Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2008–09

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|  Sri Lanka|  Zimbabwe
Dates|  13 November 2008 – 30 November 2008
Captains|  Mahela Jayawardene|  Prosper Utseya
One Day International series
Results|  Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs|  Kumar Sangakkara 182
Jehan Mubarak 98
Upul Tharanga 78|  Hamilton Masakadza 133
Tatenda Taibu 100
Keith Dabengwa 71
Most wickets|  Ajantha Mendis 15
Muttiah Muralitharan 11
Nuwan Kulasekara &
Thilan Thushara 6|  Tawanda Mupariwa 10
Elton Chigumbura 7
Ray Price 4
Player of the series|  Ajantha Mendis

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

It was the first international series for new Zimbabwe coach Walter Chawaguta.Price, Steven (3 December 2008). "Chawaguta appears out of his depth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2023.</ref>

## ODI series[edit]

### 1st ODI[edit]

20 November
(scorecard)

Zimbabwe
127 (31 overs)

Sri Lanka
130/4 (33.2 overs)

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Tatenda Taibu 36* (58)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/14 (4 overs)

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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[edit]

22 November
(scorecard)

Zimbabwe
67 (31 overs)

Sri Lanka
68/1 (17.4 overs)

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Tatenda Taibu 12 (38)
Extras (lb 1, w 11) 12
Ajantha Mendis 4/15 (6 overs)

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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[edit]

24 November
(scorecard)

Sri Lanka
171/7 (28 overs)

Zimbabwe
166/7 (28 overs)

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Kumar Sangakkara 57 (59)
Tawanda Mupariwa 4/39 (6 overs)

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Hamilton Masakadza 77 (71)
Muttiah Muralitharan 2/20 (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[edit]

28 November
(scorecard)

Zimbabwe
146 (46.3 overs)

Sri Lanka
150/8 (47.3 overs)

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Keith Dabengwa 32 (59)
Ajantha Mendis 6/29 (9 overs)

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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[edit]

30 November
(scorecard)

Sri Lanka
152 (48.5 overs)

Zimbabwe
133 (44 overs)

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Thilina Kandamby 40 (99)
Ed Rainsford 3/22 (8.5 overs)

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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[edit]

### First Class:TBC v Sri Lankans[edit]

12–15 November
(scorecard)

Zimbabwe Select XI

Sri Lankans

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159 (53.3 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 33 (103)
Ajantha Mendis 4/59 (16.3 overs)

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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)

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match drawn[7]
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Owen Chirombe & Justice Tapfumaneyi (both ZIM)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan

### Philippines vs Iran[edit]

19 July 2021

Iran
380/3 (50 overs)

Philippines
240/9 (50 overs)

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Abdullah 256* (111)
Chris 2/147 (10 overs)

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Chris 99 (142)
Imam 5/23 (10 overs)

Iran won by 140 runs
Tehran Cricket Stadium, Tehran
Player of the match: Abdullah (Iran)

## References[edit]

1. ^ CricketArchive – tour itinerary Archived 6 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
2. ^ CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
3. ^ CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
4. ^ CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
5. ^ CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
6. ^ CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
7. ^ CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved 14 December 2010.

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