May 4, 2024
Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka by three wickets to win series
Zimbabwe are ranked 11th in the world, with Sri Lanka eighth
ZIMBABWE survived a collapse against Sri Lanka to seal their first major overseas one-day series win since 2001.
Graeme Cremer’s side had not beaten a fellow Test-playing nation away from home since getting the better of Bangladesh 16 years ago.
Despite losing six wickets for 38 runs, they managed to overhaul Sri Lanka’s below-par 203-8 in Hambantota.
Hamilton Masakadza was the star, hitting 73 which followed the 111 he made in the third of five ODIs.
Defeat was a particular blow to Sri Lanka, who are yet to automatically qualify for the 2019 World Cup in England.
While they would need an unlikely set of results to avoid being pipped by West Indies on the 30 September cut-off, the 1996 champions remain at risk of having to go through a play-off with the likes of Zimbabwe, Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands and Papua New Guinea.
| Fifth one-day international, Hambantota |
|---|
| Sri Lanka 203-8 (50 overs): Gunaratne 59*, Gunathilaka 52, Butt 3-21 |
| Zimbabwe 204-7 (38.1 overs): Masakadza 73, Mire 43, Dananjaya 4-47 |
| Zimbabwe won by three wickets; win series 3-2 |
Zimbabwe Innings
| Batsman | How Out | Bowler | Runs | Mins | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | (38.1 overs) | 204–for7wickets | ||||||
| H Masakadza | c Kulasekara | b Malinga | 73 | 109 | 86 | 9 | 1 | 84.88 |
| Mire | b Gunaratne | 43 | 60 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 134.38 | |
| Musakanda | c Perera | b Perera | 37 | 81 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 75.51 |
| Ervine | lbw | b Perera | 2 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Williams | c K Mendis | b Perera | 2 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Butt | not out | 27 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 100.00 | |
| Waller | c & b Malinga | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Moor | c K Mendis | b Perera | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Cremer | not out | 11 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 84.62 | |
| Extras | 1nb 4w 0b 2lb | 7 | ||||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malinga | 10.0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 4.40 |
| Kulasekara | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Gunaratne | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Perera | 10.0 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 4.70 |
| De Silva | 6.1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7.29 |
| Chameera | 4.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Gunathilaka | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Fall of Wicket | Batsman |
|---|---|
| 92-1 (14.2 ovs) | Mire |
| 137-2 (23.6 ovs) | H Masakadza |
| 148-3 (26.3 ovs) | Ervine |
| 152-4 (28.4 ovs) | Williams |
| 165-5 (30.5 ovs) | Musakanda |
| 172-6 (33.2 ovs) | Waller |
| 175-7 (34.4 ovs) | Moor |
Sri Lanka
- Niroshan Dickwella(wk)
- Danushka Gunathilaka
- Kusal Mendis
- Upul Tharanga
- Angelo Mathews(c)
- Wanidu Hasaranga
- Asela Gunaratne
- Nuwan Kulasekara
- Lasith Malinga
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Akila Dananjaya
Zimbabwe
- Hamilton Masakadza
- Solomon Mire
- Tarisai Musakanda
- Craig Ervine
- Sean Williams
- Sikandar Raza
- Malcolm Waller
- Peter Moor(wk)
- Graeme Cremer(c)
- Christopher Mpofu
- Tendai Chatara
Toss:Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to field
Venue:Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Officials:Ian Gould, Raja Wimalasiri, Nigel Llong, Ranmore Martinesz, Brian Broad
