When Zimbabwe batted in their second innings, they lose Grant Flower for 13 off Muralitharan. This was after Chaminda Vaas had knocked off the other opener, T Gripper. The run out of night-watchman E Matambanadzo only added to their woes.

Scoreboard
Zimbabwe (1st innings): 174.
Sri Lanka (1st innings, overnight 236-3): M Atapattu run out (Johnson) 37, S Jayasuria c A Flower b Olonga 6, R Arnold c Campbell b Strang 49, M Jayawardena c A Flower b Strang 91, T Dilshan not out 163, R Kaluwitharana run out (Olonga) 19, I de Saram c Goodwin b Matambanadzo 17, C Vaas c Gripper b Matambanadzo 5, P Wickramasinghe c A Flower b Whittall 7, M Muralitharan c G Flower b Olonga 5, N Zoysa c Gripper b G Flower 5. Extras (b1, lb10, w7, nb10):28.
Total (all out in 149.3 overs): 432.
Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-97, 3-105, 4-283, 5-323, 6-371, 7-381, 8-403, 9-408.
Bowling: Olonga 30-5-88-2 (nb1, w2), Brent 22-4-68-0 (w2), Matambanadzo 31-6-95-2 (nb5, w1), Strang 37-13-70-2, Gripper 1-0-6-0, Whittall 19-2-60-1 (nb4, w2), G Flower 9.3-2-34-1.
Zimbabwe (2nd innings): G Flower c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan 13, T Gripper c Arnold b Vaas 4, M Goodwin batting 6, E Matambanadzo run out (de Saram) 0, N Johnson batting 5. Extras (lb5, nb1): 6.
Total (for three wickets):34.
Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-28, 3-28.
Bowling: Vaas 7-2-12-1, Zoysa 4-2-9-0, Wickramasinghe 6-3-8-0 (nb1), Muralitharan 3-3-0-1.