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Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
18, 19, 20, 21 September 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: Zimbabwe (bat)
Umpires: KT Francis, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: BC Cooray
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Roshan Mahanama b Muttiah Muralitharan | 52 | 117 | 180 | 6 | - |
| 2. Mark Dekker | c Roshan Mahanama b Muttiah Muralitharan | 18 | 38 | 56 | 1 | - |
| 3. Ali Shah | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 1 | 20 | 23 | - | - |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Jayantha Silva | 36 | 86 | 92 | 3 | - |
| +5. Andy Flower | run out ( > > ) | 3 | 15 | 18 | - | - |
| 6. Craig Wishart | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Jayantha Silva | 2 | 11 | 23 | - | - |
| 7. Guy Whittall | c Jayantha Silva b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 8. Paul Strang | not out | 2 | 22 | 32 | - | - |
| 9. Andrew Whittall | c Asanka Gurusinha b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| 10. Bryan Strang | c Aravinda de Silva b Jayantha Silva | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Henry Olonga | c Roshan Mahanama b Jayantha Silva | 3 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-43 (Mark Dekker), 2-54 (Ali Shah), 3-119 (Alistair Campbell), 4-121 (Grant Flower), 5-123 (Andy Flower), 6-125 (Guy Whittall), 7-126 (Craig Wishart), 8-133 (Andrew Whittall), 9-136 (Bryan Strang), 141 (Henry Olonga). |
| Extras | 3b, 10lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.1 ovs) 141 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 11 | 3 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 20 | 5 | 40 | 4 | (0w,4nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 10.1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Andy Flower b Bryan Strang | 3 | 11 | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Andrew Whittall b Paul Strang | 41 | 46 | 61 | 6 | 1 |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Craig Wishart b Bryan Strang | 88 | 239 | 294 | 8 | 1 |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c & b Paul Strang | 16 | 25 | 33 | 1 | 1 |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Craig Wishart b Bryan Strang | 6 | 21 | 33 | - | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 126 | 326 | 409 | 13 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Andy Flower b Guy Whittall | 27 | 56 | 82 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | st Andy Flower b Paul Strang | 8 | 6 | 12 | - | 1 |
| 9. Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Bryan Strang b Paul Strang | 23 | 79 | 112 | 3 | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 1 | 6 | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Jayantha Silva |
| FOW | 1-19 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-58 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-86 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-102 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-216 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-267 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-276 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-340 (Ravindra Pushpakumara). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 3w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 133.5 ovs) 350 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Henry Olonga | 26 | 6 | 81 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Bryan Strang | 20 | 6 | 63 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 31 | 7 | 75 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 38 | 11 | 66 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 16.5 | 4 | 48 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Grant Flower | lbw b Jayantha Silva | 13 | 45 | 71 | 1 | - |
| 2. Mark Dekker | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| 3. Ali Shah | c Chaminda Vaas b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 62 | 268 | 302 | 5 | - |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | c sub b Jayantha Silva | 4 | 11 | 10 | - | - |
| +5. Andy Flower | c Asanka Gurusinha b Muttiah Muralitharan | 31 | 93 | 102 | 4 | - |
| 6. Craig Wishart | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 25 | 58 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 7. Guy Whittall | c Asanka Gurusinha b Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 10 | 18 | - | - |
| 8. Andrew Whittall | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 53 | 89 | 1 | - |
| 9. Paul Strang | c & b Chaminda Vaas | 50 | 94 | 107 | 5 | - |
| 10. Bryan Strang | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 16 | 17 | - | - |
| 11. Henry Olonga | not out | 3 | 49 | 36 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Mark Dekker), 2-30 (Grant Flower), 3-34 (Alistair Campbell), 4-91 (Andy Flower), 5-135 (Craig Wishart), 6-144 (Guy Whittall), 7-167 (Ali Shah), 8-193 (Andrew Whittall), 9-201 (Bryan Strang), 235 (Paul Strang). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 1w, 17nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 113.3 ovs) 235 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 26.3 | 11 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 41 | 9 | 94 | 3 | (1w,11nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 26 | 7 | 49 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | (0w,3nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 18 | - | 26 | 3 | - |
| 2. Roshan Mahanama | not out | 12 | - | 26 | 1 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | ||||||
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | ||||||
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | ||||||
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | ||||||
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | ||||||
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | ||||||
| 9. Ravindra Pushpakumara | ||||||
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | ||||||
| 11. Jayantha Silva |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 6.4 ovs) 30 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Henry Olonga | 3.4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Roshan Mahanama, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Chaminda Vaas, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Muttiah Muralitharan, Jayantha Silva