Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Harare, , Oct 29 2016 - Match Result

What a match to mark Zimbabwe's centenary Test! We hope you enjoyed our coverage of this match. I certainly enjoyed bringing it to you. Elsewhere, in Sharjah, there is another thriller going on with West Indies closing in on a memorable win against Pakistan, and a thrilling final day awaits. Hope to see you then. Cheers!

Simbarashe: "The result is bittersweet for Zimbabwe. Great fight but a miss is as good as a mile. When you fight like that you have come through! Well done to both teams. I thoroughly enjoyed this match!"

Rangana Herath - Not at all, actually. It was difficult in the first session as there was nothing happening on this surface. At the end, we did get some help from the pitch for the fast bowlers. We had a plan because we cannot rely on the weather, so we had a plan and we stuck to it. You never know what time the weather would intervene. Captaincy was a new experience and I enjoyed every moment of it. So far, I have really enjoyed every moment of it, and hopefully, it will be the same in future.

Graeme Cremer is the Man of the Match

Graeme Cremer - "Yeah, definitely upset that we couldn't last the couple of overs. But to last that long was good for Test cricket and lot of positives to take from it. Sri Lanka is a quality unit, but just happy to score some runs for the team when they were in a bit of trouble. Very tough, I thought it (batting) was a lot tougher today. They were bowling well."

What a final day! Zimbabwe fought valiantly till the very end. Not many might have imagined that they would last well into the final hour at the start of the Test. But they did, and it made for some riveting Test match cricket, contrary to what is indicated by the 225-run margin of Sri Lanka's win, which doesn't really paint the whole picture of how valiantly Zimbabwe fought. And it was their captain Graeme Cremer who led the way with a rearguard century in the first innings and again top-scoring with 43 in the second after walking out to a tough situation. Zimbabwe were on the receiving end of a few umpiring blunders. But for those harsh decisions, who knows what could have happened?

The light's just beginning to fade now as Herath goes over the wicket

Saahil Sharma: "Graeme Cremer's determination and courageous batting reminds me of Daniel Vettori playing a similar role for NZ. Vettori was a classic example of a bowler punching way above their weight with their batting."

10.4 overs remain as Christopher Mpofu joins his new-ball partner at the crease. Just one wicket to get for Sri Lanka.