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The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Sri Lanka in June and July 2017 to play one Test match and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).[1][2][3] Originally, the schedule was for two Test matches and three ODIs.[4][5][6] It was Zimbabwe's first tour of Sri Lanka since January 2002. All the matches were played as day games.[7]

Zimbabwe won the ODI series 3–2,[8] their first ever series win against Sri Lanka.[9] It was their first away series win since 2009[10] and the first away series win against a Test nation since defeating Bangladesh in 2001.[11] It was also Zimbabwe's first win in a five-match series away from home.[12] Zimbabwe's captain, Graeme Cremer, said the victory was "the pinnacle of my career".[13] In contrast, Sri Lanka's captain, Angelo Mathews, said the defeat was "one of the lowest points in my career"[14] and stepped down as captain of the team in all three formats the following day.[15] Dinesh Chandimal was later named the new Test captain.[16] Sri Lanka went on to win the one-off Test match by 4 wickets.[17]

Squads

Tests ODIs
 Sri Lanka[18]  Zimbabwe[19][20]  Sri Lanka[21][22]  Zimbabwe[19][23]

ODI series

1st ODI

30 June 2017
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
316/5 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
322/4 (47.4 overs)
Kusal Mendis 86 (80)
Tendai Chatara 2/49 (9 overs)
Solomon Mire 112 (96)
Asela Gunaratne 2/45 (7 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Solomon Mire (Zim)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kusal Mendis became the joint second-fastest batsman for Sri Lanka to score 1,000 runs in ODIs.[24]
  • Solomon Mire (Zim) scored his first century in an ODI.[24]
  • This was Zimbabwe's first victory in any format in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka.[24]
  • This was the highest successful run chase in Sri Lanka and the first successful run chase of a total more than 300 in Sri Lanka in an ODI.[25]

2nd ODI

2 July 2017
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
155 (33.4 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
158/3 (30.1 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 41 (56)
Lakshan Sandakan 4/52 (10 overs)
Upul Tharanga 75* (86)
Tendai Chatara 2/33 (5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Lakshan Sandakan (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) made his ODI debut.
  • Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) became the youngest bowler and first Sri Lankan bowler to take a hat-trick on debut in an ODI. He was also the first leg-spinner to take a hat-trick in an ODI.[26]

3rd ODI

6 July 2017
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
310/8 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
312/2 (47.2 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 111 (98)
Wanindu Hasaranga 2/44 (7 overs)
Danushka Gunathilaka 116 (111)
Malcolm Waller 1/32 (8 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Danushka Gunathilaka (SL)

4th ODI

8 July 2017
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
300/6 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
219/6 (29.2 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 116 (118)
Malcolm Waller 2/44 (10 overs)
Craig Ervine 69* (55)
Wanindu Hasaranga 3/40 (6 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets (DLS method)
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Craig Ervine (Zim)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain during Zimbabwe's innings set them a revised total of 219 runs from 31 overs.
  • Asitha Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
  • Niroshan Dickwella and Danushka Gunathilaka (SL) became the first pair to make back-to-back double-century partnerships in ODIs.[29]

5th ODI

10 July 2017
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
203/8 (50 overs)
v
 Zimbabwe
204/7 (38.1 overs)
Asela Gunaratne 59* (81)
Sikandar Raza 3/21 (10 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 73 (86)
Akila Dananjaya 4/47 (10 overs)
Zimbabwe won by 3 wickets
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was Zimbabwe's first bilateral series win against Sri Lanka in ODIs.[12]

Test match

Only Test

14–18 July 2017
Scorecard
v
356 (94.4 overs)
Craig Ervine 160 (256)
Rangana Herath 5/116 (32 overs)
346 (102.3 overs)
Upul Tharanga 71 (107)
Graeme Cremer 5/125 (39.3 overs)
377 (107.1 overs)
Sikandar Raza 127 (205)
Rangana Herath 6/133 (39.1 overs)
391/6 (114.5 overs)
Niroshan Dickwella 81 (118)
Graeme Cremer 4/150 (48 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
Player of the match: Asela Gunaratne (SL)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tarisai Musakanda (Zim) made his Test debut.
  • Dinesh Chandimal played his first Test as captain of Sri Lanka.[30]
  • Zimbabwe's score of 344 on day 1 was most runs they had made in a single day of a Test.[31]
  • Rangana Herath (SL) became the fifth bowler to take 30 five-wicket hauls in Tests.[32]
  • Graeme Cremer (Zim) took his first five-wicket haul, becoming the first captain of Zimbabwe to take one in Tests.[33]
  • Sikandar Raza (Zim) made his first Test century.[34]
  • This was the highest successful run chase by any team in a Test in Asia, and the highest successful chase by Sri Lanka in Tests.[35]

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