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Sri Lanka won by 74 runs  
34.6 de Silva to Ervine, one run


End of over 35 (6 runs) Zimbabwe 158/6 (RR: 4.51 RRR: 99/15 = 6.60)

PA de Silva 9-1-36-1 (1w) - Buffalo Park Drive End
SM Ervine 3* (5b) GW Flower 20* (37b 2x4)

35.1 Fernando to Ervine, no run, slower ball from Fernando, beaten
outside the off.
35.2 Fernando to Ervine, no run, not firing at full pace, slanting it
across the batsman, has a go at it, beaten again, not too far away
from the outside edge
35.3 Fernando to Ervine, no run, this time Ervine gets some bat on it,
opens the face of the bat, played yo backward point
35.4 Fernando to Ervine, one run, slower delivery, full in length, goes
for the expansive drive, gets a lucky inside edge, and a lucky
single
35.5 Fernando to GW Flower, no run, driven on the rise, straight to
cover
35.6 Fernando to GW Flower, no run, pushed back to the bowler


End of over 36 (1 run) Zimbabwe 159/6 (RR: 4.42 RRR: 98/14 = 7.00)

CRD Fernando 2-0-2-1 - Snake End
SM Ervine 4* (9b) GW Flower 20* (39b 2x4)

Zimbabwe were cruising at one stage, at 140/3 when Brian Jerling
gave Andy Flower out lbw in the 29th over. Three wickets fell in
making 11 runs after that.

Match State: Drinks

Muralitharan in to the attack now
To bowl round the wicket
36.1 Muralitharan to Ervine, no run, tossed up, forward in defence
36.2 Muralitharan to Ervine, FOUR, fires it in quick outside the off,
flat and faster delivery, takes the outside edge and runs down to
third-man for four! Welcome runs for Zimbabwe
36.3 Muralitharan to Ervine, one run, good use of the feet, driven down
to long-off for a single
36.4 Muralitharan to GW Flower, no run
36.5 Muralitharan to GW Flower, no run
36.6 Muralitharan to GW Flower, no run, slow turn this time, Flower well
in control over this one, gets right behind the line, waits for

the ball, and fends it away safelt


End of over 37 (5 runs) Zimbabwe 164/6 (RR: 4.43 RRR: 93/13 = 7.15)

M Muralitharan 6-0-17-1 - Buffalo Park Drive End
SM Ervine 9* (12b 1x4) GW Flower 20* (42b 2x4)

37.1 Fernando to Ervine, no run
37.2 Fernando to Ervine, one run, fires it in full, driven crisply
through covers
37.3 Fernando to GW Flower, two runs, SHOT! Full and on the pads,
flicked away in the air, there is a fielder covering the square
leg fence, good running ensures a couple of runs
37.4 Fernando to GW Flower, legbye: one run, tries to whip it away, off
the pads the ball goes down to short fine leg
37.5 Fernando to Ervine, one run, angling away from the batsman, guided
down to third-man
37.6 Fernando to GW Flower, FOUR, Top Shot! Pulled away in fine style,
high in the air, one bounce and over the ropes at mid-wicket
fence, nice clean hit, minimum effort in that stroke, sweet timing
took care of it, four!


End of over 38 (9 runs) Zimbabwe 173/6 (RR: 4.55 RRR: 84/12 = 7.00)

CRD Fernando 3-0-10-1 - Snake End
SM Ervine 11* (15b 1x4) GW Flower 26* (45b 3x4)

38.1 Muralitharan to Ervine, no run, forward in defence
38.2 Muralitharan to Ervine, one run, hammers it through covers, gets
the single
38.3 Muralitharan to GW Flower, no run, Flower comes dancign down the

track, and in the end allows the ball to hit the front pad

38.4 Muralitharan to GW Flower, FOUR, Shot! This is a tremendous reverse
swipe! Playing against the big turn that Muralitharan gets, it
went straight out off the midle of the bat, four!
38.5 Muralitharan to GW Flower, no run, this time goes for the
conventional sweep, does not connect as well as the reverse!

38.6 Muralitharan to GW Flower, no run, leans forward and defends


End of over 39 (5 runs) Zimbabwe 178/6 (RR: 4.56 RRR: 79/11 = 7.18)

M Muralitharan 7-0-22-1 - Buffalo Park Drive End
SM Ervine 12* (17b 1x4) GW Flower 30* (49b 4x4)

Jayasuriya smells trouble here, immediately calls Vaas - and he is
to bowl now, left-arm over the wicket

39.1 Vaas to Ervine, no run, gets right behind the line and defends
39.2 Vaas to Ervine, OUT: Bowled'm!!! Plays a careless shot, across the
line, makes no contact with the ball, and Ervine hears the
rattling sound of stumps being hit.

