da jogodeouro： The first match of the LG Abans Tri-Series at the Sinhalese Sports ClubGround in Colombo on Saturday that saw Sri Lanka thrash Zimbabwewitnessed records tumbling in a tizzy
Staff Reporter08-Dec-2001The first match of the LG Abans Tri-Series at the Sinhalese Sports ClubGround in Colombo on Saturday that saw Sri Lanka thrash Zimbabwewitnessed records tumbling in a tizzy. Chaminda Vaas (8-3-19-8) returned world-record figures after his captain had elected to bowl. Vaas’ performance in the first match of the tournament beats the previous best of 7/30 by his team-mate Muttiah Muralitharan against India atSharjah, 2000/01. Vaas also recorded a hat-trick on his way to the bestbowling figures in the 1776 ODI’s played until now.Zimbabwe, dismissed for just 38 in 15.4 overs, now carry the dubioushonour of registering the lowest score in 0ne-Day Internationals.Pakistan’s total of 43 against West Indies at Cape Town, 1992/93 was theprevious worst-ever. Zimbabwe’s previous lowest score, meanwhile, wasthe 94 they made against Pakistan at Sharjah in 1996/97.Sri Lanka, who knocked off the winning runs in just 4.2 overs, also hadthe pleasure of registering the fastest one-day win ever. The match-aggregate was the lowest in a one-day international.