After a promising opening partnership by Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando in reply to Zimbabwe’s mammoth 1st innings total of 406, Sri Lanka lost both set batsmen at the stumps of day 02, leaving them at 122/2 and still trailing by 284 runs.
Zimbabwe amassed an impressive 352 runs on day 01 as their skipper Sean Williams guided his team brilliantly with an authoritative century, leaving the Sri Lankan bowlers exhausted at Harare Sports Club.
>> Day 01 Report – Skipper Williams’ century completes Zimbabwe’s day at Harare <<
On day 02, the overnight batsmen Regis Chakabva and Tinotenda Mutombodzi followed a defensive approach in the first hour to tackle the moving ball of Suranga Lakmal, but it did not come off as Embuldeniya struck from the other end. The pitch had already showed a few demons on just the 1st session of day 02, through several deliveries from the 23-year old left-arm spinner’s extraordinary spin off the surface, with Embuldeniya helping himself to another 4-wicket haul. Zimbabwe were bowled out for 406, presenting a huge challenge for the visitors.
Sri Lanka openers, Captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando, had to come out to bat for a tricky 3-over spell before the conclusion of the 1st session. The pair remained unscathed to return back to the dressing room for Lunch.
The following session was all about Sri Lanka and their openers as the pair accumulated 88 runs, scoring at a healthy 3.00 rpo while punishing the Zimbabwean bowling attack at their will. Fernando was the aggressor of the partnership, though he slowed down in the latter part of his innings after the dismissal of Karunaratne. The pair scores 44 a piece in their 94 runs. partnership.
The next men in, Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews, survived the rest of the play, taking Sri Lanka to 122. Mendis’ stay was a bit tentative as he presented 2 chances in the last hour of the day, but was lucky to survive and remain unbeaten at 19. Mathews, who was the craftsman of 1st Test win with a double century, was assured as ever and had no worries in his 37-ball stay.
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The Tea session was reduced to 21 overs because of bad light, as Sri Lanka were 284 runs behind Zimbabwe’s 1st innings total at the stumps of day 02. The play will begin half an hour early tomorrow to compensate for the overs lost on day 02.
Result
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Masvaure | c Niroshan Dickwella b Lahiru Kumara | 9 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 20.45 |
| Kevin Kasuza | b Suranga Lakmal | 38 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 39.18 |
| Craig Ervine | c Oshada Fernando b Dhananjaya de Silva | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Brendan Taylor | lbw b Suranga Lakmal | 62 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Sean Williams | b Dhananjaya de Silva | 107 | 137 | 10 | 3 | 78.10 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Angelo Mathews b Lasith Embuldeniya | 72 | 99 | 4 | 2 | 72.73 |
| Regis Chakabva | c Niroshan Dickwella b Lasith Embuldeniya | 31 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 44.93 |
| Tinotenda Mutombodzi | lbw b Dhananjaya de Silva | 33 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Donald Tiripano | c Suranga Lakmal b Lasith Embuldeniya | 13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 27.66 |
| Carl Mumba | not out | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Victor Nyauchi | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lasith Embuldeniya | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Extras | 12 (b 8 , lb 3 , nb 1, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 406/10 (115.3 Overs, RR: 3.52) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-21 (13.6) Prince Masvaure, 2-49 (19.4) Craig Ervine, 3-114 (32.6) Kevin Kasuza, 4-133 (36.5) Brendan Taylor, 5-292 (71.6) Sikandar Raza, 6-324 (78.5) Sean Williams, 7-362 (95.2) Regis Chakabva, 8-386 (110.1) Tinotenda Mutombodzi, 9-394 (111.6) Donald Tiripano, 10-406 (115.3) Victor Nyauchi, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 22 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 1.68 | |
| Vishwa Fernando | 14 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 3.21 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 20 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 3.00 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 42.3 | 8 | 182 | 4 | 4.30 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 17 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 4.18 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunarathne | lbw b Sikandar Raza | 44 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 36.67 |