Zimbabwe 178/7, Partnership of 27
SM Ervine b Vaas 12 (19b 1x4 0x6)
GW Flower 30* (49b 4x4) WPUJC Vaas 8.2-0-44-1 (3nb)

One more wicket and it will be all over for Zimbabwe.
Streak makes his way in to the middle
39.3 Vaas to Streak, no run, this one is angled away, keeps too low,
Sangakkara does well to stop it

39.4 Vaas to Streak, no run, defended
39.5 Vaas to Streak, no run, angling away from the batsman, Streak tried
his best to get an edge on it, through to the keeper
39.6 Vaas to Streak, one run, gets off the mark, driving it straight
past the stumps, not enough power in the shot to take it to the
ropes.


End of over 40 (1 run) Zimbabwe 179/7 (RR: 4.47 RRR: 78/10 = 7.80)

WPUJC Vaas 9-0-45-1 (3nb) - Snake End
HH Streak 1* (4b) GW Flower 30* (49b 4x4)

Another bowling change, Jayasuriya looks around, and then decides
to give himself a bowl
40.1 Jayasuriya to Streak, one run, tucked away behind square
40.2 Jayasuriya to GW Flower, one run, nicely worked away towards mid-
wicket
Zimbabwe needs big runs here.
40.3 Jayasuriya to Streak, no run, goes for the big sweep, trying to
sweep from outside the off, beaten
40.4 Jayasuriya to Streak, OUT: Gone! This is game-set-match for Sri
Lanka, dances down the track and lofts it towards long-on,
Atapattu charges in from the ropes, takes a good catch.

Zimbabwe 181/8, Partnership of 3
HH Streak c Atapattu b Jayasuriya 2 (7b 0x4 0x6)
GW Flower 31* (50b 4x4) ST Jayasuriya 5.4-0-30-2 (1w)

Matsikenyeri is the new batsman, Grant Flower will take strike as
the batsmen crossed over when Streak got out
40.5 Jayasuriya to GW Flower, no run, loud appeal for lbw, not out
40.6 Jayasuriya to GW Flower, OUT: Got'm!!! Good return catch! Flower
charges down the track - hits the ball in the air just to the left
of Jayasuriya, the Sri Lankan skipper takes a tumbling catch to
his left, ninth wicket down.

Zimbabwe 181/9, Partnership of 0
GW Flower c & b Jayasuriya 31 (52b 4x4 0x6)


End of over 41 (2 runs) Zimbabwe 181/9 (RR: 4.41 RRR: 76/9 = 8.44)

ST Jayasuriya 6-0-30-3 (1w) - Buffalo Park Drive End
S Matsikenyeri 0* (0b)

41.1 Vaas to Matsikenyeri, no run, big and loud appeal for lbw, silly
appealing too, ball pitched outside the line of leg
41.2 Vaas to Matsikenyeri, no run, beaten outside the off
41.3 Vaas to Matsikenyeri, one run, gets off the mark, tucks the ball
towwards the on side, hares down the pitch for a quick single
Number 11 batsman, Douglas Hondo to take strike
41.4 Vaas to Hondo, no run, angling away from Hondo, has a go at it,
beaten
41.5 Vaas to Hondo, OUT: Bowled'm!!! All over! Fires it in full, a good
yorker does the trick.

Zimbabwe 182/10, Partnership of 1
Douglas T Hondo b Vaas 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
S Matsikenyeri 1* (3b) WPUJC Vaas 9.5-0-46-2 (3nb)

So Sri Lanka will meet Australia in the semi final. This also
means, no back-door entry to the semi final for New Zealand, it is
bye bye time for the Kiwis.
So Sri Lanka win by 74 runs. Surely the turning point was Andy
Flower's dismissal in the 29th over.
Sri Lanka won the toss this morning, and went on to make 256/5 in
their 50 overs. Marvan Atapattu made a polished 103* off 127
balls.
Zimbabwe were quite positive about their rrun chase, they opened
with Wishart and Marillier - two hard hitting batsmen.
Marillier made 19, looke dgood to go for a bigger one, but skied a
catch off Gunaratne.

Travis Friend was promoted up the order, he made 21. Wishart hung
around to make 43.
Andy Player, that wonderful cricketer from Zimbabwe was playing his
final international game, and he was done in by the umpire Jerling
- given out lbw, completely ignoring the big inside edge.
Sad to see a great man leave like that from the international
scene.

And after that Zimbabwe batting just folded.
All they could make was 182 all out in 41.5 overs.
There is another Super Six game going on right now - between
Australia and Kenya, stay with us for the live coverage of that
game.
Sri Lanka v Australia - the big semi final will be played on 18th
of March, Tuesday, at Port Elizabeth.
Live Coverage of that game will start at 0750 Hrs GMT
Thanks for being with us. As we all say Good-Bye to Andy Flower.
Cheers!
MoM Marvan Atapattu