Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 14th Match at Worcester, May 22 1999 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
14th Match, Worcester, May 22, 1999, ICC World Cup
(46/50 ov, T:198) 198/6

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

marvan-atapattu
Player Of The Match
54 (90)
New
Over46
7 runs
SL 198/6CRR: 4.30
Romesh Kaluwitharana 18 (30b 2x4)Chaminda Vaas 17 (17b 2x4)
Paul Strang0/10 (2)

Sri Lanka's first win in the World cup for 38 months

excellent 7th wicket partnership produced a safe win for Sri Lanka

Atapattu named the man of the match

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45.6
1
Strang to RS Kaluwitharana, 1 run

poked straight of the mid on, and Sri Lanka win by 4 wickets

45.5
1
Strang to Vaas, 1 run

pulled to the mid wicket, the misfield ties the scores

45.4
Strang to Vaas, no run

sweeping and missing, struck in the chest

45.3
1
Strang to RS Kaluwitharana, 1 run

lofted over the mid wicket to the deep fielder

45.2
Strang to RS Kaluwitharana, no run
45.1
4
Strang to RS Kaluwitharana, FOUR runs

pulled away in front of square, Sri Lanka racing away with it

Over45
15 runs
SL 191/6CRR: 4.24  RRR: 1.40
Romesh Kaluwitharana 12 (26b 1x4)Chaminda Vaas 16 (15b 2x4)
Henry Olonga0/50 (9)
44.6
1
Olonga to RS Kaluwitharana, 1 run

Champ to chump, 14 runs off Olonga's over, he just couldn't produce the inspiration today

44.5
4
Olonga to RS Kaluwitharana, FOUR runs

slashing cut shot, bottom edge, ohh, so close to the off stump, ball runs away to the fine leg fence

44.4
1
Olonga to Vaas, 1 run

poks it out on the off side

44.3
4
Olonga to Vaas, FOUR runs

clamps onto the back foot, great lofted pull shot over mid wicket requires the tv replay to decide the value of the boundary

44.2
4
Olonga to Vaas, FOUR runs

just a big lofted on drive from outside the off stump and over the wide mid on

44.1
Olonga to Vaas, no run
44.1
1w
Olonga to Vaas, 1 wide

still around the wicket, down the leg side of the left hander

Over44
3 runs
SL 176/6CRR: 4.00  RRR: 3.66
Romesh Kaluwitharana 7 (24b)Chaminda Vaas 7 (11b)
Paul Strang0/3 (1)
43.6
Strang to RS Kaluwitharana, no run

pushing away into the covers

43.5
1
Strang to Vaas, 1 run

an off drive

43.4
1
Strang to RS Kaluwitharana, 1 run
43.3
Strang to RS Kaluwitharana, no run
43.2
1
Strang to Vaas, 1 run

driving down to the long on

43.1
Strang to Vaas, no run

driving hard and back to the bowler

Over43
4 runs
SL 173/6CRR: 4.02  RRR: 3.57
Chaminda Vaas 5 (8b)Romesh Kaluwitharana 6 (21b)
Henry Olonga0/35 (8)

26 runs needed with only 4 wickets remaining

Strang called into action

42.6
1
Olonga to Vaas, 1 run

pulled direct to the long leg, these two are playing sensibly

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