that's it! it's all over!,that was tossed up on middle and leg, Sangakkara came down the track and lofted it over the bowlers head for a one-bounce four to the long on boundary
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI at Harare, Nov 20 2008 - Ball by Ball Commentary
The end of a one-sided affair. It would perhaps not have been one had Matsikenyeri and Taibu continued playing the way the were. Instead, their team capitulated to spin to lose seven wickets for three runs and make a Sri Lankan win a formality after being bowled out for 127. Sri Lanka, who are without Jayasuriya, took their time to chase down the target, trying to get acclimatised to the conditions in Zimbabwe before the four other games to follow.
Ray Price and Prosper Utseya bowled well but just didn't have enough runs on the board to put pressure on Sri Lanka. Hope the next game turns out to be more competitive.
Prosper Utseya: "We are disappointed not to get a competitive score."
Mahela Jayawardene: "We wanted to win the first game, but were disappointed with the way we started. However, our spinners did a wonderful job."
Muttiah Muralitharan is the Man of the Match.
Well, that's it from here folks. Join us for the second ODI on Saturday. Goodbye
flighted outside the off stump, played back to the bowler
short outside off, cut straight to point
quicker through the air, pitches on a good length outside off, defended
tossed up, pitches on a good length outside off and spins in, defended watchfully
flatter outside off stump, Mubarak in no hurry here, plays it back to the bowler
flighted outside the off stump, defended back to the bowler
flighted outside off and spinning in, pushed to a deepish mid-on
wide down the leg side
tossed up on the off stump, defended
good length on middle and leg, defended to forward short leg
flighted on the off stump, defended on the front foot to cover
tossed up on leg stump, dropped onto the leg side, short of mid wicket, for a quick single
flighted on the off, driven to extra cover
short of a good length outside off, pushed off the back foot to cover
slightly fuller this time, defended off the back foot yet again
tossed up outside off, pitches on a good length and spins back in, Sangakkara defends it on the back foot
short on the off stump, pulled away to deep mid wicket
flat on middle and off, pushed back to the bowler
Mubarak in to bat now
gone! flighted on the off stump, inducing the batsman to go for another big one, Kapugedara attempts to do just that but fails ti time it well enough, lofts it up high in the air but straight to Sibanda at long off. A wicket against the run of play here
wide down the leg side, that was a misidirected arm ball
flighted outside the off stump, Sangakkara comes down the track and flicks it away to deep square leg