ICC World Cup 2011:Sri Lanka won against Zim by 139 runs - Dilshan Adjudged Man of the Match
Sri Lanka Cemented their spot in the Knock out stages of ICC World Cup defeating Zimbabwe by197. Chasing Sri Lanka s mammoth total of 327/6 in 50 overs . Zimbabwe were all out for 190 Zimbabwe who got a spectacular start, the openers BRM Taylor and RW Chakabva put on 116 runs in 19.5 overs , BRM Taylor top scoring the innings with well made 80 of 72 balls. Dilshan was adjudged man of the match for his efforts with bat and Ball
ICC World Cup 2011:Sri Lanka won the match against Zimbabwe by 139 runs - Sri Lanka Second team to reach Quarter finals
Sri Lanka cemented their spot in the Knock out stages of ICC World Cup 2011defeating Zimbabwe by139 runs . Chasing Sri Lanka s mammoth total of 327/6 in 50 overs . Zimbabwe were all out for 188 Zimbabwe who got a spectacular start, the openers BRM Taylor and RW Chakabva put on 116 runs in 19.5 overs , BRM Taylor top scoring the innings with well made 80 of 72 balls.
Zimbabwe had good opening partnership, but could carry on it thought the innings, first wicket fall at the score of 116 in the form of Chakabva, they ere batting well against the Sri Lankan Quickies, but When the slow bowlers got in to the act Zimbabwe lost their plot.
Muralitharan picking the first wicket, followed by Mathews slow ball to get rid of the well set BRM Taylor scripted the future of Zimbabwe innings; none of the Zimbabwean batters could stand the Sri Lankan slow bowlers they marched to the pavilion frequently. Dilshan joined the part by picking 2 wickts in two balls; he missed the chance getting a hat trick, Chigumbura* denied his from getting the hat Trick
AG Cremer , RW Price tried it hard to bat theorught out the 50 overs, they were successful in successfully negating the sri Lankan bowlers, bu they were eventually all for 188 in 39 overs
Dilshan was the pic of the bowlers taking 4 wickets from his four overs, murali and Mathews took 3 and 2 wickets respectively.Earlier Dilashan and Thranga put on a record opening partnership of 282, both making centuries. Dilshan was tgee first one to complete century he scored 144 of just 133 and Tharanga scored 133 of 121 balls, but at the end of the innings scoring rate was bit low since Srilanka lost wickets at the end of the innings Score Bord of Match between SriLanka and Zimbabwe