Herath caps series sweep with 13-for
Sri Lanka took under an hour on day five to wrap up a 2-0 series whitewash of Zimbabwe with a 257-run win
06/11Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Nov 6-10 2016
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504 & 258/9d -
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272 & 233 (58 ov)
Player of the Match
06/11Result
2nd Test, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Nov 6-10 2016
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504 & 258/9d -
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272 & 233 (58 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Zimbabwe cricket needs help to overcome hurdles
Change in personnel at the top means there's lot to be optimistic about, but the cricketing fraternity at large needs to steps in to prevent Zimbabwe from going Kenya's way
Day 4
Herath ten-for puts Sri Lanka on the brink
Rangana Herath's seventh ten-for in Tests put a depleted Sri Lanka side within touching distance of a 2-0 Test series sweep in Zimbabwe
Day 3
Herath five-for gives SL first-innings cushion
After losing their last five wickets for 19 runs to concede a 232-run first-innings lead to Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe took four wickets by stumps
Herath completes the five-for set
Rangana Herath took his first five-wicket haul against Zimbabwe, joining Dale Steyn and Muttiah Muralitharan as bowlers to have taken a five-for against every Test-playing nation
Day 2
Chari, Ervine fifties lift hosts after SL's 504
An unbroken third-wicket stand of 109 between Brian Chari and Craig Ervine led Zimbabwe's recovery after tons from Dhananjaya de Silva and Asela Gunaratne hauled Sri Lanka to 504
Sri Lanka's fringe players make their mark
Though tours of Zimbabwe are potential banana skins for fringe players, Dhananjaya de Silva and Asela Gunaratne have put in clutch performances and made themselves hard to ignore
Day 1
Dhananjaya ton leaves Sri Lanka ahead on absorbing first day
Dhananjaya De Silva's second Test century and a serene 79 from Upul Tharanga helped Sri Lanka fight back from 112 for 4 to end the opening day of the second Test in Harare on 290 for 5
Others
Rangana Herath: first captain with eight-for since 1985
Rangana Herath got to several milestones during the course of his 13-wicket haul in the second Test against Zimbabwe
DRS set for Zimbabwe debut in Harare
Some last-minute additions to the available technology have made the implementation of DRS possible for the second Zimbabwe-Sri Lanka Test in Harare
Zimbabwe in need of top-order solidity
Graeme Cremer's efforts with the bat somewhat covered up for Zimbabwe's top-order failure in the first Test. With the team management insisting on consistency in selection, there's an opportunity for them to make a mark in the second Test