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Mendis ton carries Sri Lanka to safety

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Kusal Mendis’ 7th Test ton on day 5 of the 2nd Test between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe paved the way for a well-fought draw, giving the Lions the series 1-0.

After rain and bad light had diminished Zimbabwe’s chances of setting Sri Lanka a 400+ target on day 4, the expectation was that the hosts would declare overnight in a bid to push for a win. However, surprisingly, overnight batsmen Sean Williams and Donald Tiripano did come out to bat to extend Zimbabwe’s lead. The ploy didn’t last very long at all as the hosts declared after just 1 delivery, setting Sri Lanka 361 to win in 96 overs.

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Sri Lanka got off to a slow and steady start via openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando, as the pair put on 26 in 13.4 overs, seeing off the new ball, before a soft dismissal saw Karunaratne sent back. Mendis then joined Fernando and the pair looked steady right throughout, cautious at first and then accelerating during the 2nd half of the 1st session to go into Lunch unscathed.

Mendis was the aggressor from the get-go, using his feet adeptly to Sikandar Raza, who picked up 7 wickets in the 1st innings and ended up making 116 in 233 deliveries, including 13 fours and 1 six. 

Fernando fell at the beginning of the 2nd session but another solid partnership between Mathews and Mendis steadied Sri Lanka once again. Raza did trouble the visiting batsmen with the odd delivery keeping low, but Mendis, Mathews and eventually Dinesh Chandimal were solid in defense as the game drew to a close. With a result looking unlikely, the teams decided to call it a day with 10 of the 96 overs due to be bowled on day 5 remaining.

Despite having the likes of Dhananjaya De Silva and Niroshan Dickwella yet to bat, Sri Lanka, understandably, did not push for a win, having already more or less secured the series with a win in the 1st Test.

Zimbabwe on the other hand would be disappointed that they could not do better on a deteriorating pitch to register their 1st ever Test win over Sri Lanka.

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Result

Match drawn

Sri Lanka
293/10 (119.5) & 204/3 (87)

Zimbabwe
406/10 (115.3) & 247/7 (75)

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