Colombo — Fighting half-centuries by Niroshan Dickwella and Asela Gunaratne sparked Sri Lanka to a record 388 target to beat Zimbabwe by four wickets on Tuesday in a pulsating end to the one-off Test. A crucial 121-run stand for the sixth wicket between Gunaratne (80 not out) and Dickwella (81) secured Sri Lanka’s best-yet run chase. Sri Lanka’s previous best was against SA in 2006, when they reached a 352-run target. The fourth-innings total against Zimbabwe was the highest in Asia and fifth-highest in Tests. The win was a boost for new Test captain Dinesh Chandimal and eased Sri Lanka’s pain after a shock defeat in the one-day series against the minnows. Zimbabwe skipper Graeme Cremer claimed four wickets with his leg-spin to return overall figures of 9/275 at the R Premadasa Stadium.
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