Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2008–09

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2008–09
  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
  Sri Lanka Zimbabwe
Dates 13 November 2008 – 30 November 2008
Captains Mahela Jayawardene Prosper Utseya
One Day International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Kumar Sangakkara 182
Jehan Mubarak 98
Upul Tharanga 78
Hamilton Masakadza 133
Tatenda Taibu 100
Keith Dabengwa 71
Most wickets Ajantha Mendis 15
Muttiah Muralitharan 11
Nuwan Kulasekara &
Thilan Thushara 6
Tawanda Mupariwa 10
Elton Chigumbura 7
Ray Price 4
Player of the series Ajantha Mendis

The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Zimbabwe in November 2008 to play 5 Limited Overs Internationals. [1]

Contents

It was the first international series for new Zimbabwe coach Walter Chawaguta.Price, Steven (3 December 2008). "Chawaguta appears out of his depth". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2023.</ref>

ODI series

1st ODI

20 November
(scorecard)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
127 (31 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
130/4 (33.2 overs)
Tatenda Taibu 36* (58)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/14 (4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 46* (95)
Ray Price 2/24 (7 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets [2]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) & Kevan Barbour (ZIM)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan

2nd ODI

22 November
(scorecard)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
67 (31 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
68/1 (17.4 overs)
Tatenda Taibu 12 (38)
Extras (lb 1, w 11) 12
Ajantha Mendis 4/15 (6 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 28 (25)
Tawanda Mupariwa 1/18 (6 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets [3]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) & Kevan Barbour (ZIM)
Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis

3rd ODI

24 November
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
171/7 (28 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
166/7 (28 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 57 (59)
Tawanda Mupariwa 4/39 (6 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka by 5 runs [4]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: Hamilton Masakadza

4th ODI

28 November
(scorecard)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
146 (46.3 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
150/8 (47.3 overs)
Keith Dabengwa 32 (59)
Ajantha Mendis 6/29 (9 overs)
Jehan Mubarak 60* (98)
Tawanda Mupariwa 3/34 (10 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets [5]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) & Russell Tiffin (ZIM)
Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis

5th ODI

30 November
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
152 (48.5 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
133 (44 overs)
Thilina Kandamby 40 (99)
Ed Rainsford 3/22 (8.5 overs)
Keith Dabengwa 39 (91)
Muttiah Muralitharan 5/29 (10 overs)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka won by 19 runs [6]
Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Kevan Barbour & Russell Tiffin (both ZIM)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan

Tour Matches

First Class:TBC v Sri Lankans

12–15 November
(scorecard)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Select XI
v
159 (53.3 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 33 (103)
Ajantha Mendis 4/59 (16.3 overs)
567/4d (151 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 174 (273)
Prosper Utseya 3/133 (39 overs)
238/5 (61 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 72 (117)
Ajantha Mendis 4/86 (24 overs)
match drawn [7]
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Umpires: Owen Chirombe & Justice Tapfumaneyi (both ZIM)
Player of the match: Muttiah Muralitharan

Philippines vs Iran

19 July 2021
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
380/3 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
240/9 (50 overs)
Abdullah 256* (111)
Chris 2/147 (10 overs)
Chris 99 (142)
Imam 5/23 (10 overs)
Iran won by 140 runs
Tehran Cricket Stadium, Tehran
Player of the match: Abdullah (Iran)

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  2. CricInfo – scorecard. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
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