SL whitewash Zimbabwe
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Sri Lanka wrapped up a 5-0 series whitewash with victory over Zimbabwe in the final one-day match in Harare, reports BBC.
The tourists had posted their lowest total in the series as Zimbabwe rattled them out for 152 with Ed Rainsford returning figures of 3-22 in Harare.
But Zimbabwe could not take advantage and lost their first six wickets for only 58 runs to lose by 19 runs.
Muttiah Muralitharan did the most damage, capturing 5-29, while Keith Dabengwa top-scored with 39 runs.
Despite some modest performances by Sri Lanka in the series, skipper Mahela Jayawardene insisted he was pleased enough.
"When we came here we set ourselves goals. We needed to win 5-0. We did that," he said after finishing the series with two ducks.
The tourists had posted their lowest total in the series as Zimbabwe rattled them out for 152 with Ed Rainsford returning figures of 3-22 in Harare.
But Zimbabwe could not take advantage and lost their first six wickets for only 58 runs to lose by 19 runs.
Muttiah Muralitharan did the most damage, capturing 5-29, while Keith Dabengwa top-scored with 39 runs.
Despite some modest performances by Sri Lanka in the series, skipper Mahela Jayawardene insisted he was pleased enough.
"When we came here we set ourselves goals. We needed to win 5-0. We did that," he said after finishing the series with two ducks.