2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series
The 2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in November 2016.[1][2] It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. The Sri Lankan team were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe for two Tests, three ODIs and one Twenty20 International (T20I). However, the ODIs and T20I were replaced by this tri-series.[1]
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| Date | 14–27 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Sri Lanka won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Kusal Mendis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DRS technology was used for the first time in a limited-overs series in Zimbabwe.[3] This follows its use in the second Test in Zimbabwe's series against Sri Lanka that immediately preceded the tri-series.[3]
Sri Lanka won the tournament by beating Zimbabwe by 6 wickets in the final.[4]
Squads
 Zimbabwe[5] |
Sri Lanka[6] |
 West Indies[7] |
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Shane Dowrich and Miguel Cummins were added to the West Indies' squad in place of Marlon Samuels and Alzarri Joseph.[8] Darren Bravo was dropped from the West Indies' squad after he posted a comment on Twitter that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) deemed to be "inappropriate and unacceptable".[9] He was replaced by Jason Mohammed.[9] Sunil Narine left the squad due to personal reasons and was replaced by Devendra Bishoo.[9]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0.488 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | −1.020 |
| 3 | West Indies |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.315 |
Qualified for the Final
Matches
1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Upul Tharanga (SL) played his first ODI match as captain.[10]
- Asela Gunaratne (SL) and Carl Mumba (Zim) both made their ODI debuts.
- Points: Sri Lanka 5, Zimbabwe 0.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Shai Hope, Ashley Nurse and Rovman Powell (WI) all made their ODI debuts.
- Points: West Indies 5, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Russell Tiffin (Zim) stood in his 150th ODI as an umpire.[11]
- Shai Hope (WI) scored his first century in ODIs.[12]
- This was the 34th tied ODI match and the first tied ODI match between the two teams.[13]
- Points: Zimbabwe 2, West Indies 2.
4th ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play in Zimbabwe's innings with no further play possible due to a wet outfield.[14]
- Points: Zimbabwe 2, Sri Lanka 2.
5th ODI
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- Evin Lewis (WI) scored his first century in ODIs.[15]
- Points: Sri Lanka 4, West Indies 0.
6th ODI
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play in Zimbabwe's innings with one over being lost.
- Rain stopped play in the West Indies' innings with no further play possible.
- Tendai Chisoro and Sikandar Raza scored record ninth-wicket partnership of 91 not out for Zimbabwe in ODIs.[16]
- Points: Zimbabwe 4, West Indies 0.
Final
References
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- "Zimbabwe to Host Sri Lanka, West Indies". Cric Total. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- "Zimbabwe Cricket set to embrace DRS". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "Mendis, Tharanga steer Sri Lanka to title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- "Musakanda, Mumba among new faces in Zimbabwe's tri-series squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- "Tharanga named SL captain for tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- "Hope, Powell named in WI ODI squad for Zimbabwe tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- "West Indies bring in Dowrich, leave out Samuels in updated squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Darren Bravo sent home from Zimbabwe tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Sri Lanka bowl, Mumba makes ODI debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- "Tiripano's last-over heroics hand Zimbabwe a tie". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "Maiden century gives Hope little solace". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "Zimbabwe earn tie with three-run last over". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- "Heavy rain, wet outfield forces abandonment". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- "Sri Lanka survive Lewis' 148 for thrilling win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- "Chisoro, Raza lead Zimbabwe into tri-series final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2016.