Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2016–17
{{Short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2016–17
| team1_image = Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
| team1_name = Zimbabwe
| team2_image = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
| team2_name = Sri Lanka
| from_date = 29 October
| to_date = 10 November 2016
| team1_captain = Graeme Cremer
| team2_captain = Rangana Herath
| no_of_tests = 2
| team1_tests_won = 0
| team2_tests_won = 2
| team1_tests_most_runs = Graeme Cremer (153)
Sean Williams (153)
| team2_tests_most_runs = Dimuth Karunaratne (280)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = Graeme Cremer (11)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = Rangana Herath (19)
| player_of_test_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),{{cite web |url=http://icc-live.s3.amazonaws.com/cms/media/about_docs/547c2a4d42a86-Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20FTP%202015%20to%202019%20as%20at%20Nov%202014.pdf |title=Future Tours Programme |access-date=25 January 2016 |work=International Cricket Council}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1041351.html |title=Zimbabwe-Sri Lanka Tests could be replaced by tri-series |access-date=1 August 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1059699.html |title=Zimbabwe to host Sri Lanka for Tests, WI for tri-series |access-date=29 September 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo}} Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.
Sri Lanka last played Zimbabwe in a Test match in 2004.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1063681.html |title=Herath set for captaincy debut in Zimbabwe's 100th Test |access-date=28 October 2016|work=ESPNcricinfo}} The first Test of the series was the 100th Test match played by Zimbabwe. The second Test of the series used the Decision Review System.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1064895.html |title=Zimbabwe Cricket set to embrace DRS |access-date=5 November 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} This was the first time the technology was used in a game in Zimbabwe, having previously been unavailable due to cost.
Squads
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Angelo Mathews was ruled out of the tour due to injury and was replaced as captain by Rangana Herath.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1062963.html| title=Mathews injured, Herath set for late captaincy debut | access-date=23 October 2016| work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Test series
=1st Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 29 October–2 November 2016
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 537 (155 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Kusal Perera 110 (121)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Graeme Cremer 4/142 (39 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 373 (107.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Graeme Cremer 102* (207)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Suranga Lakmal 3/69 (21.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 247/6d (61.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Dimuth Karunaratne 110 (173)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Carl Mumba 4/50 (11.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 186 (90.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Graeme Cremer 43 (144)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Dilruwan Perera 3/34 (15.3 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 225 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1059702.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Simon Fry (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng)
| motm = Graeme Cremer (Zim)
| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = Rain stopped play shortly after tea on day 4, with no further play possible.
| notes = This was Zimbabwe's 100th Test.
- Rangana Herath (SL) played his first Test match as captain.
- Asela Gunaratne, Lahiru Kumara (SL) and Carl Mumba (Zim) all made their Test debuts.
- Kusal Perera (SL) scored his first Test century.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1063778.html |title=Perera's rapid 110 headlines Sri Lanka's dominance |access-date=29 October 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
- Graeme Cremer (Zim) scored his first Test century.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-new-zealand-2016/content/story/1064120.html |title=Cremer's 102* helps Zimbabwe avoid follow-on |access-date=31 October 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
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=2nd Test=
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date =6–10 November 2016
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SL}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 504 (144.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Dhananjaya de Silva 127 (245)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Donald Tiripano 3/91 (32 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 272 (82.1 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Brian Chari 80 (158)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = Rangana Herath 5/89 (26 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 258/9d (81.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Dimuth Karunaratne 88 (208)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = Graeme Cremer 4/91 (21.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 233 (58 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Craig Ervine 72 (121)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = Rangana Herath 8/63 (23 overs)
| result = Sri Lanka won by 257 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1059703.html Scorecard]
| venue = Harare Sports Club, Harare
| umpires = Simon Fry (Aus) and Ian Gould (Eng)
| motm = Rangana Herath (SL)
| toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = This was the first time the Decision Review System (DRS) was used in Zimbabwe.
- Asela Gunaratne (SL) scored his first Test century.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1065094.html |title=Gunaratne ton hauls Sri Lanka to 504 |access-date=7 November 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
- Rangana Herath (SL) became the third bowler to take a five wicket haul against all the Test playing nations.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-sri-lanka-2016-17/content/story/1065241.html |title=Herath completes the five-for set|access-date=8 November 2016|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
- Rangana Herath (SL) took his 350th Test wicket when he dismissed Carl Mumba.{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/zimbabwe-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-test-rangana-herath-breaks-too-many-records-for-comfort-545239 |title=Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Rangana Herath breaks too many records for comfort |access-date=10 November 2016|work=Cricket County}}
- Rangana Herath (SL) took the most wickets as a captain in a two-match series (19).
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References
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External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/1059701.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
{{International cricket tours of Zimbabwe}}
{{International cricket in 2016–17}}
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