| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Pathum Nissanka | 76 | 92 | 12 | 0 | 82.60 |
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32.4 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Blessing Muzarabani gets a huge wicket on the return for his second spell. He rolls his fingers and takes pace off, lands this short of a length and outside off. Pathum Nissanka sees the width on offer and goes slashing at it, but only manages to get a thin edge behind. Clive Madande, the keeper, dives forward and takes a good low catch. However, the umpires want to make sure if that is a clean catch. After watching a few replays and different angles, the third umpire is convinced that the keeper has his gloves underneath the ball. Nissanka walks back for a fine 76 off 92, and Sri Lanka are 139/3! 139/3
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| Nishan Madushka | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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5 OUT! CAUGHT! This was coming! The pressure has taken its toll on Nishan Madushka! Pushed across the right-hander from over the wicket by Ngarava, on a back of a length, not that wide but Nishan Madushka flashes hard from the crease. Gets an outside edge that travels quickly towards first slip and the ball is on its way up to Sikandar Raza there. Raza is quick to move to his left and leaps to take a sharp catch above his head. A 13-ball duck for Nishan. 9/1
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| Kusal Mendis Wk | 38 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 60.31 |
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26.2 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Expertly held by Wessly Madhevere! The stand-in skipper breaks through for Zimbabwe! Tossed up from around the wicket, on a length, around off, Kusal Mendis takes a step forward to get to the pitch of the ball. He fails to do so and takes the risk of playing across the line. Tries to swat it away in front of square but the ball holds in the surface and a leading edge is induced. It gets skied over cover where Wessly runs over his left shoulder and stretches his hands out in front to take the catch. 109/2
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| Sadeera Samarawickrama | 35 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 87.50 |
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36 OUT! LBW! Finally, Sikandar Raza gets a decision in his favour! He tosses it up, full and on middle and on off, turns in a bit. Sadeera Samarawickrama goes down across to sweep, but this is just not the right length for that shot and he misreads the turn as well. Plays all over it to get hit on the front pad right in front of the stumps. Zimbabwe appeals in union, and the umpire raises his finger without hesitation. Sadeera falls for 35 off 40, and Lanka are four down now. 161/4
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| Charith Asalanka C | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
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36.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Zimbabwe and half of the Sri Lankan side is back in the hut. Trevor Gwandu serves it around off, on a back of a length and gets some extra bounce off the surface. Charith Asalanka flays at it off the back foot, but ends up playing it aerially towards backward point. Sikandar Raza takes a sharp catch on his left at backward point to send back the skipper in the hut. 161/5
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| Janith Liyanage | 70 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 148.93 |
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| Kamindu Mendis | 57 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 158.33 |
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50 OUT! BOWLED'EM! Richard Ngarava wraps up the innings with a beauty! He serves a searing yorker, on middle, swinging in at pace. Kamindu Mendis gets very late to put his bat down and the ball goes through to shatter the stumps. Mendis falls for 57, but he has done his job. Sri Lanka finish on 298/6! 298/6
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| Extras | 16 Runs (b: 1, lb: 6, wd: 9) | ||||
| Total | 298/6 50.0 (RR: 5.96) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Richard Ngarava | 7.4 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 4.43 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 10 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 6.50 |
| Trevor Gwandu | 6.2 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 9.63 |
| Brad Evans | 10 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 5.70 |
| Sikandar Raza | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Sean Williams | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4.33 |
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Brian Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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0.1 OUT! TAKEN! How about that for a start? Asitha Fernando strikes on the first ball. He bangs this into the pitch and just around off. Brian Bennett gets himself in a hot mess. He is in no position to play the pull shot but still goes through it just with his hands, with his feet going nowhere. He gets hurried, and the ball takes the top edge and goes up in the air. Sadeera Samarawickrama at point settles under it and pouches it safely. Bennett goes back for a golden duck, and Zimbabwe are 0/1! 0/1
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| Ben Curran | 70 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 77.77 |
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25.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Asitha Fernando gets the big wicket of Ben Curran! Asitha Fernando runs in from around the wicket and bangs the hard length, around off. Ben Curran, who had been playing the short balls well until now, looks to pull this one again. But the ball climbs and hits him high on the bat and he ends up lobbing a simple catch towards mid on. Dushmantha Chameera, stationed over there, completes the formalities. 140/4
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| Brendan Taylor Wk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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0.4 OUT! TAKEN! Soft dismissal and Brendan Taylor also go back without troubling the scorers. Asitha Fernando hits the length hard and keeps it away from the batter. Taylor stays in his crease and tries to punch it away. Maybe due to his finger injury earlier, he does not get enough power on the shot. It lobs straight to cover, where Kamindu Mendis takes a good catch above his head. Zimbabwe are two down and in early trouble here! 0/2
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| Sean Williams C | 57 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 105.55 |
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22.2 OUT! TAKEN! The plan works for Sri Lanka, and Kamindu Mendis breaks the huge 118-run stand. He tosses it up, full and on middle, inviting the batter to sweep, and there is protection in the deep as well. Sean Williams obliges and goes down to play that shot but just fails to get the elevation. He hits it straight towards deep square leg, where Asitha Fernando does not have to move an inch and takes the catch nicely. Williams walks back for 57 off 54, and Zimbabwe are 118/3! 118/3
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| Sikandar Raza | 92 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 105.74 |
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49.1 OUT! CASTLED! An ideal start to the final over for Sri Lanka and a hush falls over the Harare Sports Club! Not the best of balls though from Dilshan Madushanka. Goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, at the stumps, Sikandar Raza walks across the stumps to scoop it over the man at short fine leg but fails to connect and the middle stump gets uprooted. Raza trudges off in disappointment for 92 (87). Zimbabwe need 10 runs off 5 balls. 289/6
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| Wessly Madhevere | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
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30 OUT! TAKEN SUPERBLY! A fantastic catch from Asitha Fernando and this will surely lift the Lankans even more. Dilshan Madushanka bangs this one into the pitch, just outside off. Wessly Madhevere cannot stop himself and tries to ramp it away. He connects well, but unfortunately, the ball flies straight towards third man. Fernando runs forward a long way and grabs it with both hands, inches above the ground, with a dive. The third umpire checks a few replays, and he is convinced that the fingers are underneath the ball. You just cannot keep Asitha out of this game. Zimbabwe lose half their side now! 161/5
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| Tony Munyonga | 43 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 82.69 |
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| Brad Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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49.2 OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Dilshan Madushanka! Dilshan pushes it across the right-hander, very full. Brad Evans looks to get under the ball and scoop it over short fine leg. Fails to do so in a fashion he would have liked to get the elevation. Spoons it towards short fine leg where Asitha Fernando runs over his right shoulder and takes a safe catch. 289/7
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| Richard Ngarava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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49.3 OUT! TIMBER! HAT-TRICK FOR MADUSHANKA! What a time to produce it! Dilshan Madushanka stays over the wicket but pulls the length back and keeps the line of attack at the stumps. Richard Ngarava stays leg side, clears his front leg and has a massive swing across the line. The ball sneaks under the blade to clatter into the stumps. Tony Munyonga is left stranded at the other end with Zimbabwe needing 10 runs off 3 balls. 289/8
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| Blessing Muzarabani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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| Extras | 20 Runs (lb: 4, wd: 16) | ||||
| Total | 291/8 50.0 (RR: 5.82) | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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| Asitha Fernando | 10 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Dilshan Madushanka | 10 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 6.20 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.80 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 10 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Charith Asalanka | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Janith Liyanage | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |