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Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 1999/00 (2nd Test)
VenueHarare Sports Club, Harare on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th November 1999 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
ResultSri Lanka won by 6 wickets
UmpiresSA Bucknor, RB Tiffin
TV umpireID Robinson
RefereeJL Hendriks
Close of play day 1Zimbabwe (1) 163/9 (Olonga 4*, Matambanadzo 2*; 90 overs)
Close of play day 2Sri Lanka (1) 236/3 (Jayawardene 71*, Dilshan 57*; 82 overs)
Close of play day 3Zimbabwe (2) 34/3 (Goodwin 6*, Johnson 5*; 20 overs)
Close of play day 4Zimbabwe (2) 235/6 (A Flower 107*, Whittall 27*; 101 overs)
Player of the MatchTM Dilshan
ArticlesMy hat-trick was unique, says Nuwan Zoysa

Zimbabwe first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
GW Flowerb Muralitharan191031362- 
TR Gripperlbw b Zoysa014-- 
MW Goodwinc Kaluwitharana b Zoysa011-- 
NC Johnsonlbw b Zoysa012-- 
*+A Flowerlbw b Vaas7422733251 
ADR Campbelllbw b Wickramasinghe361351422- 
GJ Whittallb Muralitharan166-- 
GB Brentc Kaluwitharana b Vaas34148-- 
BC Strangc Dilshan b Vaas4622-- 
HK Olonganot out103821- 
EZ Matambanadzoc Jayawardene b Muralitharan62712-- 
Extras(2 b, 8 lb, 11 nb)21
Total(all out, 403 minutes, 95.5 overs)174
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Gripper, 1.1 ov), 2-0 (Goodwin, 1.2 ov), 3-0 (Johnson, 1.3 ov), 4-53 (GW Flower, 31.6 ov), 5-133 (Campbell, 70.2 ov), 6-134 (Whittall, 71.3 ov), 7-152 (Brent, 82.5 ov), 8-153 (A Flower, 84.3 ov), 9-161 (Strang, 88.1 ov), 10-174 (Matambanadzo, 95.5 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas27   8503-4
Zoysa13   4223--
Wickramasinghe18   7311-1
Muralitharan29.511443-6
Jayasuriya3   170--
Arnold5   2100--

Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MS Atapatturun out (Johnson->Campbell)371011403- 
*ST Jayasuriyac A Flower b Olonga612191- 
RP Arnoldc Campbell b Strang491021475- 
DPMD Jayawardenec A Flower b Strang91207206111 
TM Dilshannot out16334347918- 
+RS Kaluwitharanarun out (Olonga)1934494- 
SI de Saramc Goodwin b Matambanadzo1745651- 
WPUJC Vaasc Gripper b Matambanadzo51724-- 
GP Wickramasinghec A Flower b Whittall72845-- 
M Muralitharanc GW Flower b Olonga5441- 
DNT Zoysac Gripper b GW Flower514251- 
Extras(1 b, 10 lb, 10 nb, 7 w)28
Total(all out, 647 minutes, 149.3 overs)432
Fall of wickets:
1-17 (Jayasuriya, 4.2 ov), 2-97 (Atapattu, 32.4 ov), 3-105 (Arnold, 37.6 ov), 4-283 (Jayawardene, 100.2 ov), 5-323 (Kaluwitharana, 113.3 ov), 6-371 (de Saram, 127.5 ov), 7-381 (Vaas, 133.4 ov), 8-403 (Wickramasinghe, 143.3 ov), 9-408 (Muralitharan, 144.2 ov), 10-432 (Zoysa, 149.3 ov)
Zimbabwe bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Olonga30   588221
Brent22   46802-
Matambanadzo31   695215
Strang37   13702--
Gripper1   060--
Whittall19   260124
GW Flower9.32341--

