ACS Overseas First-Class Annual 2017

SRI LANKA v ZIMBABWE Played at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, July 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 2017. Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka 2017 - Only Test Sri Lanka won by four wickets. ZIMBABWE R B M 4s 6s R B M 4s 6s H.Masakadza c Mendis b Herath 19 40 53 2 - lbw b Herath 7 17 32 1 - †R.W.Chakabva b Herath 12 23 35 - - b Herath 6 12 11 1 - T.K.Musakanda § c Dickwella b Kumara 6 12 26 1 - c Karunaratne b Herath 0 9 9 - - C.R.Ervine c Perera b Kumara 160 256 347 13 1 c Karunaratne b Perera 5 11 15 1 - S.C.Williams c Gunaratne b Perera 22 26 31 4 - b Herath 22 37 38 1 - Sikandar Raza lbw b Herath 36 47 78 2 1 b Herath 127 205 342 9 1 P.J.Moor c Kumara b Gunaratne 19 42 49 - 1 c sub (M.D.Gunathilleke) b Kumara 40 89 111 3 - M.N.Waller b Herath 36 39 50 4 - c Tharanga b Perera 68 98 163 8 - *A.G.Cremer b Gunaratne 13 33 44 1 - c Karunaratne b Herath 48 94 129 5 - D.T.Tiripano c Karunaratne b Herath 27 54 75 4 - lbw b Perera 19 55 73 2 - C.B.Mpofu not out 0 1 5 - - not out 9 17 23 - 1 Extras w 1, nb 5 6 b 4, lb 14, w 7, nb 1 26 (94.4 ov; 401 mins) 356 (107.1 ov; 477 mins) 377 SRI LANKA R B M 4s 6s R B M 4s 6s F.D.M.Karunaratne c Masakadza b Tiripano 25 66 89 1 - b Williams 49 84 113 1 - W.U.Tharanga run out (Tiripano) 71 107 129 10 1 c Moor b Cremer 27 69 59 4 - B.K.G.Mendis c Chakabva b Cremer 11 15 26 1 - c Williams b Cremer 66 101 141 6 - *L.D.Chandimal c Chakabva b Cremer 55 100 116 6 - c Masakadza b Cremer 15 17 20 2 - A.D.Mathews c Masakadza b Williams 41 104 144 2 - c and b Cremer 25 73 95 1 1 †D.P.D.N.Dickwella b Cremer 6 13 16 - - c Chakabva b Williams 81 118 151 6 - M.D.K.Perera run out (Musakanda/ Waller/Chakabva) 33 43 60 2 2 (8) not out 29 76 87 4 - D.A.S.Gunaratne b Cremer 45 110 126 3 - (7) not out 80 151 210 6 - H.M.R.K.B.Herath st Chakabva b Williams 22 30 46 2 - R.A.S.Lakmal c and b Cremer 14 20 16 2 - C.B.R.L.S.Kumara not out 1 10 25 - - Extras b 8, lb 10, w 1, nb 3 22 b 9, lb 8, w 2 19 (102.3 ov; 401 mins) 346 (6 wkts; 114.5 ov; 441 mins) 391 Sri Lanka O M R W wd nb O M R W wd nb Fall Zim SL Zim SL Lakmal 14 1 58 0 - - 14 0 43 0 - - 1 23 (2) 84 (1) 14 (2) 58 (2) Kumara 17.4 2 68 2 1 - (4) 20 3 72 1 3 1 2 38 (1) 107 (3) 16 (3) 108 (1) Herath 32 4 116 5 - - (2) 39.1 5 133 6 - - 3 38 (3) 116 (2) 17 (1) 133 (4) Perera 24 0 86 1 - 1 (3) 30 2 95 3 - - 4 70 (5) 212 (4) 23 (4) 178 (3) Gunaratne 7 0 28 2 - 4 5 154 (6) 226 (6) 59 (5) 203 (5) Mendis (5) 4 0 16 0 - - 6 195 (7) 238 (5) 145 (7) 324 (6) 7 260 (8) 274 (7) 289 (8) Zimbabwe O M R W wd nb O M R W wd nb 8 282 (9) 322 (9) 306 (6) Mpofu 11 2 41 0 1 - (5) 6 3 10 0 - - 9 356 (10) 343 (10) 361 (10) Tiripano 10 1 38 1 - - 10 356 (4) 346 (8) 377 (9) Sikandar Raza 18 2 60 0 - - (1) 13 1 58 0 - - Cremer 39.3 4 125 5 - 1 (3) 48 6 150 4 - - Waller 1 0 2 0 - - (4) 4 0 10 0 - - Williams 23 3 62 2 - 2 (2) 43.5 2 146 2 2 - Umpires: I.J.Gould and N.J.Llong. Third umpire: C.Shamshuddin. Referee: B.C.Broad. Toss: Zimbabwe Close of Play: 1st day: Zimbabwe (1) 344-8 (Ervine 151, Tiripano 24, 90 overs); 2nd day: Sri Lanka (1) 293-7 (Gunaratne 24, Herath 5, 83 overs); 3rd day: Zimbabwe (2) 252-6 (Sikandar Raza 97, Waller 57, 68 overs); 4th day: Sri Lanka (2) 170-3 (Mendis 60, Mathews 17, 48 overs). Man of the Match: D.A.S.Gunaratne. C.R.Ervine passed 4,000 runs in first-class matches when he reached 156 in the first innings. A.G.Cremer, with 9-275, claimed the best match return for Zimbabwe in a Test against Sri Lanka (previously his own 7-227 at Harare in 2016/17). The 74 added by C.R.Ervine and D.T.Tiripano was Zimbabwe's highest for the 9th wicket against Sri Lanka (previously 43 by J.A.Rennie and S.G.Peall at Bulawayo in 1994/95). The 144 added by Sikandar Raza and M.N.Waller was Zimbabwe's highest for the 7th wicket against Sri Lanka (previously 132 by P.J.Moor and A.G.Cremer at Harare in 2016/17). Sri Lanka's 391 was their best total to win a Test (previously 352-9 against South Africa at Colombo in 2006); it was the fifth highest score by any side to win a Test. 651 Sri Lanka in 2017