Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2nd Match at Dhaka, Jan 12 2009, Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh

RESULT
2nd Match, Mirpur, January 12, 2009, Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh
(28.2/50 ov, T:211) 80

Sri Lanka won by 130 runs

Player Of The Match
52* (96) & 1/19
angelo-mathews
Match centre 
Scorecard summary
Sri Lanka 210/6(50 overs)
3/41 (10)
1/21 (10)
Zimbabwe 80/10(28.2 overs)

Sri Lanka storm home by 130 runs. Quite a walkover really after Zimbabwe wobbled to Kulasekara early on. Some of the indiscreet shots gave the impression that they had given up already.

Mendis beat Ajit Agarkar's record for the fastest to 50 ODI wickets. Agarkar did it in 23 games but Mendis managed it in just 19. And he has an average of 10.

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Sld, from United States: "Another typical outing by Zimbabwe and clinical thrashing by Sri Lanka. Well at least you guys get to enjoy the rest of the day and I can go to sleep early."

Utseya: "We didn't put up a fight. No excuses for the way we played. The bowling has been good. The batsmen should apply themselves a bit more."

Jayawardene: "The toss does play a crucial part for the 9am start. Angelo, Mubarak and Tharanga guided us through the difficult period. The wicket surprises us everyday. It played differently in the morning. "

Angelo Mathews is the Man of the Match: He says: "When I went out to bat the wicket was doing a bit. I've played on these types of wickets of before. I'm thankful to the seniors."

So Sri Lanka have gained a bonus point. Zimbabwe have four and Bangladesh will be under immense pressure to beat Sri Lanka convincingly on Wednesday to give themselves a shot at the final. That's it from us. Do join us on the 14th for the final league game. Cheers!

28.2
W
Mendis to Mupariwa, OUT

it's all over, Mupariwa gets on his knee early to slog him away but he fails to get the desired elevation and finds Tharanga at deep midwicket, easy take and Zimbabwe are bowled out for less than 100 for the 4th time against Sri Lanka

Tawanda Mupariwa c Tharanga b Mendis 0 (9b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 0
28.1
Mendis to Mupariwa, no run

comes on straight, he defends it away

end of over 28Wicket maiden
ZIM: 80/9CRR: 2.85 RRR: 5.95
Ed Rainsford0 (1b)
Tawanda Mupariwa0 (7b)
Muthiah Muralidaran 3-1-4-2
Ajantha Mendis 5-0-15-2
27.6
Murali to Rainsford, no run

drifts in to the right-hander and he blocks it away off the meat of the bat

27.5
W
Murali to Chigumbura, OUT

comes round the wicket and delivers the doosra, the turn beats the outside edge and he lunges forward but fails to drag his foot back in time, Sangakkara is sharp enough to whip off the bails in a flash

Elton Chigumbura st †Sangakkara b Muralidaran 6 (25b 0x4 0x6 24m) SR: 24
27.4
Murali to Chigumbura, no run

flights it on middle and leg, he thrusts forward and defends

27.3
Murali to Chigumbura, no run

flights it on the pads and he works it to midwicket

27.2
Murali to Chigumbura, no run

defends to the on side

27.1
Murali to Chigumbura, no run
end of over 271 run
ZIM: 80/8CRR: 2.96 RRR: 5.69
Tawanda Mupariwa0 (7b)
Elton Chigumbura6 (20b)
Ajantha Mendis 5-0-15-2
Muthiah Muralidaran 2-0-4-1
26.6
Mendis to Mupariwa, no run

slides on the pads and the ball trickles to fine leg

26.5
Mendis to Mupariwa, no run

thrusts his pad forward early and defends very close to the pads

26.4
1
Mendis to Chigumbura, 1 run

steers it to the off side

26.3
Mendis to Chigumbura, no run

flights it on middle and off and he defends

26.2
Mendis to Chigumbura, no run

comes through straight and he defends

26.1
Mendis to Chigumbura, no run

gets forward and smothers the spin

end of over 261 run
ZIM: 79/8CRR: 3.03 RRR: 5.50
Tawanda Mupariwa0 (5b)
Elton Chigumbura5 (16b)
Muthiah Muralidaran 2-0-4-1
Ajantha Mendis 4-0-14-2

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25.6
Murali to Mupariwa, no run

gets forward and drives to short cover

25.5
Murali to Mupariwa, no run

gives it a lot of air on middle and leg, he defends off his pads

25.4
Murali to Mupariwa, no run

comes round the wicket, he gets forward and defends

25.3
Murali to Mupariwa, no run

thrusts forward and defends back to the bowler

25.2
Murali to Mupariwa, no run

thrusts forward but the ball beats the outside edge

25.1
1
Murali to Chigumbura, 1 run

strays on the pads and he works it to the on side

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
AD Mathews
52 runs (96)
1 four2 sixes
Productive shot
leg glance
14 runs
0 four0 six
Control
91%
WU Tharanga
43 runs (56)
6 fours0 six
Productive shot
off side drive on front foot
15 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
92%
Best performances - bowlers
KMDN Kulasekara
O
7
M
2
R
13
W
3
ECO
1.85
BAW Mendis
O
5.2
M
0
R
15
W
3
ECO
2.81
Match details
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
TossZimbabwe, elected to field first
Series
Season2008/09
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 2791
Hours of play (local time)09.00 start, First Session 09.00-12.30 Interval 12.30-13.15, Second Session 13.15-16.45
Match days12 January 2009 - day (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSri Lanka 5, Zimbabwe 0
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
SL21151.279
BAN2115-0.039
ZIM2114-0.920