Match Number 6 – Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare on 07.03.10 : Zimbabwe won by eight wickets

Zimbabwe won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first in this game providing the 83^rd occasion of it inserting the opposition in one day game. Zimbabwe has inserted Sri Lanka on twelve occasions including this game

Sri Lanka was all out for 236 in this game providing the 12^th occasion of it being dismissed all out against Zimbabwe in one day games.

WU Tharnga {69} and TM Dilshan {78} scored fifties in this game providing the 28^th occasion of Sri Lanka’s both opening batsmen scoring fifties in a one day game. Sri Lankan openers have achieved such a feat against Zimbabwe on four occasions including this game. The four occasions are – RS Mahanama {59} and MAR Samarasekera {75} at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, RS Mahnama {62} and UC Hathurasingha {66} at Sharjah on 03.02.91, ST Jayasuriya {54} and RS Kaluwitharana {54} at Bulawayo on 11.12.99 and WU Tharanga {69} and TM Dilshan {78} at Harare on 07.06.10

TM Dilshan was stumped for 78 in this game providing the 30^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed stumped after scoring fifty. His dismissal also provides the eighth occasion of a Sri Lankan captain dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit in a one day game.

TM Dilshan became the second Sri Lankan captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped in a one day game after scoring a fifty. ST Jayasuriya is the other captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit – he has been dismissed on three occasions – for 102 vs Zimbabwe at Col-SSC on 26.01.99, for 61 vs India at Col-RPS on 25.08.99 and for 189 vs India at Sharjah on 29.10.00

TM Dilshan became the second Sri Lankan captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped in a one day game after scoring a fifty against Zimbabwe. ST Jayasuriya is the other captain-opening batsman to be dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit – for 102 at Col-SSC on 26.01.99,

TM Dilshan’s dismissal stumped for 78 in this game provides the 13^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed stumped with a fifty to his credit in one day games. ST Jayasuriya {06}, DSBP Kuruppu {01}, WU Tharanga {03}, RS Mahanaman {01} and ML Udawatte {01} are the five opening batsmen who have been dismissed stumped with fifties to their credit in one day games.

TM Dilshan’s 78 in this game represents his 19^th one day half century and 25^th fifty, while WU Tharanga’s 69 represent his 18^th one day half century and 24^th fifty.

TT Samaraweera and CRD Fernando were dismissed run out in this game which swelled the number of run out of Sri Lankan batsmen against Zimbabwe to 33

CRD Fernando became the fourth batsman to be dismissed run out for zero against Zimbabwe. The other three are – RS Kaluwitharna at Sharjah on 07.11.98, TT Samaraweera at Sharjah on 10.11.98 and WU Tharanga at Harare on 20.11.09

WU Tharanga and TM Dilshan added 122 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 187^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 34^th occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket in one day games.

This stand provides the 15^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman posting a three figure partnership against Zimbabwe in one day games. This stand represents the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership for the first wicket against Zimbabwe in one day games. The other three occasions are – 128 runs between RS Mahanama and MAR Samarasekera at New Plymouth on 23.02.92, 112 runs between RS Mahanama and UC Hathurasinghe at Sharjah on 03.02.93 and 110 runs between ST Jayasuriya and RS Kaluwitharana at Sharjah on 25.10.00

BRM Taylor pouched three catches in this game to become the 12^th Zimbabwe fieldsman to pouch three or more catches in an innings in one day games. He is the first Zimbabwe fieldsman to pouch three catches against Sri Lanka

CJ Chibabha was playing his 50^th one day game and celebrated it by scoring a fifty

{58} and also sharing a record second wicket partnership of 134 runs against Sri Lanka in one day games

BRM Taylor and CJ Chibabha added 134 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 99^th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. This stand also represents the 19^th occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games

This stand represents the eighth occasion of Zimbabwe batsmen posting a three figure partnership by Zimbabwe batsmen against Sri Lanka and the second occasion of a three figure stand for the second wicket. The other occasion was the 105 runs partnership between GW Flower and MW Goodwin at Col-RPS on 24.01.98. Thus the three figure partnership of 134 runs between BRM Taylor and CJ Chibhaba in this game represents the record stand by Zimbabwe batsmen for the second wicket against Sri Lanka.

BRM Taylor was playing his 100^th innings in this game and celebrated the occasion by scoring a century – 119 not out

BRM Taylor scored 119 not out in this game providing the 41^st occasion of Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred in one day games. His knock also represents the 23^rd occasion of Zimbabwe opening batsman scoring a hundred in one day games.

BRM Taylor’s 119 not out represent the seventh occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a hundred against Sri Lanka in one day games. His knock represents the third hundred by a Zimbabwe opening batsman against Sri Lanka. The three occasions are – A Flower {115* at New Plymouth on 23.02.92}, GW Flower {112 at Col-SSC on 26.01.98} and BRM Taylor {119*at Harare on 07.06.10}

BRM Taylor’s 119 not out in this game represent his second one day hundred, the first being his 118 not out against Bangladesh at Chittagong on 05.11.09. Thus his 119 not out in this game represents his highest individual score in one day games

T Thushara captured his 50^th one day wicket when he captured the wicket of H Masakadza caught by L Chandimal for 3 in this game.

Zimbabwe won this game by eight wickets providing the 17^th win after it had inserted the opposition. It is Zimbabwe’s second win against Sri Lanka after it had inserted Sri Lanka. The first win by seven wickets at Sharjah on 07.11.99

Zimbabwe has won two games by eight wickets margin including this game after it had inserted the opposition. The two such wins are – by eight wickets vs India at Bulawayo on 15.02.1997 and by eight wickets vs Sri Lanka at Harare on 07.06.10

The win against Sri Lanka by eight wickets in this game gave Zimbabwe its 99^th victory which includes a win when England forfeited the game at Harare on 13.03.03 {Eighth match of ICC World Cup 2002-03, England were not in attendance at the ground and forfeited the match due to safety reasons}. The result of the match was “Zimbabwe won {walk over without a ball being bowled}

Zimbabwe won this game by eight wickets providing the fourth occasion of it winning a one day game by a margin of eight wickets. The other three occasions are – vs Bangladesh at Harare on 06.02.07, vs India at Bulawayo on 15.02.97 and vs Kenya at Bulawayo on 25.02.06