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Matsikenyeri, Taylor (debut), Ebrahim, *+Taibu, Chigumbura (debut), Maregwede (debut), Nkala, Utseya (debut), Mahwire, Hondo, Panyangara (debut)
*Atapattu, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Dilshan, Samarawera, +Prassana Jayawardene, Vaas, Zoysa, Muralitharan, Maharoof (debut)
Bowden, Koertzen, Tiffin, Procter
Sri Lanka won the toss, sent Zimbabwe in and they are 9/181. Taibu (40) and Utseya (45) are the only batsmen to get past 20. 32 run unbeaten tenth wicket partnership - Hondo is 17, Panyangara 16. Murali has 5, Zoysa 3 and Maharoof 1
All out 199 as Murali equals Walsh's record
Panyangara remains unbeaten on 32
Murali 24.2-10-45-6
wagstaff
6 May 2004, 23:58
Zimbabwe all out for 199, with the last two wickets adding 81 runs and adding some respectability to the scoreline.
Murali gets 6 wickets to equal Walsh's Test wickets record.
Any word as to whether he is bowling the doosra?
Only a matter of time... he has 1 innings and another test to get one more wicket before Warne gets another shot.
stmookeyj
7 May 2004, 17:50
199 is about 99 more than what I expected Zim to get.
In reply, Sri lanka have reached 281 before losing their 1st wicket in Jayasuriya for 157. Atapattu is not out on 117.
Sangakkara out for 11
Atapattu 147, Mahela Jayawardene 24
2/346 (RR: 4.92)
8 bowlers used. Taibu and Matsikenyeri are the wicket takers. Maregwede has been keeping since lunch.
My North
7 May 2004, 23:17
Sri LAnka now 3/369 with Atapattu on 157.
What is the highest score in test cricekt. Chance that Sri Lanka or Australia will break it with the current Zimbabwe side.
Chigumbura's first test wicket was Mahela Jayawardene
3 overs later Hondo took the new ball and knocked over Atapattu fourth ball
5 overs after that Panyangara got Samaraweera caught behind then knocked over Prassana Jayawardene 4 balls later
6/404. Dilshan 6, Vaas yet to score
Taibu reclaimed the gloves after tea and took the catch to dismiss Samaraweera
Adrian Shelton
8 May 2004, 00:11
Is Taibu crickets ultimate all rounder? He's the only positive to come out of the last couple of months, someone who can literally do everything. I know Timmy Zoehrer reinvented himself as a leggy at the dawn of the Gilly age in WA but doing it all in the same match is something else.
Originally posted by My North
Sri LAnka now 3/369 with Atapattu on 157.
What is the highest score in test cricekt. Chance that Sri Lanka or Australia will break it with the current Zimbabwe side.
Doubt they would have gone for it, when this team played a similar weak team in bangladesh, they took pity and two of their batsmen retired 'out' (Atapattu 201 & Jayawardene 150), the only instances in test cricket where this has happened
7/456 at stumps, 327 of them scored by the openers. Vaas 28, Maharoof 16. Of the eight bowlers used, six have wickets, Panyangara has 2. Taylor, Ebrahim and Maregwede are the non-bowlers.
Zimbabwe 5/32, still 300 plus behind Sri Lanka, Zoysa has 4, none for Murali yet.