Wed, 11 Sep - Sat, 14 Sep 1996 - 00:00 – 1st Test • R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
Sri LankaSri Lanka
349/10 (20.00)
ZimbabweZimbabwe
350/5 (20.00) & 127/10 (73.3)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 2 Craig Wishart 1 Arjuna Ranatunga 1 Asanka Gurusinha 1 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Best Average 5 Jayantha Silva 8.71 Muttiah Muralitharan 18 Heath Streak 21 Kumar Dharmasena 21.2 Paul Strang
Best Bowling Fig 5 Muttiah Muralitharan 5 Paul Strang 4 Chaminda Vaas 4 Jayantha Silva 3 Heath Streak
Best Economy 0.25 Sanath Jayasuriya 0.5 Aravinda de Silva 1.05 Jayantha Silva 1.38 Muttiah Muralitharan 1.4 Asanka Gurusinha
Most Runs Conceed 107 Chaminda Vaas 106 Paul Strang 61 Muttiah Muralitharan 57 Henry Olonga 54 Heath Streak
Best Strike Rate 0.8 Aravinda de Silva 0.71 Chaminda Vaas 0.67 Roshan Mahanama 0.62 Arjuna Ranatunga 0.58 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Best Averages 75 Arjuna Ranatunga 71 Romesh Kaluwitharana 52 Asanka Gurusinha 35 Aravinda de Silva 34 Chaminda Vaas
Most Fours 10 Romesh Kaluwitharana 7 Arjuna Ranatunga 6 Aravinda de Silva 6 Asanka Gurusinha 5 Guy Whittall
Most Runs 75 Arjuna Ranatunga 71 Romesh Kaluwitharana 54 Craig Wishart 52 Asanka Gurusinha 52 Guy Whittall
Most Fours 2 Chaminda Vaas 2 Alistair Campbell 2 Paul Strang 2 Hashan Tillakaratne 2 Craig Wishart
Highest Score 75 Arjuna Ranatunga 71 Romesh Kaluwitharana 52 Asanka Gurusinha 51 Craig Wishart 42 Kumar Dharmasena
Most Wickets 7 Muttiah Muralitharan 7 Jayantha Silva 5 Paul Strang 4 Chaminda Vaas 3 Heath Streak
Best Bowling Fig 1 Kumar Dharmasena
Most Not Outs 2 Heath Streak 1 Kumar Dharmasena
Most Runs Conceed 42 Kumar Dharmasena
Best Strike Rate 0.44 Paul Strang
Best Economy 2.7 Heath Streak
Best Strike Rate 28.63 Jayantha Silva 37.97 Muttiah Muralitharan 40 Heath Streak 41.16 Paul Strang 51 Henry Olonga
Most Wickets 2 Henry Olonga
Best Averages 26 Guy Whittall
Worst Bowling Fig 106 Paul Strang 73 Chaminda Vaas 57 Henry Olonga 54 Heath Streak 43 Guy Whittall
Most Runs 38 Alistair Campbell 35 Aravinda de Silva
Most Ducks 2 Andy Flower 2 Grant Flower 2 Henry Olonga 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Strike Rate 51 Chaminda Vaas 69 Kumar Dharmasena
Most Fours 1 Mark Dekker
Most Balls Faced 211 Guy Whittall 187 Craig Wishart 142 Alistair Campbell 139 Asanka Gurusinha 123 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Most Ducks 1 Muttiah Muralitharan 1 Jayantha Silva
Best Average 28.5 Henry Olonga
Highest Score 35 Aravinda de Silva
Most sixes 1 Chaminda Vaas 1 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Worst Bowling Fig 40 Andy Whittall 33 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most sixes 1 Craig Wishart
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.7
Balanced matchup
Alistair Campbell vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Andy Flower vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Grant Flower vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.9
Balanced matchup
Roshan Mahanama vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Henry Olonga
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.4
Balanced matchup
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Henry Olonga
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.3
Balanced matchup
Heath Streak vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Henry Olonga
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Craig Wishart vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.8
Balanced matchup
Andy Flower vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Henry Olonga vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.7
Balanced matchup
Craig Wishart vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Dekker vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.3
Balanced matchup
Chaminda Vaas vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Grant Flower vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Roshan Mahanama vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Dekker vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Guy Whittall vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 105.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Alistair Campbell vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Strang vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Henry Olonga vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Andy Whittall vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.5
Balanced matchup
Andy Whittall vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Heath Streak vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Craig Evans vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Craig Evans vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Alistair Campbell vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Andy Flower vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jayantha Silva vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Kumar Dharmasena vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 85.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Guy Whittall vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Paul Strang vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Grant Flower vs Kumar Dharmasena
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 61.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Asanka Gurusinha vs Heath Streak
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Asanka Gurusinha vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 139.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 287.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Henry Olonga
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 86.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Paul Strang
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.0
✔ Batsman advantage