Though Sri Lanka found themselves 27/3 on the opening morning as the Zimbabwean seamers enjoyed themselves, a monumental career best 319 from Sri Lankan captain and Man of the Match Aravinda de Silva lead his team to an imposing first innings 567.
With Anurasiri taking 9 wickets for the match, and the seamers enjoying themselves, Sri Lanka ran out comfortable victors by an innings and 114 runs.
A few Zimbabwean players had put in useful performances, but as a team they had been totally outclassed by a competitive Sri Lankan team.
Pitch: 24
Toss: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka 567 (165.2 overs)
(P.A.de Silva 319, A.Ranatunga 33, S.T.Jayasuriya 41, H.P.Tillekeratne 66, R.J.Ratnayake 44; E.A.Brandes 2-79, G.J.Crocker 3-88, A.J.Traicos 3-185)
Zimbabwe 247 (109 overs)
(A.D.R.Campbell 41, A.J.Pycroft 32, A.Flower 61, G.J.Crocker 64; R.J.Ratnayake 2-42, S.D.Anurasiri 5-62)
Zimbabwe 206 all out (68.5 overs)
(A.D.R.Campbell 74, D.L.Houghton 76; R.J.Ratnayake 3-28, G.P.Wickremasinghe 2-28, S.D.Anurasiri 4-55)
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 114 runs.
Man of the Match: P.A.de Silva
Match Points: Sri Lanka 23 (4 Bat, 3 Bowl) Zimbabwe 3 (1 Bat, 2 Bowl)
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