Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe @ R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
12 December 2001
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: LV Jayasundara, TH Wijewardene
Third Umpire: DN Pathirana
Match Referee: R Subba Row
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 59 runs
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Andy Flower b Heath Streak | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2. Avishka Gunawardene | c Stuart Carlisle b Heath Streak | 90 | 131 | 164 | 8 | - | |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | c Henry Olonga b Travis Friend | 4 | 12 | 23 | - | - | |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Henry Olonga | 96 | 108 | 157 | 10 | - | |
| 5. Russel Arnold | not out | 34 | 27 | 52 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Upul Chandana | b Travis Friend | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | - | |
| +7. Kumar Sangakkara | run out (Grant Flower > ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Dougie Marillier b Heath Streak | 15 | 12 | 12 | - | - | |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | - | |
| 10. Kumar Dharmasena | |||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-25 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-191 (Avishka Gunawardene), 4-215 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-230 (Upul Chandana), 6-231 (Kumar Sangakkara), 7-258 (Chaminda Vaas). |
| Extras | 1b, 10lb, 9w, 2nb, 0pen) 22 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs, 217 mins) 272 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 10 | 1 | 51 | 3 | (1w,1nb) |
| Travis Friend | 10 | 0 | 58 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Henry Olonga | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Dougie Marillier | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Mluleki Nkala | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Dion Ebrahim | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 32 | 46 | 60 | 5 | - | |
| 2. Grant Flower | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 45 | 63 | 82 | 4 | 1 | |
| *3. Stuart Carlisle | c Upul Chandana b Russel Arnold | 39 | 69 | 79 | 1 | - | |
| +4. Andy Flower | lbw b Sanath Jayasuriya | 11 | 8 | 12 | - | 1 | |
| 5. Craig Wishart | c & b Russel Arnold | 14 | 29 | 35 | - | - | |
| 6. Dougie Marillier | c Nuwan Zoysa b Upul Chandana | 20 | 24 | 47 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Heath Streak | st Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 | 25 | 20 | 4 | - | |
| 8. Tatenda Taibu | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 9. Mluleki Nkala | b Kumar Dharmasena | 15 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10. Travis Friend | st Kumar Sangakkara b Upul Chandana | 1 | 4 | 9 | - | - | |
| 11. Henry Olonga | not out | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-69 (Dion Ebrahim), 2-88 (Grant Flower), 3-103 (Andy Flower), 4-145 (Craig Wishart), 5-159 (Stuart Carlisle), 6-189 (Heath Streak), 7-189 (Tatenda Taibu), 8-203 (Dougie Marillier), 9-211 (Mluleki Nkala), 213 (Travis Friend). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 6w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 47.2 ovs, 185 mins) 213 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 35 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 32 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 8.2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | (4w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Avishka Gunawardene, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana, Kumar Sangakkara, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Kumar Dharmasena, Muttiah Muralitharan
Zimbabwe: Dion Ebrahim, Grant Flower, Stuart Carlisle, Andy Flower, Craig Wishart, Dougie Marillier, Heath Streak, Tatenda Taibu, Mluleki Nkala, Travis Friend, Henry Olonga
