International cricket tour
Sri Lankan national cricket team toured Zimbabwe from October to November 2016. The tour was originally scheduled to consist of a two Test matches , three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a single Twenty20 international (T20I),[1] but in September 2016 the one-day matches were replaced by a triangular series featuring Zimbabwe , Sri Lanka and the West Indies and that the tour of Zimbabwe would be reduced to just the two Test matches.[2] [3] Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.
Sri Lanka last played Zimbabwe in a Test match in 2004 .[4] The first Test of the series was the 100th Test match played by Zimbabwe.[4] The second Test of the series used the Decision Review System .[5] This was the first time the technology was used in a game in Zimbabwe, having previously been unavailable due to cost.[5]
Squads
Angelo Mathews was ruled out of the tour due to injury and was replaced as captain by Rangana Herath .[8]
Test series
1st Test
2nd Test
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
This was the first time the Decision Review System (DRS) was used in Zimbabwe.[5]
Asela Gunaratne (SL) scored his first Test century.[11]
Rangana Herath (SL) became the third bowler to take a five wicket haul against all the Test playing nations.[12]
Rangana Herath (SL) took his 350th Test wicket when he dismissed Carl Mumba . [13]
Rangana Herath (SL) took the most wickets as a captain in a two-match series (19). [13]
References
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International cricket tours of Zimbabwe
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