5 Lowest ODI team totals

#3. Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka (8 December 2001)

Zimbabwe: 38 all out

Vaas bowled a dream spell vs Zimbabwe

The first match of the LG Abans Triangular Series in Sri Lanka will always be remembered for two things.

The first being Chaminda Vaas's ODI career-best bowling figures of 8/19 and the second, the length of the match both in terms of the total number of overs played and the duration of the contest.

The discipline and swing with which Vaas bowled on that day decimated the Zimbabwean batting beyond doubt. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first on a surface with a bit of grass top but not the sort hiding demons beneath it. Dion Ebrahim’s one delivery stay at the crease triggered a collapse that allowed a lot of policemen on duty some much needed time to rest.

Grant Flower and Stuart Carlisle’s double-digit partnership of 11 runs came to an end when one-half of the Flower brothers had his stumps rattled. Andy Flower followed his brother to the dressing room after just 2 deliveries.

Craig Wishart was trapped in front with the score reading 27/5 leaving little room for any fightback. The score quickly fell from 27/6 to 32/8 with Vaas being responsible for each one of those 8 dismissals. Muttiah Muralitharan was asked to bowl the 16th over. The Lankan legend wasted no time by picking the last 2 wickets in just 4 balls conceding a single in the process.

The Zimbabwe scorecard read 38/10, which meant that they had underperformed and registered the then lowest ODI team total.

Vaas had bowled the best spell of his ODI career. Sri Lanka chased the target in just 4.2 overs in 2 hours since the start of play.