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Wed, 18 Sep - Sat, 21 Sep 1996 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Sri Lanka
349/10 (20.00) & 30/10 (6.4)
Zimbabwe
350/5 (20.00) & 235/10 (113.3)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most Wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan
7
Jayantha Silva
6
Paul Strang
4
Bryan Strang
3
Ravindra Pushpakumara
2
Most Runs Conceed
Muttiah Muralitharan
134
Henry Olonga
98
Paul Strang
79
Andy Whittall
75
Chaminda Vaas
65
Best Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
4
Jayantha Silva
4
Paul Strang
4
Bryan Strang
3
Chaminda Vaas
2
Best Economy
Chaminda Vaas
1.790633
Jayantha Silva
1.800554
Paul Strang
1.926829
Muttiah Muralitharan
2.196721
Sanath Jayasuriya
2.285714
Best Average
Sanath Jayasuriya
8.000000
Jayantha Silva
10.833333
Muttiah Muralitharan
19.142857
Paul Strang
19.750000
Bryan Strang
21.000000
Most 50s
Grant Flower
2
Ali Shah
2
Paul Strang
2
Asanka Gurusinha
1
Most Runs
Hashan Tillakaratne
126
Asanka Gurusinha
88
Grant Flower
65
Ali Shah
63
Sanath Jayasuriya
59
Best Strike Rate
Chaminda Vaas
1.333333
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.967213
Aravinda de Silva
0.640000
Romesh Kaluwitharana
0.482142
Paul Strang
0.448275
Most Fours
Hashan Tillakaratne
13
Sanath Jayasuriya
9
Asanka Gurusinha
8
Grant Flower
7
Ali Shah
5
Best Averages
Asanka Gurusinha
88.000000
Sanath Jayasuriya
59.000000
Paul Strang
52.000000
Grant Flower
32.500000
Ali Shah
31.500000
Highest Score
Hashan Tillakaratne
126
Asanka Gurusinha
88
Ali Shah
62
Grant Flower
52
Paul Strang
50
Most Runs Conceed
Jayantha Silva
65
Bryan Strang
63
Ravindra Pushpakumara
58
Best Bowling Fig
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Ravindra Pushpakumara
1
Guy Whittall
1
Most Not Outs
Roshan Mahanama
2
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Most Wickets
Chaminda Vaas
2
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Guy Whittall
1
Most Not Outs
Paul Strang
2
Henry Olonga
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
1
Hashan Tillakaratne
1
Best Economy
Andy Whittall
2.419354
Aravinda de Silva
2.428571
Best Strike Rate
Sanath Jayasuriya
21
Jayantha Silva
36.1
Bryan Strang
40
Best Averages
Romesh Kaluwitharana
27.000000
Ravindra Pushpakumara
23.000000
Most 100s
Hashan Tillakaratne
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
94
Henry Olonga
81
Andy Whittall
75
Paul Strang
66
Bryan Strang
63
Jayantha Silva
49
Guy Whittall
48
Best Strike Rate
Mark Dekker
0.423076
Roshan Mahanama
0.416666
Highest Score
Sanath Jayasuriya
41
Alistair Campbell
36
Most sixes
Aravinda de Silva
1
Asanka Gurusinha
1
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Most Runs
Paul Strang
52
Alistair Campbell
40
Most Ducks
Guy Whittall
2
Best Strike Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan
52.2857
Ravindra Pushpakumara
57
Paul Strang
61.5
Guy Whittall
99
Best Average
Ravindra Pushpakumara
29.000000
Chaminda Vaas
32.500000
Most Fours
Paul Strang
5
Andy Flower
4
Alistair Campbell
3
Ravindra Pushpakumara
3
Most Balls Faced
Hashan Tillakaratne
326
Ali Shah
288
Asanka Gurusinha
239
Grant Flower
162
Paul Strang
116
Andy Flower
108
Most sixes
Chaminda Vaas
1
Most Balls Faced
Alistair Campbell
97