8th December 2001, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo. First Match of the Triangular Series between Sri Lanka & Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka team was lead by Sanath Jayasuriya & Zimbabwean team was captained by Stuart Carlisle. Sanath Jayasuriya won the toss & elected to field first. Dion Ebrahim & Grant Flower opened the Innings for Zimbabweans. Dion Ebrahim was out for first ball of the innings of Chaminda Vaas. Vaas bowled a inswinging yorker. Ebrahim was out LBW for 0. His first over was a maiden wicket over. Then Carlisle came to bat in at number 3. Both Carlisle & Grant Flower tried to build a patnership. Vaas in his 3rd over got the wicket of Grant Flower bowled with an inswinger. He was out for 1 run off 11 balls. Andy Flower the wicket keeper-batsman came into bat at number 4. In the same over Andy Flower was out with a beautiful outswinger from Vaas. Andrew Flower tries to push it on the off but gets the out side edge and a very easy catch to Sangakkara behind the stump. He was out for 0 off 2 balls. The Zimbabwean score was 11 runs for 3 wickets.
Craig Wishart came to bat at number 3. Both Carlisle & Wishart survived for few overs. Vaas in his sixth over got the wicket of Carlisle who made 16 off 33 balls with 3 fours. Carlisle was trying to play a big shot he got a leading edge & was caught at third man by Suresh Perera. Next Ball to Craig Wishart ball wraps him on the pad & he is LBW out for 6. Next man is Tatenda Taibu Vaas on a Hatrick. Vaas pitches on the off stump and swings in as Taibu lift his bat above and tries to leave it but unfortunately gets hit on his pad plumb LBW. Vaas gets his hatrick. Vaas figures are 6 overs 3 maidens 6 wickets. He only conceeded 12 runs in his first 6 overs. Vaas gets his seventh wicket of Heath Streak LBW for 0. Vaas got his eighth wicket in his eighth over with the wicket of ML Nkala for 1 caught by Sangakkara. This is new world record no bowler in One Day Internationals has taken 8 wickets in an innings. Muralitharan took the next two wickets in his single over. Zimbabwe were all out for 38, which is also the third lowest score in One Day Internationals.
Sri Lanka chased that Target of 39 in just 4.2 overs with the lose of 9 wickets. Jayasuriya was not out on 13 & Marvan Atapattu was not out on 23. Chaminda Vaas was given the Man of the Match. His figures were 8 overs 3 maidens 19runs & 8 wickets. This is still a record in ODIs no bowler has taken 8 wickets.
Craig Wishart came to bat at number 3. Both Carlisle & Wishart survived for few overs. Vaas in his sixth over got the wicket of Carlisle who made 16 off 33 balls with 3 fours. Carlisle was trying to play a big shot he got a leading edge & was caught at third man by Suresh Perera. Next Ball to Craig Wishart ball wraps him on the pad & he is LBW out for 6. Next man is Tatenda Taibu Vaas on a Hatrick. Vaas pitches on the off stump and swings in as Taibu lift his bat above and tries to leave it but unfortunately gets hit on his pad plumb LBW. Vaas gets his hatrick. Vaas figures are 6 overs 3 maidens 6 wickets. He only conceeded 12 runs in his first 6 overs. Vaas gets his seventh wicket of Heath Streak LBW for 0. Vaas got his eighth wicket in his eighth over with the wicket of ML Nkala for 1 caught by Sangakkara. This is new world record no bowler in One Day Internationals has taken 8 wickets in an innings. Muralitharan took the next two wickets in his single over. Zimbabwe were all out for 38, which is also the third lowest score in One Day Internationals.
Sri Lanka chased that Target of 39 in just 4.2 overs with the lose of 9 wickets. Jayasuriya was not out on 13 & Marvan Atapattu was not out on 23. Chaminda Vaas was given the Man of the Match. His figures were 8 overs 3 maidens 19runs & 8 wickets. This is still a record in ODIs no bowler has taken 8 wickets.
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