Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2008–09

The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Zimbabwe in November 2008 to play 5 Limited Overs Internationals.[1]

Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2008–09
Teams
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Dates 13 November 2008 – 30 November 2008
Captains Mahela Jayawardene Prosper Utseya
Number of ODIs 5
ODIs won 5 0
Most runs (ODIs) Kumar Sangakkara 182
Jehan Mubarak 98
Upul Tharanga 78		 Hamilton Masakadza 133
Tatenda Taibu 100
Keith Dabengwa 71
Most wickets (ODIs) Ajantha Mendis 15
Muttiah Muralitharan 11
Nuwan Kulasekara &
Thilan Thushara 6		 Tawanda Mupariwa 10
Elton Chigumbura 7
Ray Price 4
Player of Series (ODIs) Ajantha Mendis

ODI series

1st ODI
20 November
(scorecard)
Zimbabwe 
127 (31 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
130/4 (33.2 overs)
Tatenda Taibu 36* (58)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/14 (4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 46* (95)
Ray Price 2/24 (7 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets[2]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) & Kevan Barbour (ZIM)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan

2nd ODI
22 November
(scorecard)
Zimbabwe 
67 (31 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
68/1 (17.4 overs)
Tatenda Taibu 12 (38)
Extras (lb 1, w 11) 12
Ajantha Mendis 4/15 (6 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 28 (25)
Tawanda Mupariwa 1/18 (6 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets[3]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) & Kevan Barbour (ZIM)
Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis

3rd ODI
24 November
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
171/7 (28 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
166/7 (28 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 57 (59)
Tawanda Mupariwa 4/39 (6 overs)
 Sri Lanka by 5 runs[4]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza

4th ODI
28 November
(scorecard)
Zimbabwe 
146 (46.3 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
150/8 (47.3 overs)
Keith Dabengwa 32 (59)
Ajantha Mendis 6/29 (9 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 60* (98)
Tawanda Mupariwa 3/34 (10 overs)
 Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets[5]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis

5th ODI
30 November
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
152 (48.5 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
133 (44 overs)
Thilina Kandamby 40 (99)
Ed Rainsford 3/22 (8.5 overs)
Keith Dabengwa 39 (91)
Muttiah Muralitharan 5/29 (10 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 19 runs[6]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Kevan Barbour & Russell Tiffin (both ZIM)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan

Tour Matches

First Class:TBC v Sri Lankans
12 – 15 November
(scorecard)
 Zimbabwe Select XI
v
159 (53.3 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 33 (103)
Ajantha Mendis 4/59 (16.3 overs)
567/4d (151 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 174 (273)
Prosper Utseya 3/133 (39 overs)
238/5 (61 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 72 (117)
Ajantha Mendis 4/86 (24 overs)
match drawn[7]
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Owen Chirombe & Justice Tapfumaneyi (both ZIM)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan

List A:TBC v Sri Lankans
17 November
(scorecard)
Sri Lankans
235 (48.1 overs)
v
Jehan Mubarak 88* (81)
Ed Rainsford 3/29 (9.1 overs)
no result[8]
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Owen Chirombe & Justice Tapfumaneyi (both ZIM)

References
  1. CricketArchive – tour itinerary. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
  2. CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
  3. CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
  4. CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
  5. CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
  6. CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
  7. CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
  8. CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
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