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Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
27, 28, 29, 31 December 2001 (five-day match)
Toss: Zimbabwe (field)
Umpires: PT Manuel, Riazuddin
Third Umpire: TH Wijewardene
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by an innings and 166 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Marvan Atapattu | c Andy Flower b Heath Streak | 25 | 104 | 145 | 2 | - |
| *2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Andy Flower b Trevor Gripper | 92 | 164 | 241 | 16 | - |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Craig Wishart b Gary Brent | 128 | 186 | 289 | 22 | 1 |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Stuart Carlisle b Trevor Gripper | 18 | 14 | 24 | 4 | - |
| 5. Russel Arnold | lbw b Heath Streak | 13 | 59 | 86 | 1 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Andy Flower b Heath Streak | 96 | 168 | 231 | 14 | - |
| 7. Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 123 | 166 | 270 | 12 | 1 |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 74 | 113 | 117 | 9 | 2 |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | ||||||
| 10. Charitha Buddhika | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-78 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-150 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-170 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-249 (Russel Arnold), 5-320 (Kumar Sangakkara), 6-450 (Hashan Tillakaratne). |
| Extras | 2b, 4lb, 3w, 8nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 161 ovs, 706 mins) 586 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 34 | 5 | 113 | 3 | (1w,6nb) |
| Travis Friend | 27 | 5 | 102 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Henry Olonga | 23 | 3 | 103 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gary Brent | 33 | 5 | 82 | 1 | (2w,1nb) |
| Trevor Gripper | 22 | 3 | 91 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 22 | 3 | 89 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hamilton Masakadza | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Nuwan Zoysa | 3 | 12 | 14 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Gripper | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 30 | 73 | 113 | 3 | - |
| *3. Stuart Carlisle | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 34 | 41 | - | - |
| 4. Gavin Rennie | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 35 | 68 | 105 | 5 | - |
| +5. Andy Flower | b Thilan Samaraweera | 42 | 122 | 135 | 4 | - |
| 6. Grant Flower | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 15 | 25 | - | - |
| 7. Craig Wishart | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Nuwan Zoysa | 21 | 54 | 73 | 3 | - |
| 8. Heath Streak | not out | 26 | 45 | 69 | 3 | - |
| 9. Travis Friend | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 44 | 41 | 1 | - |
| 10. Gary Brent | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Henry Olonga | lbw b Charitha Buddhika | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Hamilton Masakadza), 2-29 (Stuart Carlisle), 3-60 (Trevor Gripper), 4-89 (Gavin Rennie), 5-105 (Grant Flower), 6-146 (Craig Wishart), 7-146 (Andy Flower), 8-166 (Travis Friend), 9-167 (Gary Brent), 184 (Henry Olonga). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 79.5 ovs, 306 mins) 184 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 24 | 6 | 63 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 14 | 6 | 24 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 26 | 8 | 53 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charitha Buddhika | 9.5 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Hamilton Masakadza | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 28 | 45 | 61 | 5 | - |
| 2. Trevor Gripper | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 48 | 82 | 1 | - |
| *3. Stuart Carlisle | c Kumar Sangakkara b Charitha Buddhika | 32 | 84 | 109 | 5 | - |
| 4. Travis Friend | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 44 | 142 | 176 | 6 | - |
| 5. Gavin Rennie | c Mahela Jayawardene b Charitha Buddhika | 4 | 7 | 9 | - | - |
| +6. Andy Flower | lbw b Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 38 | 35 | 2 | - |
| 7. Grant Flower | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 18 | 70 | 87 | 2 | - |
| 8. Craig Wishart | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Thilan Samaraweera | 27 | 50 | 79 | 5 | - |
| 9. Heath Streak | not out | 36 | 84 | 90 | 4 | - |
| 10. Gary Brent | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 47 | 51 | - | - |
| 11. Henry Olonga | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Hamilton Masakadza), 2-58 (Trevor Gripper), 3-93 (Stuart Carlisle), 4-105 (Gavin Rennie), 5-127 (Andy Flower), 6-145 (Travis Friend), 7-165 (Grant Flower), 8-197 (Craig Wishart), 9-235 (Gary Brent), 236 (Henry Olonga). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.2 ovs, 396 mins) 236 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 21.2 | 6 | 76 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 15 | 4 | 34 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Charitha Buddhika | 15 | 3 | 48 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 36 | 17 | 35 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 3 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Marvan Atapattu, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Hashan Tillakaratne, Thilan Samaraweera, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Charitha Buddhika, Muttiah Muralitharan