Zimbabwean cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1996–97

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

1st Test

11–14 September
Report

Sri Lanka	v	Zimbabwe
349 (106.3 overs) A Ranatunga 75 (192) P A Strang 5/106 (34.3 overs)		145 (72.4 overs) C B Wishart 51 (205) Vaas 4/73 (22 overs)
		127 (73.3 overs) G W Flower 27 (112) Muralitharan 5/33 (20.3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by an innings and 77 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies ) & B C Cooray

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

2nd Test

18–21 September
Report

Zimbabwe	v	Sri Lanka
141 (53.1 overs) G W Flower 52 (180) K J Silva 4/16 (10.1 overs)		350/8 dec (133.5 overs) HP Tillakaratne 126 (409) P A Strang 4/66 (38 overs)
235 (113.3 overs) A H Omarshah 62 (302) Muralitharan 3/94 (41 overs)		30 for no wicket Jayasuriya 18 (26)

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: K T Francis and C J Mitchley (South Africa)

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat

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