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WEDNESDAY, JULY13 19, 2017 15 Seager, Valencia hit HRs to lift Seattle over Astros Page 14 S Lanka pull off record chase to beat Zimbabwe

COLOMBO: Niroshan Dickwella and ease during his 151-ball stay. The visitors scented victory, but it was Asela Gunaratne guided Sri Lanka to Wicketkeeper-batsman Dickwella not to be for the 10th-ranked side. a record 388 target to beat rode his luck to reach 81 before “Credit to them...but the way the Zimbabwe by four wickets yesterday being caught behind off left-arm guys fought and got the runs on the in a pulsating end to their one-off spinner Sean Williams while attemp- board and pushed Sri Lanka till the Test. A crucial 121-run sixth-wicket ing an audacious reverse sweep. last day was great,” said Cremer. “The stand between Gunaratne (80 not Dickwella survived a stumping one-day series is a high point for us, out) and Dickwella (81) secured Sri chance from Sikandar Raza’s off-spin we brought that confidence into the Lanka’s best-ever run chase. Sri on 37 and was then dropped by Test match and it gave us the belief Lanka’s previous best was against wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva on 63. that we could push the big teams.” South Africa in 2006, when they The stumping reprieve cost For Sri Lanka, veteran left-arm achieved a 352-run target. Zimbabwe dearly. It was referred to spinner Rangana Herath also stood Yesterday’s chase was also the high- the third umpire, who ruled him not out with five wicket hauls in each est in Asia and fifth best in Tests. out despite replays showing his toe innings. He got the man of the series Man-of-the-match Gunaratne was on the crease — a case where award for his overall match figures of anchored the chase to perfection the batsman can be given out. 11-249. Zimbabwe batsman Craig after Dickwella’s departure, putting Ervine’s 160 in the first innings and on an unbeaten 67-run partnership HERATH EFFECT allrounder Raza’s 127 in the second with Dilruwan Perera (29 not out) to Earlier, Cremer sent overnight essay were also notable performanc- take Sri Lanka to victory. The win in batsman Kusal Mendis trudging back es in the match. Colombo was a boost for new Test to the pavilion for 66 after Sri Lanka Sri Lanka host the number-one captain Dinesh Chandimal and eased resumed on 170-3. Cremer struck ranked India for three Tests, five one Sri Lanka’s pain after a shock defeat again with his leg-spin to have day internationals and a single in the one-day series against the Mathews caught and bowled for 25. Twenty20 later this month. — AFP minnows. “It’s always tough when you’re SCOREBOARD batting in the fourth innings but I told the team that they should play COLOMBO: Completed scoreboard on the fifth day of the one-off Test between Sri Lanka and their normal game and they played Zimbabwe in Colombo yesterday. some outstanding innings, especially Dickwella and Asela,” Chandimal said. Zimbabwe 1st innings 356 (C. Ervine 160; R. A. Gunaratne not out 80 Herath 5-116) D. Perera not out 29 “It’s always challenging as a cap- Sri Lanka 1st innings 346 (U. Tharanga 71, D. Extras (b9, lb8, w2) 19 tain but it’s about doing the right Chandimal 55; G. Cremer 5-125) Total (6 wickets; 114.5 overs) 391 things on and off the field,” said Zimbabwe 2nd innings 377 (S. Raza 127, M. Still to bat: R. Herath, S. Lakmal, L. Kumara Chandimal, who took over after Waller 68; R. Herath 6-133) Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Tharanga), 2-108 Angelo Mathews quit because of the (Karunaratne), 3-133 (Chandimal), 4-178 Sri Lanka 2nd innings (target 388, overnight ODI loss. Zimbabwe skipper Graeme (Mendis), 5-203 (Cremer), 6-324 (Dickwella) 170-3) Cremer claimed four wickets with his D. Karunaratne b Williams 49 Bowling: Raza 13-1-58-0; Williams 43.5-2-146-2 leg-spin to return overall figures of 9- U. Tharanga c Moor b Cremer 27 (w2); Cremer 48-6-150-4; Waller 4-0-10-0; C. 275 at the R. Premadasa Stadium. K. Mendis c Williams b Cremer 66 Mpofu 6-3-10-0. But Gunaratne, who played most D. Chandimal c Masakadza b Cremer 15 Result: Sri Lanka won by four wickets of the Test as a batsman after injur- A. Mathews c & b Cremer 25 Man-of-the-match: Asela Gunaratne N. Dickwella c Chakabva b Williams 81 Man-of-the-series: Rangana Herath COLOMBO: Sri Lankan cricket captain Dinesh Chandimal poses with the trophy after victory in the final day of a one- ing his hamstring in the first innings, off Test match between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo yesterday. — AFP tackled the Zimbabwe spinners with