Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
8 April 1997
Toss: Zimbabwe (bat)
Umpires: RS Dunne, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: DB Cowie
Match Referee: Hanumant Singh
Match Result: Zimbabwe won by 50 runs
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | lbw b Ruwan Kalpage | 28 | 49 | - | - | 1 | |
| 2. Craig Wishart | c Roshan Mahanama b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| +3. Andy Flower | c Upul Chandana b Ruwan Kalpage | 42 | 64 | - | 4 | - | |
| 4. Paul Strang | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Ruwan Kalpage | 11 | 23 | - | 1 | - | |
| *5. Alistair Campbell | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 30 | 59 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Guy Whittall | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 44 | 56 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 7. Dirk Viljoen | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Upul Chandana | 22 | 27 | - | 1 | - | |
| 8. Heath Streak | c Roshan Mahanama b Upul Chandana | 14 | 15 | - | - | 1 | |
| 9. Eddo Brandes | not out | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 10. Andrew Whittall | lbw b Sajeewa de Silva | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Everton Matambanadzo | c Roshan Mahanama b Sajeewa de Silva | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Craig Wishart), 2-68 (Grant Flower), 3-73 (Andy Flower), 4-91 (Paul Strang), 5-157 (Guy Whittall), 6-164 (Alistair Campbell), 7-197 (Dirk Viljoen), 8-198 (Heath Streak), 9-201 (Andrew Whittall), 203 (Everton Matambanadzo). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 3w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.5 ovs) 203 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 6.5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 9 | 1 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 39 | 2 | (0w,2nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Marvan Atapattu | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c & b Paul Strang | 42 | 70 | - | 4 | - | |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Heath Streak b Everton Matambanadzo | 4 | 9 | - | 1 | - | |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | run out (Grant Flower > ) | 14 | 32 | - | 1 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Grant Flower b Eddo Brandes | 32 | 61 | - | 2 | - | |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Andy Flower b Paul Strang | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Dirk Viljoen b Guy Whittall | 36 | 75 | - | 3 | - | |
| 7. Ruwan Kalpage | c Everton Matambanadzo b Andrew Whittall | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | |
| 8. Upul Chandana | b Andrew Whittall | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 9. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Heath Streak | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 10. Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Sajeewa de Silva | lbw b Heath Streak | 0 | 2 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-59 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-69 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-69 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-131 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-148 (Ruwan Kalpage), 7-149 (Upul Chandana), 8-151 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 9-151 (Aravinda de Silva), 153 (Sajeewa de Silva). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 11w, 1nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.1 ovs) 153 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eddo Brandes | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Everton Matambanadzo | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Heath Streak | 8.1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 7 | 3 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Andrew Whittall | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka: Roshan Mahanama, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Marvan Atapattu, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Ruwan Kalpage, Upul Chandana, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sajeewa de Silva
Zimbabwe: Grant Flower, Craig Wishart, Andy Flower, Paul Strang, Alistair Campbell, Guy Whittall, Dirk Viljoen, Heath Streak, Eddo Brandes, Andrew Whittall, Everton Matambanadzo
