Zimbabwean national cricket team in Sri Lanka in the 2017 season
The Zimbabwean national cricket team's tour to Sri Lanka in the 2017 season took place from June 30th to July 18th, 2017. The international cricket tour is part of the 2017 international cricket season and included a test and five ODIs . Sri Lanka won the test series 1–0, Zimbabwe won the ODI series 3–2.
prehistory
Sri Lanka previously competed in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy and Zimbabwe a tour in Scotland . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2008/09 season in Zimbabwe , the last time they met in Sri Lanka in the 2001/02 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were selected for the tour. In Galle, an ODI was held for the first time since the 2000 season.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Premadasa Stadium (RPS) | Colombo | 35,000 | 1st test |
| Galle International Stadium | bile | 35,000 | 1st & 2nd ODI |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium | Hambantota | 35,000 | 3rd - 5th ODI |
Squad lists
Zimbabwe named its roster on May 26, 2017. Sri Lanka named its ODI roster on June 27 and its test roster on July 12, 2017.
| test | ODI | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka
|
 Zimbabwe
|
Sri Lanka
|
Zimbabwe
|
One-day internationals
First ODI in Galle
| June 30th scorecard |
bile |
Sri Lanka 316-5 (50) |
- |
Zimbabwe 322-4 (47.4) |
| Zimbabwe wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Galle
| July 2nd scorecard |
bile |
Zimbabwe 155 (33.4) |
- |
Sri Lanka 158-3 (30.1) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Third ODI in Hambantota
| July 6th scorecard |
Hambantota |
Zimbabwe 310-8 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 312-2 (47.2) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 8 wickets | ||||
Fourth ODI in Hambantota
| July 8th scorecard |
Hambantota |
Sri Lanka 300-6 (50) |
- |
Zimbabwe 219-6 (29.2 / 31) |
| Zimbabwe wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Fifth ODI in Hambantota
| July 10th scorecard |
Hambantota |
Sri Lanka 203-8 (50) |
- |
Zimbabwe 204-7 (38.1) |
| Zimbabwe wins with 3 wickets | ||||
Zimbabwe's series win was only the third away series win against a full member of the ICC and the first since 2001 . As a consequence, the Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews resigned from his post.
Test in Colombo
| July 14-18 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
Zimbabwe 356 (94.4) & 346 (107.1) |
- |
Sri Lanka 377 (102.3) & 391-6 (114.5) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 4 wickets | ||||
The race to catch up Sri Lanka in the fourth innings with a goal of 388 runs was the highest race to catch up a team in Asia has ever managed.
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
Rangana Herath
|
| ODI |
Hamilton Masakadza
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Asela Gunaratne
|
| 1. ODI |
Solomon Mire
|
| 2. ODI |
Wanindu Hasaranga
|
| 3. ODI |
Danushka Gunathilaka
|
| 4. ODI |
Craig Ervine
|
| 5. ODI |
Sikandar Raza
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Galle to host first ODI since 2000 on Zimbabwe visit ( English ) Cricinfo. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ↑ Masakadza finds favor ahead of Zimbabwe's triple tour ( English ) Cricinfo. May 26, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ↑ Chandimal left out for first two Zimbabwe ODIs ( English ) Cricinfo. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Dhananjaya de Silva dropped for Zimbabwe Test ( English ) Cricinfo. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Bharath Seervi: Zimbabwe end 16-year win drought against Full Member ( English ) Cricinfo. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ↑ Mathews steps down as Sri Lanka captain ( English ) Cricinfo. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ↑ Shiva Jayaraman: Sri Lanka pull off highest successful chase in Asia ( English ) cricbuzzo. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.