Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1996–97
International cricket tour
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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
Dates
11 – 21 September 1997
Captains
Arjuna Ranatunga
Result
Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs
Hashan Tillakaratne (146)
| Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1996–97 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | ||
| Dates | 11 – 21 September 1997 | ||
| Captains | Arjuna Ranatunga | Alistair Campbell | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hashan Tillakaratne (146) | Grant Flower (92) | |
| Most wickets | Muttiah Muralitharan (14) | Paul Strang (9) | |
Test series
1st Test
11–14 September Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Craig Evans and Guy Whittall (Zim) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
18–21 September Scorecard |
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat.
- This was Asanka Gurusinha's Last test match
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