Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1996–97
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The Zimbabwe cricket team made their first tour of Sri Lanka in September 1996, playing two Test Matches. Sri Lanka won the Test series 2-0:
- 1st Test @ R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
- 2nd Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
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1st Test
11–14 September
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349 (106.3 overs)
A Ranatunga 75 (192) P A Strang 5/106 (34.3 overs) |
145 (72.4 overs)
C B Wishart 51 (205) Vaas 4/73 (22 overs) |
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127 (73.3 overs)
G W Flower 27 (112) Muralitharan 5/33 (20.3 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Test
18–21 September
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141 (53.1 overs)
G W Flower 52 (180) K J Silva 4/16 (10.1 overs) |
350/8 dec (133.5 overs)
HP Tillakaratne 126 (409) P A Strang 4/66 (38 overs) |
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235 (113.3 overs)
A H Omarshah 62 (302) Muralitharan 3/94 (41 overs) |
30 for no wicket
Jayasuriya 18 (26) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat
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