Zimbabwe Triangular Series : Sri Lanka wins by nine wickets against hosts in a rain affected match
Match Number 3 : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo on 01.06.10 ; Sri Lanka won by nine wickets
The match was reduced to 26 overs a side as the start was delayed to rain interference.
Sri Lanka capped LD Chandimal and BAMJ Mendis for this game. They became the 144th and 145th cricketers to represent Sri Lanka in one day games. They also became the 12th and 13th Sri Lankan cricketers to make debut against Sri Lanka
LD Chandimal who made his one day debut in this game became the 17th wicket keeper batsman to represent Sri Lanka in one day games.
LD Chandimal effected three dismissals in this game {02 ct plus 01 st}. He holds the record for most dismissals by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper on debut. Other wicket keepers who have effected two dismissals on debut are HM Goonatilake, SAR Silva, AM de Silva, AGD Wickremasinghe, PB Dassanayake, CI Dunusinghe and SKL de Silva.
BAW Mendis with his two wickets in this game took his one day aggregate of wickets to 75.
BMAJ Mendis on his one day debut captured two wickets – his first wicket being Zimbabwe captain E Chigumbara bowled for 1
H Masakadza completed 2500 runs in this game during the course of his knock of 62 in this game. At the end of this game, his aggregate stood at 2528. He is the eighth Zimbabwe batsman to total 2500 runs in one day games. Others are – A Flower {6786}, GW Flower {6536}, ADR Campbell {5185}, HH Streak {2901}, SV Carlisle {2740}, GJ Whittal {2785} and BRM Taylor {2677}
H Masakadza’s 62 in this game represent his 15th one day half century and 18th fifty. He became the fifth Zimbabwe batsman to score 15 or more one day half centuries. Others are – A Flower {55}, GW Flower {40}, ADR Campbell {40} and BRM Taylor {18}
H Masakadza’s 62 in this game represent the 35th occasion of a Zimbabwe batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka in one day games. His knock also represents the tenth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty against Sri Lanka. It represents the highest score by a Zimbabwe opening batsman against Sri Lanka at Bulawayo. Previous best was 56 by ADR Campbell on 12.12.99
Zimbabwe was all out for 118 in this game providing the 24th occasion of it being dismissed all out against Sri Lanka in one day games
TM Dilshan scored 60 not out in this game which was his 18th one day half century and 24th fifty. His lone six in his knock of 60 not out in this game gave him an aggregate of 25 sixes. Other Sri Lankan batsmen to score 25 plus sixes are – ST Jayasuriya {270}, PA de Silva {102}, A Ranatunga {64}, DPMD Jayawardene {52}, AP Gurusinha {42} and KC Sangakkara {36}
TM Dilshan’s 60 not out in this game provides the eight occasion of a Sri Lankan captain scoring a fifty against Zimbabwe. His knock represent the highest individual innings by a Sri Lankan captain against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo. The previous best was 54 by ST Jayasuriya on 11.12.99.
WU Tharanga was dismissed run out for 40 in this game providing the sixth occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman dismissed run out against Zimbabwe – RS Kaluwitharana {54 at Bulwayo on 11.12.99}, RS Kaluwitharana {25 at Sharjah on 25.10.99}, DA Gunwardene {5 at Sharjah on 26.10.01}, ST Jayasuriya {9 at Ahmedabad on 10.10.06}, WU Tharanga {zero at Harare on 20.11.08} and WU Tharanga {40 at Bulawayo on 01.06.10}
RS Kaluwitharana and WU Tharanga are the two Sri Lankan opening batsmen who have been dismissed run out on two occasions against Zimbabwe in one day games.
Sri Lanka’s win by nine wickets in this game provide the 37th win against Zimbabwe in one day games. It is Sri Lanka’s fifth win by nine wickets margin. The other four occasions are – at Col-SSC on 08.12.01, at Bulawayo on 22.04.04, at Harare on 25.04.04 and at Harare on 22.11.08