Sri Lanka completed a series whitewash over Zimbabwe with a 19-run victory in the fifth and final ODI at Harare Sports Club, but, not for the first time in the last week, Zimbabwe threw away a gilt-edged chance of winning within sight of the finishing line. Given a little more experience and common sense, Zimbabwe […]
Sri Lanka remain on course for a series whitewash in the fifth ODI against Zimbabwe, but will be made to work for it.
The tourists were bowled out for 152 on Sunday morning.
Thilina Kandamby top-scored with 40 for Sri Lanka, who won the first two ODIs comprehensively but were made to work in the rain-affected third […]
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by two wickets in Harare to extend their lead to 4-0 in the five-match one-day series.
Spinner Ajantha Mendis grabbed 6-29 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 146, with Keith Dabengwa top-scoring with 32.
Sri Lanka lost three batsmen without scoring and slipped to 33-3 in their response, with Tawanda Mupariwa taking two […]
Zimbabwe gave Sri Lanka a major scare before a late collapse saw them lose the third one-day international by five runs in Harare, and with it the series.
Sri Lanka went 3-0 up with two dead rubbers left to play later in the week.
In a match reduced to 28 overs-per-side Sri Lanka were restricted to 171-7, […]
Sri Lanka clinched their one-day series with Zimbabwe, and remain on course for a sweep of the five-game series, after claiming a narrow five-run win from a rain-affected match in Harare.
The tourists had completed comfortable victories in the opening two matches but were made to sweat for their win on Monday, only securing it from […]
A match reduced to 28 overs produced the series’ most compelling game in Harare, and the first performance by Zimbabwe to cause Sri Lanka a headache. Hamilton Masakadza’s pleasantly carefree strokeplay took Zimbabwe to within touching distance of their target. But in spite of Stuart Matsikenyeri pummelling 19 from 10 deliveries, late wickets cost Zimbabwe […]
When the ICC sent a fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe in 2006, critics of Peter Chingoka and Zimbabwe Cricket accused the board of only showing Percy Sonn and Malcolm Speed cherry-picked facilities so that they went away with a far rosier picture of the state of the game than was the case.
Two years on and another […]
It has not been a particularly encouraging day for cricket’s minnows. First Bangladesh were routed by an innings-and-129 runs in Bloemfontein while, in Harare, Zimbabwe capitulated to their fourth-lowest ODI score of 67 against a clinical Sri Lanka who, with gross inevitability, are heading for a 5-0 series win.
It was Zimbabwe’s second collapse in three […]
All-rounder Sean Williams has replaced Timycen Maruma in the Zimbabwe squad for the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
Williams, who was one of the reserves for the series, has been called up after Maruma was withdrawn from the squad on Thursday after injuring his left shoulder.
Maruma had to be helped off the field after colliding with […]
Match facts
Nov 22, 2008
Start time 9.30 am (0730 GMT)
Big Picture
Zimbabwe’s first ODI at home since December 2007 had a promising beginning but ended in disaster. Their top order laid a steady platform against Sri Lanka on Thursday, reaching 124 for 3, but they lost their last seven wickets for three runs in 3.5 dramatic overs. […]
A superb spin display saw Sri Lanka easily beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the first one-day match in Harare.
The hosts lost their last seven wickets for just three runs as Muttiah Muralitharan (4-14) and Ajantha Mendis (3-26) ripped through the order.
Sri Lanka made light work of the reply, despite the dismissal of Upul Tharanga […]
Zimbabwe lost their last seven wickets for three runs to be bowled out for only 127 by Sri Lanka in the first ODI in Harare.
Sri Lanka had little trouble capitalising on Zimbabwe’s batting capitulation, reaching their victory target in a little over 33 overs to win the first one-day international by six wickets in Harare.
The […]