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Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @ R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
11, 12, 13, 14 September 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, BC Cooray
Third Umpire: KT Francis
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Heath Streak | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Craig Evans b Henry Olonga | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Henry Olonga b Paul Strang | 52 | 139 | 197 | 6 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | b Paul Strang | 35 | 44 | 53 | 6 | - |
| 5. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Andy Flower b Henry Olonga | 20 | 86 | 101 | 2 | - |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw b Heath Streak | 75 | 120 | 192 | 7 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c & b Heath Streak | 71 | 123 | 155 | 10 | 1 |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 42 | 78 | 99 | 4 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | b Paul Strang | 34 | 48 | 88 | 2 | 1 |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Paul Strang | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Jayantha Silva | c & b Paul Strang | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-53 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-105 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-128 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-270 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-271 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 8-345 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-349 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 349 (Jayantha Silva). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.3 ovs) 349 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 20 | 6 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Henry Olonga | 17 | 3 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 12 | 1 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 34.3 | 3 | 106 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 13 | 3 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig Evans | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Mark Dekker | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 40 | 70 | - | - |
| *3. Alistair Campbell | c Roshan Mahanama b Chaminda Vaas | 12 | 16 | 19 | 2 | - |
| +4. Andy Flower | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Kumar Dharmasena | 2 | 14 | 23 | - | - |
| 5. Guy Whittall | lbw b Jayantha Silva | 39 | 125 | 153 | 4 | - |
| 6. Craig Wishart | c Chaminda Vaas b Jayantha Silva | 51 | 167 | 205 | 2 | 1 |
| 7. Henry Olonga | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 8. Craig Evans | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 17 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 9. Paul Strang | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 | 14 | 17 | 1 | - |
| 10. Andrew Whittall | c Kumar Dharmasena b Jayantha Silva | 1 | 30 | 47 | - | - |
| 11. Heath Streak | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Grant Flower), 2-15 (Alistair Campbell), 3-21 (Andy Flower), 4-45 (Mark Dekker), 5-103 (Guy Whittall), 6-105 (Henry Olonga), 7-123 (Craig Evans), 8-138 (Paul Strang), 9-145 (Craig Wishart), 145 (Andrew Whittall). |
| Extras | 4b, 4lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72.4 ovs) 145 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 22 | 3 | 73 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 3 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 | 9 | 28 | 2 | (0w,4nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 14.4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Grant Flower | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 | 86 | 112 | 1 | - |
| 2. Mark Dekker | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Kumar Dharmasena | 20 | 60 | 58 | 1 | - |
| 3. Craig Wishart | b Jayantha Silva | 3 | 20 | 21 | - | - |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | c Roshan Mahanama b Muttiah Muralitharan | 26 | 126 | 133 | - | - |
| +5. Andy Flower | c Roshan Mahanama b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Guy Whittall | c Roshan Mahanama b Jayantha Silva | 13 | 86 | 93 | 1 | - |
| 7. Craig Evans | lbw b Jayantha Silva | 1 | 8 | 6 | - | - |
| 8. Paul Strang | c Chaminda Vaas b Muttiah Muralitharan | 8 | 18 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 9. Henry Olonga | c Roshan Mahanama b Jayantha Silva | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Andrew Whittall | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 29 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 11. Heath Streak | not out | 3 | 9 | 15 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Mark Dekker), 2-42 (Craig Wishart), 3-65 (Grant Flower), 4-65 (Andy Flower), 5-98 (Alistair Campbell), 6-99 (Craig Evans), 7-102 (Guy Whittall), 8-102 (Henry Olonga), 9-113 (Paul Strang), 127 (Andrew Whittall). |
| Extras | 6b, 4lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 73.3 ovs) 127 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 12 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 14 | 7 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 19 | 12 | 25 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 20.3 | 4 | 33 | 5 | (0w,3nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Roshan Mahanama, Sanath Jayasuriya, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva, Hashan Tillakaratne, Arjuna Ranatunga, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Jayantha Silva