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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI at Harare, , Nov 20 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
1st ODI, Harare, November 20, 2008, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe
(33.2/50 ov, T:128) 130/4

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 100 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
4/14
muthiah-muralidaran
New
SL
Full commentary

The end of a one-sided affair. It would perhaps not have been one had Matsikenyeri and Taibu continued playing the way the were. Instead, their team capitulated to spin to lose seven wickets for three runs and make a Sri Lankan win a formality after being bowled out for 127. Sri Lanka, who are without Jayasuriya, took their time to chase down the target, trying to get acclimatised to the conditions in Zimbabwe before the four other games to follow.

Ray Price and Prosper Utseya bowled well but just didn't have enough runs on the board to put pressure on Sri Lanka. Hope the next game turns out to be more competitive.

Prosper Utseya: "We are disappointed not to get a competitive score."

Mahela Jayawardene: "We wanted to win the first game, but were disappointed with the way we started. However, our spinners did a wonderful job."

Muttiah Muralitharan is the Man of the Match.

Well, that's it from here folks. Join us for the second ODI on Saturday. Goodbye

33.2
4
Utseya to Sangakkara, FOUR runs

that's it! it's all over!,that was tossed up on middle and leg, Sangakkara came down the track and lofted it over the bowlers head for a one-bounce four to the long on boundary

33.1
Utseya to Sangakkara, no run

flighted outside the off stump, played back to the bowler

end of over 332 runs
SL: 126/4CRR: 3.81 RRR: 0.11
Jehan Mubarak0 (10b)
Kumar Sangakkara42 (93b 4x4)
Ray Price 7-1-24-2
Prosper Utseya 6-1-24-0
32.6
Price to Mubarak, no run

short outside off, cut straight to point

32.5
Price to Mubarak, no run

quicker through the air, pitches on a good length outside off, defended

32.4
Price to Mubarak, no run

tossed up, pitches on a good length outside off and spins in, defended watchfully

32.3
Price to Mubarak, no run

flatter outside off stump, Mubarak in no hurry here, plays it back to the bowler

32.2
Price to Mubarak, no run

flighted outside the off stump, defended back to the bowler

32.1
1
Price to Sangakkara, 1 run

flighted outside off and spinning in, pushed to a deepish mid-on

32.1
1w
Price to Sangakkara, 1 wide

wide down the leg side

end of over 321 run
SL: 124/4CRR: 3.87 RRR: 0.22
Jehan Mubarak0 (5b)
Kumar Sangakkara41 (92b 4x4)
Prosper Utseya 6-1-24-0
Ray Price 6-1-22-2
31.6
Utseya to Mubarak, no run

tossed up on the off stump, defended

31.5
Utseya to Mubarak, no run

good length on middle and leg, defended to forward short leg

31.4
Utseya to Mubarak, no run

flighted on the off stump, defended on the front foot to cover

31.3
1
Utseya to Sangakkara, 1 run

tossed up on leg stump, dropped onto the leg side, short of mid wicket, for a quick single

31.2
Utseya to Sangakkara, no run

flighted on the off, driven to extra cover

31.1
Utseya to Sangakkara, no run

short of a good length outside off, pushed off the back foot to cover

end of over 313 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 123/4CRR: 3.96 RRR: 0.26
Jehan Mubarak0 (2b)
Kumar Sangakkara40 (89b 4x4)
Ray Price 6-1-22-2
Prosper Utseya 5-1-23-0
30.6
Price to Mubarak, no run

slightly fuller this time, defended off the back foot yet again

30.5
Price to Mubarak, no run

tossed up outside off, pitches on a good length and spins back in, Sangakkara defends it on the back foot

30.4
1
Price to Sangakkara, 1 run

short on the off stump, pulled away to deep mid wicket

30.3
Price to Sangakkara, no run

flat on middle and off, pushed back to the bowler

Mubarak in to bat now

30.2
W
Price to Kapugedera, OUT

gone! flighted on the off stump, inducing the batsman to go for another big one, Kapugedara attempts to do just that but fails ti time it well enough, lofts it up high in the air but straight to Sibanda at long off. A wicket against the run of play here

Chamara Kapugedera c Chibhabha b Price 16 (15b 0x4 2x6 25m) SR: 106.66
30.2
1w
Price to Kapugedera, 1 wide

wide down the leg side, that was a misidirected arm ball

30.1
1
Price to Sangakkara, 1 run

flighted outside the off stump, Sangakkara comes down the track and flicks it away to deep square leg