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Sri Lanka skittled Zimbabwe for a world record low of 35 before clinching the series with a nine-wicket victory in the third One-Day Interna...

Sri Lanka skittled Zimbabwe for a world record low of 35 before clinching the series with a nine-wicket victory in the third One-Day International on Sunday.

Zimbabwe, who had selected a highly inexperienced squad for the five-match series after 15 capped players made themselves unavailable as part of a selection-process battle with their board, were dismissed in 18 overs after losing the toss. Sri Lanka, who won the first two One-Day Internationals in Bulawayo, replied with 40/1 in 9.2 overs.

Zimbabwe’s total eclipsed the previous low of 36, Canada’s innings score against Sri Lanka

at Paarl during last year’s World Cup in South Africa.

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No Zimbabwe batsman reached double figures at Harare Sports Club, Dion Ebrahim top-scoring with seven. There were four ducks. Left-arm fast bowler Chaminda Vaas took 4/12 in nine overs for Sri Lanka, becoming the second Sri Lankan to take 300 one-day wickets after off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.

SCOREBOARD

ZIMBABWE: S Matsikenyeri run out (Herath) 4, B Taylor b Vaas 4, D Ebrahim c Sangakara b Fernando 7, T Taibu lbw b Fernando 0, E Chigumbura b Vaas 0, A Maregwede b Vaas 2, V Sibanda c Dilshan b Maharoof 4, M Nkala not out 4, P Utseya lbw b Vaas 0, D Hondo c Sangakkara b Maharoof 4, T Panyangara c Sangakkara b Maharoof 0, Extras: (lb-2, w-4) 6

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			35 in 18 overs: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare (2004) 36 in 18.4 overs: Canada v Sri Lanka at Paarl (2003) 38 in 15.4 overs: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Colombo 2001 43 in 19.5 overs: Pakistan v West Indies at Cape Town 1993 45 in 40.3 overs: Canada v England at Manchester 1979 45 in 14 overs: Namibia v Australia at Potchefstroom 2003 54 in 23.2 overs: West Indies v South Africa at Cape Town 2003 54 in 26.3 overs: India v Sri Lanka at Sharjah 2000 55 in 28.3 overs: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Sharjah 1986 63 in 25.5 overs: India v Australia at Sydney 1981 — Pervez S Qaiser