Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
8 December 2001
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: DN Pathirana, MG Silva
Third Umpire: EAR de Silva
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Dion Ebrahim | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2. Grant Flower | b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 11 | 24 | - | - | |
| *3. Stuart Carlisle | c Suresh Perera b Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 35 | 50 | 3 | - | |
| +4. Andy Flower | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 5. Craig Wishart | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 17 | 28 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Dougie Marillier | not out | 4 | 10 | 35 | - | - | |
| 7. Tatenda Taibu | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| 8. Heath Streak | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 | 8 | - | - | |
| 9. Mluleki Nkala | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 11 | 11 | - | - | |
| 10. Travis Friend | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Henry Olonga | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Dion Ebrahim), 2-11 (Grant Flower), 3-11 (Andy Flower), 4-27 (Stuart Carlisle), 5-27 (Craig Wishart), 6-27 (Tatenda Taibu), 7-29 (Heath Streak), 8-32 (Mluleki Nkala), 9-38 (Travis Friend), 38 (Henry Olonga). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 15.4 ovs, 87 mins) 38 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 3 | 19 | 8 | (0w,4nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 2 | 17 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 13 | 7 | 21 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Avishka Gunawardene | lbw b Heath Streak | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | not out | 23 | 16 | 17 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | |||||||
| 5. Russel Arnold | |||||||
| +6. Kumar Sangakkara | |||||||
| 7. Nuwan Zoysa | |||||||
| 8. Suresh Perera | |||||||
| 9. Kumar Dharmasena | |||||||
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | |||||||
| 11. Chaminda Vaas |
| FOW | 1-4 (Avishka Gunawardene). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 4.2 ovs, 21 mins) 40 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 2.2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Travis Friend | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Avishka Gunawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Kumar Sangakkara, Nuwan Zoysa, Suresh Perera, Kumar Dharmasena, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas
Zimbabwe: Dion Ebrahim, Grant Flower, Stuart Carlisle, Andy Flower, Craig Wishart, Dougie Marillier, Tatenda Taibu, Heath Streak, Mluleki Nkala, Travis Friend, Henry Olonga
