The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Zimbabwe in November and December 1999 to play 3 Test matches and 5 ODIs.[1]
| Sri Lankan cricket team in Zimbabwe in 1999–2000 | |||
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| Zimbabwe | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 7 November 1999 – 7 December 1999 | ||
| Captains | Andy Flower | Sanath Jayasuriya | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Andy Flower (388) | Marvan Atapattu (265) | |
| Most wickets | Chaminda Vaas (14) | Henry Olonga (9) | |
| Player of the series | Andy Flower | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 3–1 | ||
| Most runs | Alistair Campbell (195) | Russel Arnold (277) | |
| Most wickets | Guy Whittall (10) | Upul Chandana (7) | |
Squads
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Tour matches
editZimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI v Sri Lankans
edit7,8,9 November 1999
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 Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI |
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- Zimbabwe Cricket Union President's XI, who chose to bat
Zimbabwe Cricket Academy v Sri Lankans
editTest series
edit1st Test
edit18–22 November 1999
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- Sri Lanka, who chose to field
- There was no play on the fifth day.
- Indika de Saram, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Indika Gallage (Sri Lanka); Gary Brent (Zimbabwe) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
edit26–30 November 1999
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- Sri Lanka, who chose to field
- Nuwan Zoysa (SL) became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in their first three balls of a Test.[2]
3rd Test
editODI series
edit1st ODI
edit 11 December 1999
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- Rain interrupted after 14.5 overs in Zimbabwe innings. After several inspections the Umpires abandoned the match.
- Zimbabwe, who chose to field
2nd ODI
edit3rd ODI
edit4th ODI
edit5th ODI
editReferences
edit- ^ CricketArchive – tour itinerary Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Second Test Match, Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka 1999-2000". Wisden. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2017.