Welcome to the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe - The 5th match of the 1997 Singer-Akai Cup triangular One-Day International cricket tournament between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe was played at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah on April 08, 1997.
Match Overview:
Andy Flower, Guy Whittall, Andy Whittall, Heath Streak and Paul Strang guided Zimbabwe stunning 50-run victory over Sri Lanka and keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the final in the fifth match of a Singer-Akai Cup.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Zimbabwe bowled out for 203 in 49.5 overs with top scorer by Guy Whittall cracked a 44 off 56-balls including 2-fours & a six.
Andy Flower struck 42 off 64-balls including 4-fours, Alistair Campbell scored 30 off 59-balls without a boundary.
Grant Flower cracked a 28 off 49-balls including a boundary and Dirk Viljoen scored 22 off 27-balls contained a four.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Ruwan Kalpage picked up 3-wickets for 38-runs in 9-overs including a maiden, Sajeewa de Silva captured two-wickets for 12-runs in 6.5-overs with economy rate of 1.75, Muttiah Muralitharan, Upul Chandana both took 2-wickets and one for Ravindra Pushpakumara.
Sri Lanka bundled out for 153 in 46.1 overs with top scorer by Roshan Mahanama cracked a 42 off 70-balls Including 4-fours.
Hashan Tillakaratne hit 36 off 75-balls including 3-fours and Aravinda de Silva scored 32 off 61-balls included two-fours.
Zimbabwe best bowler by Heath Streak took two-wickets for 12-runs in 8.1-overs including two maidens with economy rate of 1.46.
Paul Strang, Andy Whittall captured 2-wickets, Everton Matambanadzo, Eddo Brandes and Guy Whittall each took one-wickets.
Guy Whittall named Player of the match for his all-round performance to 1-wicket for 42-runs in 10-overs after sc
: