When 300 was chased first time in ODI...

1992 World Cup League match between Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka played at Pukekura Park, New Plymouth witnessed a record-breaking encounter. For the first time in the history of ODI, target of 300+ was successfully chased by Sri Lanka. ​The match aggregate was one short of the 626 shared by Pakistan and Sri Lanka at Swansea in 1983.

Zimbabwe were put in to bat by Sri Lanka and made the most of it. Andy Flower, on his one-day debut scored a superb unbeaten century. He was supported first by Arnott, and then Waller in an unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 145 - a World Cup record - in 13 overs. Waller's 83 took a mere 45 balls (three sixes, nine fours), and his 32-ball 50 was also a Cup record at that time. Chasing down a mamooth total of 313, Mahanama and Samarasekera (50 in 33 balls) gave an opening stand of 128 at almost a run a ball. While the middle order collapsed but captain Arjuna Ranatunga played a superbknock of 88*. He shared a good partnership with Sanath Jayasuriya (32 off 24 balls) and guided his team to a superb victory.

23rd February,1992 - Zimbabwe Vs Sri Lanka, Scorecard

Zimbabwe (50 Overs Maximum)

• Andy Flower (WK) not out 115 (152) 8 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
• Wayne James c Tillakaratne b Wickramasinghe 17 (21) 3 ‘4s’
• Andy Pycroft c Ramanayake b Gurusinha 5 (22)
• David Houghton (C) c Tillakaratne b Gurusinha 10 (19) 1 ‘4s’
• Kevin Arnott c Tillakaratne b Wickramasinghe 52 (56) 4 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
• Andy Waller not out 83 (45) 9 ‘4s’ 3 ‘6s’
• Did Not Bat - Iain Butchart Eddo Brandes Malcolm Jarvis Kevin Duers John Traicos
• Extras : 30 (Wides: 13 No Balls: 9 Byes: 2 Leg Byes: 6)
• Total : 312/4 (Overs: 50.0)
• Fall of Wickets : 1-30 (James), 2-57 (Pycroft), 3-82 (Houghton), 4-167 (Arnott)

Sri Lanka Bowling

• Ramanayake 10-0-59-0 (3wd 1nb)
• Wijegunawardene 7-0-54-0 (3wd 6nb)
• Wickramasinghe 10-1-50-2 (1wd 2nb)
• Gurusinha 10-0-72-2 (6wd) Kalpage 10-0-51-0
• Jayasuriya 3-0-18-0

Sri Lanka (Target : 313 from 50 Overs)

• Roshan Mahanama c Arnott b Brandes 59 (89) 4 ‘4s’
• A Samarasekera c Duers b Traicos 75 (61) 11 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
• Aravinda de Silva (C) c Houghton b Brandes 14 (28) 1 ‘4s’
• Asanka Gurusinha run out 5 (6)
• Arjuna Ranatunga not out 88 (61) 9 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
• Sanath Jayasuriya c Flower b Houghton 32 (23) 2 ‘4s’ 2 ‘6s’
• H Tillakaratne (WK) b Jarvis 18 (12) 1 ‘4s’ 1 ‘6s’
• Ruwan Kalpage c Houghton b Brandes 11 (14) 1 ‘4s’
• C Ramanayake not out 1 (1)
• Did Not Bat - K Wijegunawardene P Wickramasinghe
• Extras : 10 (Wides : 5 No Balls: 0 Byes: 0 Leg Byes: 5)
• Total : 313/7 (Overs : 49.2)
• Fall of Wickets : 1-128 (Samarasekera), 2-144 (Mahanama), 3-155 (Gurusinha), 4-167 (de Silva), 5-212 (Jayasuriya), 6-273 (Tillakaratne), 7-309 (Kalpage)

Zimbabwe Bowling

• Jarvis 9.2-0-51-1 (1wd)
• Brandes 10-0-70-3
• Duers 10-0-72-0
• Butchart 8-0-63-0 (3wd)
• Traicos 10-1-33-1 (1wd)
• Houghton 2-0-19-1

Compiled by CRICKETNMORE