it's all over, Mupariwa gets on his knee early to slog him away but he fails to get the desired elevation and finds Tharanga at deep midwicket, easy take and Zimbabwe are bowled out for less than 100 for the 4th time against Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2nd Match at Dhaka, Jan 12 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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2nd Match, Mirpur, January 12, 2009, Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh
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Sri Lanka storm home by 130 runs. Quite a walkover really after Zimbabwe wobbled to Kulasekara early on. Some of the indiscreet shots gave the impression that they had given up already.
Mendis beat Ajit Agarkar's record for the fastest to 50 ODI wickets. Agarkar did it in 23 games but Mendis managed it in just 19. And he has an average of 10.
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Sld, from United States: "Another typical outing by Zimbabwe and clinical thrashing by Sri Lanka. Well at least you guys get to enjoy the rest of the day and I can go to sleep early."
Utseya: "We didn't put up a fight. No excuses for the way we played. The bowling has been good. The batsmen should apply themselves a bit more."
Jayawardene: "The toss does play a crucial part for the 9am start. Angelo, Mubarak and Tharanga guided us through the difficult period. The wicket surprises us everyday. It played differently in the morning. "
Angelo Mathews is the Man of the Match: He says: "When I went out to bat the wicket was doing a bit. I've played on these types of wickets of before. I'm thankful to the seniors."
So Sri Lanka have gained a bonus point. Zimbabwe have four and Bangladesh will be under immense pressure to beat Sri Lanka convincingly on Wednesday to give themselves a shot at the final. That's it from us. Do join us on the 14th for the final league game. Cheers!
28.2
W
Mendis to Mupariwa, OUT
Tawanda Mupariwa c Tharanga b Mendis 0 (9b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 0
28.1
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Mendis to Mupariwa, no run
comes on straight, he defends it away
end of over 28Wicket maiden
ZIM: 80/9CRR: 2.85 • RRR: 5.95
Ed Rainsford0 (1b)
Tawanda Mupariwa0 (7b)
Muthiah Muralidaran 3-1-4-2
Ajantha Mendis 5-0-15-2
27.6
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Murali to Rainsford, no run
drifts in to the right-hander and he blocks it away off the meat of the bat
27.5
W
Murali to Chigumbura, OUT
comes round the wicket and delivers the doosra, the turn beats the outside edge and he lunges forward but fails to drag his foot back in time, Sangakkara is sharp enough to whip off the bails in a flash
Elton Chigumbura st †Sangakkara b Muralidaran 6 (25b 0x4 0x6 24m) SR: 24
27.4
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Murali to Chigumbura, no run
flights it on middle and leg, he thrusts forward and defends
27.3
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Murali to Chigumbura, no run
flights it on the pads and he works it to midwicket
27.2
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Murali to Chigumbura, no run
defends to the on side
27.1
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Murali to Chigumbura, no run
end of over 271 run
ZIM: 80/8CRR: 2.96 • RRR: 5.69
Tawanda Mupariwa0 (7b)
Elton Chigumbura6 (20b)
Ajantha Mendis 5-0-15-2
Muthiah Muralidaran 2-0-4-1
26.6
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Mendis to Mupariwa, no run
slides on the pads and the ball trickles to fine leg
26.5
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Mendis to Mupariwa, no run
thrusts his pad forward early and defends very close to the pads
26.4
1
Mendis to Chigumbura, 1 run
steers it to the off side
26.3
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Mendis to Chigumbura, no run
flights it on middle and off and he defends
26.2
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Mendis to Chigumbura, no run
comes through straight and he defends
26.1
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Mendis to Chigumbura, no run
gets forward and smothers the spin
end of over 261 run
ZIM: 79/8CRR: 3.03 • RRR: 5.50
Tawanda Mupariwa0 (5b)
Elton Chigumbura5 (16b)
Muthiah Muralidaran 2-0-4-1
Ajantha Mendis 4-0-14-2
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25.6
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Murali to Mupariwa, no run
gets forward and drives to short cover
25.5
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Murali to Mupariwa, no run
gives it a lot of air on middle and leg, he defends off his pads
25.4
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Murali to Mupariwa, no run
comes round the wicket, he gets forward and defends
25.3
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Murali to Mupariwa, no run
thrusts forward and defends back to the bowler
25.2
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Murali to Mupariwa, no run
thrusts forward but the ball beats the outside edge
25.1
1
Murali to Chigumbura, 1 run
strays on the pads and he works it to the on side
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