Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
3 September 1996
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: BC Cooray
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 | 8 | - | - | - | |
| 2. Paul Strang | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 24 | 33 | - | 3 | - | |
| 3. Andy Flower | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 11 | 22 | - | - | - | |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 54 | 94 | - | 3 | - | |
| 5. Craig Wishart | c Upul Chandana b Arjuna Ranatunga | 7 | 13 | - | 1 | - | |
| 6. Craig Evans | not out | 96 | 105 | - | 6 | 3 | |
| 7. Guy Whittall | not out | 15 | 28 | - | 1 | - | |
| +8. Wayne James | |||||||
| 9. Heath Streak | |||||||
| 10. Andrew Whittall | |||||||
| 11. Henry Olonga |
| FOW | 1-13 (Grant Flower), 2-48 (Paul Strang), 3-48 (Andy Flower), 4-66 (Craig Wishart), 5-180 (Alistair Campbell). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 13w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 50 ovs) 227 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 9 | 1 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 6 | 0 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Henry Olonga | 5 | 17 | - | - | - | |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Craig Wishart b Henry Olonga | 12 | 14 | - | 2 | - | |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | run out (Andrew Whittall > ) | 15 | 47 | - | - | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | not out | 127 | 123 | - | 13 | 1 | |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Henry Olonga b Andrew Whittall | 20 | 24 | - | 4 | - | |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 34 | 64 | - | 2 | - | |
| 7. Marvan Atapattu | |||||||
| 8. Upul Chandana | |||||||
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | |||||||
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | |||||||
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara |
| FOW | 1-18 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-25 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-100 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-129 (Arjuna Ranatunga). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 8w, 4nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 47 ovs) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Henry Olonga | 6 | 0 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alistair Campbell | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig Evans | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Marvan Atapattu, Upul Chandana, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravindra Pushpakumara
Zimbabwe: Grant Flower, Paul Strang, Andy Flower, Alistair Campbell, Craig Wishart, Craig Evans, Guy Whittall, Wayne James, Heath Streak, Andrew Whittall, Henry Olonga
