Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2008–09 | |||
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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]
It was the first international series for new Zimbabwe coach Walter Chawaguta. [2]
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22 November (scorecard) |
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24 November (scorecard) |
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28 November (scorecard) |
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30 November (scorecard) |
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12–15 November (scorecard) |
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