Zimbabwe second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
GW Flowerc Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan134465-- 
TR Gripperc Arnold b Vaas41418-- 
MW Goodwinrun out (de Saram)482002884- 
EZ Matambanadzorun out (de Saram)0812-- 
NC Johnsonc Atapattu b Zoysa1427411- 
*+A Flowerc Atapattu b Jayasuriya1293044228- 
ADR Campbelllbw b Muralitharan510141- 
GJ Whittallnot out531912403- 
GB Brentlbw b Jayasuriya032-- 
BC Strangc Jayawardene b Jayasuriya3911-- 
HK Olongalbw b Jayasuriya032-- 
Extras(3 b, 15 lb, 5 nb)23
Total(all out, 560 minutes, 134.4 overs)292
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Gripper, 4.1 ov), 2-28 (GW Flower, 14.4 ov), 3-28 (Matambanadzo, 17.4 ov), 4-51 (Johnson, 27.1 ov), 5-152 (Goodwin, 71.5 ov), 6-159 (Campbell, 74.6 ov), 7-284 (A Flower, 130.2 ov), 8-284 (Brent, 130.5 ov), 9-292 (Strang, 134.1 ov), 10-292 (Olonga, 134.4 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Vaas35   7781-1
Zoysa11   2241--
Wickramasinghe28   10510-1
Muralitharan43   15712-3
Jayasuriya12.43404--
Arnold1   030--
Jayawardene4   270--

Sri Lanka second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MS Atapatturun out (Goodwin)6761- 
*ST Jayasuriyac Gripper b Brent714161- 
RP Arnoldc A Flower b Brent12029-- 
DPMD Jayawardenenot out62743-- 
TM Dilshanlbw b Brent052-- 
+RS Kaluwitharananot out1420193- 
SI de Saramdid not bat      
WPUJC Vaasdid not bat      
DNT Zoysadid not bat      
GP Wickramasinghedid not bat      
M Muralitharandid not bat      
Extras(1 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)4
Total(4 wickets, 60 minutes, 15.2 overs)38
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Atapattu, 1.4 ov), 2-15 (Jayasuriya, 3.6 ov), 3-19 (Arnold, 9.1 ov), 4-20 (Dilshan, 9.6 ov)
Zimbabwe bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Olonga5   1140-1
Brent7.232132-
Strang3   120--

Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Zimbabwe (1) 46/3 (A Flower 26*, GW Flower 15*; 27 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Zimbabwe (1) 112/4 (A Flower 49*, Campbell 30*; 59 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 61/1 (Atapattu 25*, Arnold 25*; 21 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 140/3 (Jayawardene 21*, Dilshan 16*; 49 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 314/4 (Dilshan 94*, Kaluwitharana 18*; 111 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 386/7 (Dilshan 137*, Wickramasinghe 2*; 138 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Zimbabwe (2) 86/4 (A Flower 22*, Goodwin 23*; 48 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Zimbabwe (2) 161/6 (A Flower 61*, Whittall 0*; 76 overs)
--> Day 5 Lunch: Zimbabwe (2) 292 all out
--> EZ Matambanadzo made his last appearance in Test matches
--> A Flower (1) 50 in 161 balls, 238 minutes with 5 fours
--> MS Atapattu (1) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> RP Arnold (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 33
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 50 in 108 balls with 6 fours
--> TM Dilshan (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> TM Dilshan (1) 50 in 120 balls with 7 fours
--> TM Dilshan (1) 100 in 234 balls, 311 minutes with 11 fours
--> TM Dilshan (1) 150 in 332 balls with 18 fours
--> MW Goodwin (2) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 11
--> A Flower (2) 50 in 121 balls with 3 fours
--> A Flower (2) 100 in 220 balls, 306 minutes with 7 fours
--> GJ Whittall (2) 50 in 181 balls with 3 fours
--> GJ Whittall (2) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 52
--> ST Jayasuriya (2) passed 8000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 6
--> DNT Zoysa made his debut in Zimbabwe in Test matches
--> DNT Zoysa achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Zimbabwe first innings (previous best was 3-38)
--> WPUJC Vaas reached 100 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed BC Strang, his 3rd wicket in the Zimbabwe first innings
--> DNT Zoysa completed a hat-trick in the Zimbabwe first innings (Gripper, Goodwin, Johnson)
--> ST Jayasuriya achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Zimbabwe second innings (previous best was 4-44)
--> ST Jayasuriya achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the Zimbabwe second innings (previous best was 4-53)
--> GB Brent achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed TM Dilshan in the Sri Lanka second innings (previous best was 2-55)
--> DPMD Jayawardene and TM Dilshan added 150 in 308 balls, 208 minutes for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the first innings
--> MW Goodwin and A Flower added 100 in 186 minutes for the Zimbabwe 5th wicket in the second innings
--> A Flower and GJ Whittall added 100 in 247 balls, 174 minutes for the Zimbabwe 7th wicket in the second innings