Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2016–17

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2016–17

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|  Zimbabwe|  Sri Lanka
Dates|  29 October – 10 November 2016
Captains|  Graeme Cremer|  Rangana Herath
Test series
Result|  Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs|  Graeme Cremer (153)
Sean Williams (153)|  Dimuth Karunaratne (280)
Most wickets|  Graeme Cremer (11)|  Rangana Herath (19)
Player of the series|  Dimuth Karunaratne (SL)

Sri Lankan national cricket team toured Zimbabwe from October to November 2016. The tour was originally scheduled to consist of a two Test matches, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a single Twenty20 international (T20I),[1] but in September 2016 the one-day matches were replaced by a triangular series featuring Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and the West Indies and that the tour of Zimbabwe would be reduced to just the two Test matches.[2][3] Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.

Sri Lanka last played Zimbabwe in a Test match in 2004.[4] The first Test of the series was the 100th Test match played by Zimbabwe.[4] The second Test of the series used the Decision Review System.[5] This was the first time the technology was used in a game in Zimbabwe, having previously been unavailable due to cost.[5]

## Squads[edit]

Zimbabwe[6] |  Sri Lanka[7]

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* Graeme Cremer (c)
* Regis Chakabva
* Brian Chari
* Michael Chinouya
* Craig Ervine
* Hamilton Masakadza
* Tino Mawoyo
* Peter Moor
* Christopher Mpofu
* Carl Mumba
* Tarisai Musakanda
* Taurai Muzarabani
* Sikandar Raza
* Donald Tiripano
* Malcolm Waller
* Sean Williams

* Rangana Herath (c)
* ~~Angelo Mathews (c)~~
* Niroshan Dickwella
* Lahiru Gamage
* Asela Gunaratne
* Dimuth Karunaratne
* Lahiru Kumara
* Suranga Lakmal
* Kasun Madushanka
* Kusal Mendis
* Dilruwan Perera
* Kusal Perera
* Lakshan Sandakan
* Kaushal Silva
* Dhananjaya de Silva
* Upul Tharanga

Angelo Mathews was ruled out of the tour due to injury and was replaced as captain by Rangana Herath.[8]

## Test series[edit]

### 1st Test[edit]

29 October–2 November 2016
Scorecard

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

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537 (155 overs)
Kusal Perera 110 (121)
Graeme Cremer 4/142 (39 overs)

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373 (107.5 overs)
Graeme Cremer 102* (207)
Suranga Lakmal 3/69 (21.5 overs)

247/6d (61.5 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 110 (173)
Carl Mumba 4/50 (11.5 overs)

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186 (90.3 overs)
Graeme Cremer 43 (144)
Dilruwan Perera 3/34 (15.3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 225 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Simon Fry (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Graeme Cremer (Zim)

* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain stopped play shortly after tea on day 4, with no further play possible.
* This was Zimbabwe's 100th Test.[4]
* Rangana Herath (SL) played his first Test match as captain.[4]
* Asela Gunaratne, Lahiru Kumara (SL) and Carl Mumba (Zim) all made their Test debuts.
* Kusal Perera (SL) scored his first Test century.[9]
* Graeme Cremer (Zim) scored his first Test century.[10]

### 2nd Test[edit]

6–10 November 2016
Scorecard

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

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504 (144.4 overs)
Dhananjaya de Silva 127 (245)
Donald Tiripano 3/91 (32 overs)

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272 (82.1 overs)
Brian Chari 80 (158)
Rangana Herath 5/89 (26 overs)

258/9d (81.4 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 88 (208)
Graeme Cremer 4/91 (21.4 overs)

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233 (58 overs)
Craig Ervine 72 (121)
Rangana Herath 8/63 (23 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 257 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Simon Fry (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng)
Player of the match: Rangana Herath (SL)

* Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the first time the Decision Review System (DRS) was used in Zimbabwe.[5]
* Asela Gunaratne (SL) scored his first Test century.[11]
* Rangana Herath (SL) became the third bowler to take a five wicket haul against all the Test playing nations.[12]
* Rangana Herath (SL) took his 350th Test wicket when he dismissed Carl Mumba.[13]
* Rangana Herath (SL) took the most wickets as a captain in a two-match series (19).[13]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. ^ "Zimbabwe-Sri Lanka Tests could be replaced by tri-series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
3. ^ "Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for Tests, WI for tri-series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
4. ^ a b c d "Herath set for captaincy debut in Zimbabwe's 100th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
5. ^ a b c "Zimbabwe Cricket set to embrace DRS". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
6. ^ "Chatara, Panyangara unfit for Sri Lanka Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
7. ^ "Sri Lanka's teenage fast bowler Lahiru Kumara bags Test spot". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
8. ^ "Mathews injured, Herath set for late captaincy debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
9. ^ "Perera's rapid 110 headlines Sri Lanka's dominance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
10. ^ "Cremer's 102* helps Zimbabwe avoid follow-on". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
11. ^ "Gunaratne ton hauls Sri Lanka to 504". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
12. ^ "Herath completes the five-for set". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
13. ^ a b "Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Rangana Herath breaks too many records for comfort". Cricket County. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

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