The Zimbabwe cricket team made their first tour of Sri Lanka in September 1996, playing two Test Matches. Sri Lanka won the Test series 2-0:

• 1st Test @ R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
• 2nd Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo – Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets

Test series[edit]

1st Test[edit]

11–14 September Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Zimbabwe
349 (106.3 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 75 (192) Paul Strang 5/106 (34.3 overs)		145 (72.4 overs) Craig Wishart 51 (205) Chaminda Vaas 4/73 (22 overs)
		127 (73.3 overs) Grant Flower 27 (112) Muttiah Muralitharan 5/33 (20.3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and B. C. Cooray (SL) Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
• Craig Evans and Guy Whittall (Zim) made their Test debuts.

2nd Test[edit]

18–21 September Scorecard

Zimbabwe	v	Sri Lanka
141 (53.1 overs) Grant Flower 52 (180) Jayantha Silva 4/16 (10.1 overs)		350/8d (133.5 overs) Hashan Tillakaratne 126* (326) Paul Strang 4/66 (38 overs)
235 (113.3 overs) Ali Shah 62 (268) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/94 (41 overs)		30/0 (6.4 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 18* Paul Strang 0/13 (3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: K. T. Francis (SL) and Cyril Mitchley (SA) Player of the match: Hashan Tillakaratne (SL)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Tour home at ESPNcricinfo