T20I # 69
T20 Canada, 2008/09, 1st Match
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City
10 October 2008 (20-over match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
Points: Sri Lanka 2, Zimbabwe 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: K Bayney and MR Benson (Eng)
TV Umpire: K Shanthikumar
Match referee: JJ Crowe (NZ)
Reserve umpire: H Grewal
Twenty20 International debuts: LHD Dilhara, SHT Kandamby, HGJM Kulatunga, BAW Mendis, T Thushara, ML Udawatte (Sri Lanka); T Maruma, CB Mpofu, RW Price (Zimbabwe).
Player of the match: BAW Mendis

Zimbabwe innings (17 overs maximum)                             R   M   B  4 6
S Matsikenyeri        c Kulatunga        b Maharoof             1       3  0 0
H Masakadza           c Mendis           b Maharoof            22      14  2 2
CJ Chibhabha          c Kapugedera       b Thushara            13      16  2 0
+T Taibu              not out                                  40      40  6 0
KM Dabengwa                              b Mendis               9       9  1 0
E Chigumbura          c Dilshan          b Mendis               5       7  1 0
T Maruma              run out (Jayawardene)                     3       5  0 0
*P Utseya             st Dilshan         b Mendis               4       5  0 0
RW Price              c Kulatunga        b Mendis               1       2  0 0
T Mupariwa            not out                                   2       2  0 0
Extras                (lb 3, w 2, nb 1)                         6
Total                 (8 wickets, 17 overs)                   106

DNB: CB Mpofu.

FoW: 1-11 (Matsikenyeri, 1.1 ov), 2-27 (Masakadza, 3.4 ov),
     3-43 (Chibhabha, 6.3 ov), 4-57 (Dabengwa, 8.6 ov),
     5-77 (Chigumbura, 12.2 ov), 6-80 (Maruma, 12.5 ov),
     7-95 (Utseya, 15.2 ov), 8-97 (Price, 15.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Fernando                     3      0     27      0 (2w)
Maharoof                     4      0     18      2
Thushara                     3      0     19      1
Dilhara                      3      0     24      0 (1nb)
Mendis                       4      0     15      4

Sri Lanka innings (target: 107 runs from 17 overs)              R   M   B  4 6
ML Udawatte           c Maruma           b Chigumbura          25      14  2 1
+TM Dilshan                              b Price               33      38  3 0
HGJM Kulatunga                           b Price                8      20  0 0
SHT Kandamby          run out (Maruma)                          1       2  0 0
*DPMD Jayawardene     run out (Price)                           0       0  0 0
CK Kapugedera         not out                                  18      11  1 1
MF Maharoof           not out                                  13      11  0 1
Extras                (lb 4, w 5)                               9
Total                 (5 wickets, 16 overs)                   107

DNB: CRD Fernando, T Thushara, BAW Mendis, LHD Dilhara.

FoW: 1-36 (Udawatte, 4.2 ov), 2-64 (Kulatunga, 10.4 ov),
     3-71 (Kandamby, 11.3 ov), 4-71 (Jayawardene, 11.4 ov),
     5-77 (Dilshan, 12.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Mpofu                        2      0     26      0 (1w)
Mupariwa                     4      0     18      0 (3w)
Chigumbura                   1      0     10      1 (1w)
Price                        4      0      9      2
Utseya                       3      0     19      0
Dabengwa                     2      0     21      0

Team Pages: Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe.

Ground Page: Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City

Zimbabwe Player Pages: S Matsikenyeri, H Masakadza, CJ Chibhabha, T Taibu, KM Dabengwa, E Chigumbura, T Maruma, P Utseya, RW Price, T Mupariwa, CB Mpofu.

Sri Lanka Player Pages: ML Udawatte, TM Dilshan, HGJM Kulatunga, SHT Kandamby, DPMD Jayawardene, CK Kapugedera, MF Maharoof, CRD Fernando, T Thushara, BAW Mendis, LHD Dilhara.

Match Officials' Pages: K Bayney, MR Benson, K Shanthikumar, JJ Crowe.