Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test at Colombo, , Dec 27 2001 - Match Result

RESULT

1st Test, Colombo (SSC), December 27 - 31, 2001, Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

586/6d

Zimbabwe

(f/o) 184 & 236

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 166 runs

Player Of The Match

Kumar Sangakkara

, SL

128

Andy Flower has broken the record for playing the most Tests (57) for ZIM, going past Campbell

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Scorecard summary

Sri Lanka • 586/6(161 overs)

1st INNINGS

128 (186)

3/113 (34)

123* (166)

2/91 (22)

Zimbabwe • 184/10(79.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

42 (122)

4/53 (26)

35 (68)

2/24 (14)

Zimbabwe • 236/10(101.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

44 (142)

4/35 (36)

36* (84)

2/34 (15)

101.2

Vaas to Olonga, OUT

Henry Olonga c †Sangakkara b Vaas 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 0

101.1

Vaas to Streak, 1 run

end of over 1019 runs • 1 wicket

ZIM: 235/9CRR: 2.32

Henry Olonga0 (1b)

Heath Streak35 (83b 4x4)

Nuwan Zoysa 15-4-33-2

Chaminda Vaas 21-6-76-0

100.6

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Zoysa to Olonga, no run

100.5

Zoysa to Brent, OUT

Gary Brent c Jayasuriya b Zoysa 7 (47b 0x4 0x6 51m) SR: 14.89

100.4

Zoysa to Streak, 3 runs

100.3

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Zoysa to Streak, no run

100.2

Zoysa to Streak, 2 runs

100.1

Zoysa to Streak, FOUR runs

end of over 1004 runs

ZIM: 226/8CRR: 2.26

Gary Brent7 (46b)

Heath Streak26 (79b 3x4)

Chaminda Vaas 21-6-76-0

Nuwan Zoysa 14-4-24-1

99.6

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Vaas to Brent, no run

99.5

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Vaas to Brent, no run

99.4

Vaas to Streak, 1 run

99.3

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Vaas to Streak, no run

99.2

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Vaas to Streak, no run

99.1

Vaas to Brent, 3 runs

end of over 996 runs

ZIM: 222/8CRR: 2.24

Gary Brent4 (43b)

Heath Streak25 (76b 3x4)

Nuwan Zoysa 14-4-24-1

Chaminda Vaas 20-6-72-0

98.6

Zoysa to Brent, 1 run

98.5

Zoysa to Brent, 4 byes

98.4

Zoysa to Streak, 1 run

98.3

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Zoysa to Streak, no run

98.2

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Zoysa to Streak, no run

98.1

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Zoysa to Streak, no run

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Match details

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Toss	Zimbabwe, elected to field first
Series	Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2001/02
Player Of The Match	Kumar Sangakkara
Series result	Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 1581
Match days	day (5-day match)
Umpires	Peter Manuel Riazuddin
TV Umpire	Tyron Wijewardene
Match Referee	Cammie Smith

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Zimbabwe Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
H Masakadza	caught	28	45
TR Gripper	caught	10	48
SV Carlisle	caught	32	84
TJ Friend	bowled	44	142
GJ Rennie	caught	4	7
A Flower	lbw	10	38
GW Flower	caught	18	70
CB Wishart	caught	27	50
HH Streak	not out	36	84
GB Brent	caught	7	47
HK Olonga	caught	0	2
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 9)
Total	236(10 wkts; 101.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	21.2	6	76	1	3.56 (2 nb)
DNT Zoysa	15	4	34	2	2.26 (2 nb)
TCB Fernando	15	3	48	2	3.2 (1 nb)
M Muralidaran	36	17	35	4	0.97
ST Jayasuriya	7	3	22	0	3.14
TT Samaraweera	7	2	10	1	1.42 (4 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	36	Trevor Gripper	Hamilton Masakadza
2nd	18	Stuart Carlisle	Trevor Gripper
3rd	35	Stuart Carlisle	Travis Friend
4th	12	Gavin Rennie	Travis Friend
5th	22	Andy Flower	Travis Friend
6th	18	Grant Flower	Travis Friend
7th	20	Grant Flower	Craig Wishart
8th	32	Heath Streak	Craig Wishart
9th	38	Heath Streak	Gary Brent
10th	1	Heath Streak	Henry Olonga

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