Toss Sri Lanka, who chose to field first Series Sri Lanka led the 2-match series 1-0
Test debutsMF Maharoof
(Sri Lanka);
E Chigumbura,
A Maregwede,
T Panyangara,
BRM Taylor and
P Utseya
(Zimbabwe) Player of the match
M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
Close of play 6 May day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 67/0 (MS Atapattu 21*, ST Jayasuriya 43*, 16 ov) 7 May day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 456/7 (WPUJC Vaas 28*, MF Maharoof 16*, 106 ov) 8 May day 3 - Zimbabwe 2nd innings 102 (32 ov) - end of match
Match notes
Day 1
Zimbabwe innings
T Taibu becomes the youngest ever Test captain
50 runs in 114 minutes off 151 balls including 7x4
Lunch 57/4 after 26.4 overs
100 in 195 minutes off 286 balls including 12x4
Tea 145/8 after 58 overs
150 in 250 minutes off 367 balls including 19x4, 1x6
50 partnership in 45 minutes off 72 balls (Hondo 19, Panyangara 32)
M Muralitharan equals the world test wickets record with 519
Sri Lanka innings
50 in 55 minutes off 76 balls including 7x4
50 partnership (Atapattu 19, Jayasuriya 30)
Day 2
100 in 100 minutes off 141 balls including 15x4
100 partnership (Atapattau 42, Jayasuriya 55)
ST Jayasuriya 50 in 98 minutes off 56 balls including 7x4
MS Atapattu 50 in 126 minutes off 102 balls including 8x4
150 in 147 minutes off 198 balls including 21x4 and 1x6
ST Jayasuriya 100 in 90 balls in 155 minutes including 13x4 and 2x6
200 in 170 minutes off 236 balls including 28x4 and 2x6
200 partnership (Atapattu 87, Jayasuriya 108)
MS Atapattu 100 in 191 minutes off 153 balls including 14x4
Lunch 230/0 in 44 overs
Maregwede takes over the gloves for Zimbabwe after the Lunch break
ST Jayasuriya 150 in 220 minutes off 139 balls including 18x4 and 3x6
250 in 212 minutes off 298 balls including 32x4 and 2x6
250 partnership (Atapattu 106, Jayasuriya 134)
300 in 257 minutes off 362 balls including 38x4 and 3x6
350 in 302 minutes off 431 balls including 44x4 and 3x6
Tea 354/2 off 75 overs
Taibu retakes the keepers gloves after the Tea break
MS Atapattu 150 in 313 minutes off 237 balls including 19x4
50 partnership in 51 minutes off 86 balls (Atapattu 20, DPMD Jayawardene 33)
New ball taken after 80 overs
400 in 359 minutes off 515 balls including 49x4 and 3x6
450 in 431 minutes off 617 balls including 55x4 and 3x6
Sri Lanka 500 in 116.1 overs (Zoysa 11*, Muralitharan 5*)
Day 3
Zimbabwe 2nd innings
Zimbabwe 50 in 17.2 overs (Maregwede 11*, Nkala 22*)
Zimbabwe 100 in 30.5 overs (Hondo 14*, Panyangara 18*)