Repair work, by batsmen and ground staff

Nov 06, 2016

Time for the second Test in Harare, and Graeme Cremer and Rangana Herath came out in in their Test finery for the toss•Getty Images

Dimuth Karunaratne got in some picture-perfect shots, but could not kick on from his start; he was out for 26•Associated Press

But then, Upul Tharanga settled in to repair the innings. He produced his sixth Test fifty•Getty Images

Zimbabwe too had their work cut out in the field, as Tharanga and de Silva put on 143. Tharanga was out for 79, but de Silva went to stumps unbeaten on 100, with Sri Lanka a more comfortable 290 for 5•Associated Press

Cremer won the toss, and put Sri Lanka in•Getty Images

Chris Mpofu trapped the other opener, Kaushal Silva, lbw. The two Kusals, Perera and Mendis, also fell cheaply, and Sri Landa were 112 for 4•Associated Press

Dhananjaya de Silva did the job for Sri Lanka at the other end, getting to his second Test ton•AP/PTI

Zimbabwe's young supporters - who of course needed a selfie to mark the occasion of going to the cricket - must have been quite pleased with that start•Associated Press

The ground staff had to do some repair work of their own at the crease•Associated Press