| Oshada Fernando | c Regis Chakabva b Donald Tiripano | 44 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 36.97 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Carl Mumba b Sikandar Raza | 22 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 30.14 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Regis Chakabva b Carl Mumba | 64 | 158 | 3 | 2 | 40.51 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c & b Sikandar Raza | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Sikandar Raza | 42 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 65.62 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | lbw b Sikandar Raza | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Tinotenda Mutombodzi b Sikandar Raza | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 18.52 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Brian Mudzinganyama b Sikandar Raza | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12.82 |
| Vishwa Fernando | c Regis Chakabva b Victor Nyauchi | 38 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 46.91 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 13.64 |
| Extras | 19 (b 9 , lb 10 , nb 0, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 293/10 (119.5 Overs, RR: 2.45) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-94 (36.2) Dimuth Karunarathne, 2-104 (43.1) Oshada Fernando, 3-134 (62.5) Kusal Mendis, 4-142 (64.5) Dinesh Chandimal, 5-226 (86.3) Dhananjaya de Silva, 6-228 (88.2) Niroshan Dickwella, 7-242 (94.3) Suranga Lakmal, 8-244 (97.1) Angelo Mathews, 9-268 (108.4) Lasith Embuldeniya, 10-293 (119.5) Vishwa Fernando, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Mumba | 18 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 2.39 | |
| Sikandar Raza | 43 | 8 | 113 | 7 | 2.63 | |
| Donald Tiripano | 24 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 1.25 | |
| Victor Nyauchi | 22.5 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 1.78 | |
| Tinotenda Mutombodzi | 12 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 4.00 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Masvaure | run out (Dhananjaya de Silva) | 35 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 |
| Craig Ervine | c Niroshan Dickwella b Vishwa Fernando | 13 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 30.23 |
| Regis Chakabva | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lasith Embuldeniya | 15 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Brendan Taylor | lbw b Lahiru Kumara | 67 | 75 | 7 | 1 | 89.33 |
| Timycen Maruma | st Niroshan Dickwella b Lasith Embuldeniya | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sikandar Raza | lbw b Vishwa Fernando | 34 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 45.95 |
| Sean Williams | not out | 53 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 68.83 |
| Tinotenda Mutombodzi | b Suranga Lakmal | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Donald Tiripano | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 21 (b 4 , lb 15 , nb 1, w 1, pen 0) |
| Total | 247/7 (75 Overs, RR: 3.29) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-32 (11.2) Craig Ervine, 2-64 (23.3) Regis Chakabva, 3-111 (38.2) Prince Masvaure, 4-124 (42.4) Timycen Maruma, 5-151 (49.3) Brendan Taylor, 6-221 (67.5) Sikandar Raza, 7-240 (74.3) Tinotenda Mutombodzi, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 18 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 1.89 | |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 7 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 | |
| Vishwa Fernando | 20 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 2.15 | |
| Lahiru Kumara | 10 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 | |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 20 | 0 | 81 | 2 | 4.05 | |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshada Fernando | lbw b Sikandar Raza | 47 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 43.52 |
| Dimuth Karunarathne | c Regis Chakabva b Carl Mumba | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 31.58 |
| Kusal Mendis | not out | 116 | 233 | 13 | 1 | 49.79 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Craig Ervine b Victor Nyauchi | 13 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 18.84 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 13 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 17.33 |
| Extras | 3 (b 1 , lb 1 , nb 1, w 0, pen 0) |
| Total | 204/3 (87 Overs, RR: 2.34) |
| Fall of Wickets | 1-26 (13.4) Dimuth Karunarathne, 2-107 (38.1) Oshada Fernando, 3-140 (61.2) Angelo Mathews, |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikandar Raza | 32 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 1.97 | |
| Donald Tiripano | 16 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0.94 | |
| Carl Mumba | 4 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | |
| Sean Williams | 16 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 3.06 | |
| Victor Nyauchi | 12 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 3.58 | |
| Tinotenda Mutombodzi | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2.71 | |
