a19266 o2782	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka
	Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 2008/09 (3rd ODI)
Venue	Harare Sports Club, Harare on 24th November 2008 (50-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to field
Result	Sri Lanka won by 5 runs
Umpires	Aleem Dar (Pakistan), RB Tiffin
TV umpire	KC Barbour
Referee	MJ Procter (South Africa)
Man of the Match	H Masakadza
Articles	Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe in a thriller

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Sri Lanka innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
WU Tharanga	c Taibu b Chigumbura	29	35	45	4	-	82.86
ML Udawatte	lbw b Mupariwa	1	8	19	-	-	12.50
+KC Sangakkara	c Mupariwa b Chigumbura	57	59	96	4	-	96.61
*DPMD Jayawardene	c Taibu b Chigumbura	4	7	8	-	-	57.14
CK Kapugedera	st Taibu b Mupariwa	28	32	31	1	2	87.50
J Mubarak	c Price b Mupariwa	22	21	39	-	1	104.76
MF Maharoof	c Utseya b Mupariwa	14	8	11	2	-	175.00
MTT Mirando	not out	0	0	2	-	-	0.00
BAW Mendis	did not bat
M Muralitharan	did not bat
KMDN Kulasekara	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 2 nb, 13 w)	16
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 28 overs)	171
Fall of wickets:
1-13 (Udawatte, 3.4 ov), 2-41 (Tharanga, 8.4 ov), 3-51 (Jayawardene, 10.3 ov), 4-94 (Kapugedera, 19 ov), 5-149 (Sangakkara, 25.6 ov), 6-167 (Mubarak, 27.4 ov), 7-171 (Maharoof, 28 ov)

Zimbabwe bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Rainsford	5	0	21	0	2	-	-	4.20
Chigumbura	5	0	37	3	8	-	10.00	7.40
Mupariwa	6	0	39	4	3	-	9.00	6.50
Utseya	6	0	45	0	-	2	-	7.50
Price	6	1	28	0	-	-	-	4.67

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Zimbabwe innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
H Masakadza	c Kulasekara b Mirando	77	71	95	7	2	108.45
V Sibanda	c Sangakkara b Mirando	25	37	54	-	1	67.57
+T Taibu	b Kulasekara	31	38	55	1	-	81.58
E Chigumbura	b Mendis	3	4	6	-	-	75.00
S Matsikenyeri	lbw b Muralitharan	19	10	18	1	1	190.00
CJ Chibhabha	b Mendis	0	2	5	-	-	0.00
SC Williams	not out	2	3	9	-	-	66.67
T Mupariwa	st Sangakkara b Muralitharan	0	3	4	-	-	0.00
*P Utseya	did not bat
RW Price	did not bat
EC Rainsford	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb, 4 w)	9
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 28 overs)	166
Fall of wickets:
1-76 (Sibanda, 12.5 ov), 2-134 (Masakadza, 22.6 ov), 3-141 (Chigumbura, 24.1 ov), 4-151 (Taibu, 25.6 ov), 5-162 (Chibhabha, 26.5 ov), 6-162 (Matsikenyeri, 27.1 ov), 7-166 (Mupariwa, 28 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Maharoof	5	0	39	0	1	-	-	7.80
Kulasekara	6	0	35	1	-	-	36.00	5.83
Mendis	6	0	36	2	-	-	18.00	6.00
Mirando	5	0	31	2	1	-	15.00	6.20
Muralitharan	6	0	20	2	2	-	18.00	3.33

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Notes
--> The match was reduced before play started to 28 overs per side
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (20/1)
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 2 (chosen by the fielding side): overs 7 (20/1) to 9 (42/2)
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 3 (chosen by the batting side): overs 25 (132/4) to 27 (161/5)
--> Zimbabwe powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (42/0)
--> Zimbabwe powerplay 2 (chosen by the fielding side): overs 7 (42/0) to 9 (65/0)
--> Zimbabwe powerplay 3 (chosen by the batting side): overs 25 (141/2) to 26 (151/4)
--> Sri Lanka innings: 50 in 10.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 100 in 19.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 150 in 26.1 overs
--> Zimbabwe innings: 50 in 6.4 overs
--> Zimbabwe innings: 100 in 17.6 overs
--> Zimbabwe innings: 150 in 25.4 overs
--> KC Sangakkara 50 in 55 balls with 3 fours
--> H Masakadza 50 in 49 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes
--> T Taibu passed 3500 runs in List A matches when he reached 17
--> T Mupariwa achieved his best innings bowling analysis in ODI matches in the Sri Lanka innings (previous best was 4-46)
--> MTT Mirando reached 100 wickets in List A matches when he dismissed H Masakadza, his 2nd wicket in the Zimbabwe innings

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Sri Lanka innings
Zimbabwe innings
KC Sangakkara (33) and J Mubarak (14) added 50 in 40 balls for the Sri Lanka 5th wicket
H Masakadza (29) and V Sibanda (18) added 50 in 40 balls for the Zimbabwe 1st wicket
H Masakadza (27) and T Taibu (24) added 50 in 57 balls for the Zimbabwe 2nd wicket