Zimbabwean national cricket team in Sri Lanka in the 2001/02 season
The tour of the Zimbabwean national cricket team to Sri Lanka in the 2001/02 season took place from December 1, 2001 to January 16, 2002. The international cricket tour was part of the 2001/02 international cricket season and included three test matches . Sri Lanka won the test series 3-0.
prehistory
Both teams previously played a three-nation tournament together with the West Indies . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 1999/2000 season in Zimbabwe .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as venues for the tour and were announced on October 25, 2001.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
---|---|---|---|
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) | Colombo | 10,000 | 1st test |
Galle International Stadium | bile | 35,000 | 3rd test |
Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium | Kandy | 35,000 | 2nd test |
Squad
Sri Lanka named its squad on December 23, 2001.
test | |
---|---|
Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe |
Tour matches
December 1st scorecard |
Moratuwa |
Zimbabweans 186 (46.2) |
- |
Sri Lanka Board XI 189-4 (36.1) |
Sri Lanka Board XI wins with 6 wickets |
December 3rd scorecard |
Colombo |
Zimbabweans 196-8 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka A 198-6 (46.2) |
Sri Lanka A wins with 4 wickets |
21-23 December scorecard |
Colombo |
Zimbabweans 319-6d (90) & 169-5d (51) |
- |
Sri Lanka Board XI 269-4d (93) & 223-5 (41.2) |
Sri Lanka Board XI wins with 5 wickets |
Test matches
First test in Colombo (SSC)
27.-31. December scorecard |
Colombo |
Sri Lanka 586-6d (161) |
- |
Zimbabwe 184 (79.5) & 236 (101.2) (f / o) |
Sri Lanka wins with one innings and 166 runs |
Second test in Kandy
4th-7th January scorecard |
Kandy |
Zimbabwe 236 (97) & 175 (72.4) |
- |
Sri Lanka 505 (148.5) |
Sri Lanka wins with one innings and 94 runs |
Third test in bile
12-15 January scorecard |
bile |
Sri Lanka 418 (158.4) & 212-2d (41) |
- |
Zimbabwe 236 (134.3) & 79 (43.3) |
Sri Lanka wins with 315 runs |
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 3 | 4th | 295 | 73.75 | 139 | 1 | 1 |
Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 3 | 4th | 255 | 63.75 | 128 | 1 | 1 |
Thilan Samaraweera | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 216 | 108.00 | 123 * | 1 | 1 |
Marvan Atapattu | Sri Lanka | 3 | 4th | 184 | 61.33 | 100 * | 1 | 1 |
Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 3 | 4th | 167 | 55.66 | 76 | 0 | 2 |
Trevor Gripper | Zimbabwe | 3 | 6th | 167 | 27.83 | 83 | 0 | 1 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 3 | 203.1 | 30th | 9.80 | 9/51 | 2 | 1 |
Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 3 | 68 | 9 | 14.44 | 5/43 | 1 | 0 |
Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 3 | 106.5 | 8th | 35.62 | 2/17 | 0 | 0 |
Dilhara Fernando | Sri Lanka | 3 | 54.5 | 7th | 22.71 | 4/27 | 0 | 0 |
Heath Streak | Zimbabwe | 3 | 109.5 | 7th | 43.28 | 3/113 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
series | Player of the Series |
---|---|
test | Muttiah Muralitharan |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
game | Player of the Match |
---|---|
1st test | Kumar Sangakkara |
2nd test | Muttiah Muralitharan |
3rd test | Sanath Jayasuriya |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Revised Itinerary for West Indies, Triangular and ( English ) Cricinfo. October 25, 2001. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Charlie Austin: Sri Lankan selectors pick two uncapped players in Test squad ( English ) Cricinfo. December 23, 2001. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 15, 2016.