Zimbabwe restrict Lankan run spree

Marvan Atapattu scored 58 while Chaminda Vaas hit three sixes in 23 off 16 balls. Left-arm spinners Grant Flower and Dirk Viljoen, and medium-pacer Travis Friend, finished with two wickets each. Zimbabwe need a win to stay in contention for a place in Sunday’s final. Sri Lanka, unbeaten so far, will qualify with their third consecutive win. Kaluwitharana, reverted back to his opening slot in place of Avishka Gunawardena, made 25 when he found himself at the same end as Jayasuriya after charging down the wicket for a second run. Jayasuriya went four overs later, bowled by Friend 13 runs short of his first three-figure knock in Sharjah.

Wickets continued to tumble as Mahela Jayawardena was stumped by wicket-keeper Andy Flower, while Kumar Sangakkara was bowled by Viljoen. Atapattu and Russel Arnold added 40 for the fifth wicket to make it 195-4 in the 38th when Arnold swept Grant Flower into the safe hands of Stuart Carlisle at square-leg.Atapattu, was run out for the second time in two matches soon after reaching his half-century.

ScorEboard
Sri Lanka
S Jayasuriya b Friend 87
R Kaluwitharana run out 25
M Atapattu run out 58
M Jayawardena st Andy Flower b Viljoen 5
K Sangakkara b Viljoen 4
R Arnold c Carlisle b Grant Flower 18
T Dilshan c Friend b Grant Flower 16
C Vaas c Carlisle b Friend 23
K Weeraratne not out 14
N Zoysa b Streak 4
M Murlitharan not out 1
Extras: (lb10, w9, nb2) 21
Total (for nine wkts in 50 overs) 276
Fall of wickets: 1-110, 2-132, 3-143, 4-155, 5-195, 6-228, 7-234, 8-259, 9-265
Bowling: Streak 8-0-59-1, Strang 10-0-52-0, Mbangwa 4-0-36-0, Friend 10-0-52-2, Viljoen 10-0-38-2, Grant Flower 8-0-29-2