3 (b 1, lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL204/3 (87 Overs, RR: 2.34, 360 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 13.4 ov), 2-107 (Oshada Fernando, 38.1 ov), 3-140 (Angelo Mathews, 61.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Sikandar Raza 32 10 63 1 1.96 0 0 DT Tiripano 16 10 15 0 0.93 0 0 CT Mumba 4 1 13 1 3.25 0 0 SC Williams 16 0 49 0 3.06 0 1 VM Nyauchi 12 3 43 1 3.58 0 0 CT Mutombodzi 7 2 19 0 2.71 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Zimbabwe , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
27,28,29,30,31 January 2020 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- Mon, 27 Jan - day 1 - Zimbabwe 1st innings 352/6 (RW Chakabva 31*, CT Mutombodzi 10*, 90 ov)
- Tue, 28 Jan - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 122/2 (BKG Mendis 19*, AD Mathews 4*, 54 ov)
- Wed, 29 Jan - day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 62/1 (PS Masvaure 26*, RW Chakabva 14*, 20.5 ov)
- Thu, 30 Jan - day 4 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 241/7 (SC Williams 47*, DT Tiripano 1*, 74.5 ov)
- Fri, 31 Jan - day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 204/3 (87 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 247/7 in 75.0 overs (SC Williams 53, DT Tiripano 1)
- SC Williams: 50 off 77 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 36/1 in 20.0 overs (BOP Fernando 20, BKG Mendis 4)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 21.2 overs (128 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (BOP Fernando 21, BKG Mendis 30, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 33.6 overs (205 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 105/1 in 37.0 overs (BOP Fernando 46, BKG Mendis 46)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 90 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 129/2 in 54.0 overs (BKG Mendis 57, AD Mathews 12)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 65.3 overs (394 balls), Extras 1
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 156/3 in 67.0 overs (BKG Mendis 80, LD Chandimal 3)
- BKG Mendis: 100 off 193 balls (11 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 109 balls (BKG Mendis 40, LD Chandimal 10, Ex 1)
- New Ball taken after 80 overs
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 193/3 in 82.0 overs (BKG Mendis 109, LD Chandimal 10)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 84.2 overs (507 balls), Extras 2
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 34.4 overs (208 balls), Extras 11
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 101/2 in 36.0 overs (PS Masvaure 32, BRM Taylor 30)
- BRM Taylor: 50 off 55 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 49.1 overs (295 balls), Extras 17
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 179/5 in 54.0 overs (Sikandar Raza 17, SC Williams 15)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 59.6 overs (361 balls), Extras 18
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (Sikandar Raza 21, SC Williams 28, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 221/6 in 67.5 overs (SC Williams 39)
- Rain: Zimbabwe - 222/6 in 69.2 overs (SC Williams 40, CT Mutombodzi 0)
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 222/6 in 69.2 overs (SC Williams 40, CT Mutombodzi 0)
- Wet Ground: Zimbabwe - 222/6 in 69.2 overs (SC Williams 40, CT Mutombodzi 0)
- Bad Light: Zimbabwe - 241/7 in 74.5 overs (SC Williams 47, DT Tiripano 1)
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 241/7 in 74.5 overs (SC Williams 47, DT Tiripano 1)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 68.3 overs (410 balls), Extras 15
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 157/4 in 69.0 overs (AD Mathews 24, DM de Silva 2)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 77 balls (AD Mathews 29, DM de Silva 21, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 79.6 overs (479 balls), Extras 15
- AD Mathews: 50 off 128 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 226/5 in 87.0 overs (AD Mathews 53, N Dickwella 0)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 98.1 overs (588 balls), Extras 16
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 259/8 in 102.0 overs (L Embuldeniya 5, MVT Fernando 9)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 293/10 in 119.5 overs (CBRLS Kumara 3)
- Zimbabwe 2nd innings
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 38/1 in 15.0 overs (PS Masvaure 14, RW Chakabva 2)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 18.3 overs (111 balls), Extras 9
- Rain: Zimbabwe - 62/1 in 20.5 overs (PS Masvaure 26, RW Chakabva 14)
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 62/1 in 20.5 overs (PS Masvaure 26, RW Chakabva 14)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 378/7 in 105.0 overs (CT Mutombodzi 28, DT Tiripano 7)
- Zimbabwe: 400 runs in 113.6 overs (685 balls), Extras 12
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 406/10 in 115.3 overs (CT Mumba 11)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 6/0 in 3.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 2, BOP Fernando 4)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 106 balls (FDM Karunaratne 18, BOP Fernando 24, Ex 8)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 51/0 in 18.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 18, BOP Fernando 25)
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 88/0 in 33.0 overs (FDM Karunaratne 40, BOP Fernando 40)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (37th over, bowled by Sikandar Raza, called by Umpire Aleem Dar)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 40.3 overs (242 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 114/2 in 49.0 overs (BKG Mendis 14, AD Mathews 2)
- Rain: Sri Lanka - 117/2 in 50.2 overs (BKG Mendis 16, AD Mathews 3)
- Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 122/2 in 54.0 overs (BKG Mendis 19, AD Mathews 4)
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 122/2 in 54.0 overs (BKG Mendis 19, AD Mathews 4)
- Zimbabwe 1st innings
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 21/0 in 13.0 overs (PS Masvaure 9, KT Kasuza 11)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (120 balls), Extras 1
- Lunch: Zimbabwe - 96/2 in 30.0 overs (KT Kasuza 33, BRM Taylor 41)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 30.4 overs (185 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (KT Kasuza 6, BRM Taylor 45, Ex 1)
- BRM Taylor: 50 off 46 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 40.4 overs (245 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 163/4 in 43.0 overs (SC Williams 31, Sikandar Raza 9)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (SC Williams 36, Sikandar Raza 17, Ex 0)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 52.6 overs (319 balls), Extras 6
- SC Williams: 50 off 63 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Tea: Zimbabwe - 214/4 in 56.0 overs (SC Williams 57, Sikandar Raza 30)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 146 balls (SC Williams 60, Sikandar Raza 38, Ex 4)
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 64.4 overs (389 balls), Extras 6
- Sikandar Raza: 50 off 79 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 282/4 in 71.0 overs (SC Williams 92, Sikandar Raza 63)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 207 balls (SC Williams 82, Sikandar Raza 64, Ex 4)
- Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 74.2 overs (447 balls), Extras 6
- SC Williams: 100 off 131 balls (10 x 4, 3 x 6)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Zimbabwe: 350 runs in 87.6 overs (529 balls), Extras 11
- End Of Day: Zimbabwe - 352/6 in 90.0 overs (RW Chakabva 31, CT Mutombodzi 10)
Match Coverage
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