Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Pathum Nissanka Slams Half-Century, SL Cruise

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WIDE! Burl serves it full and well wide outside the tramline. Pavan Rathnayake thinks of coming down the pitch but waits and lets the ball go. Wide signaled.

Tossed up full, on off. Pavan Rathnayake shimmies down and drives it past the bowler and down the ground for a couple.

Flighted delivery, on a fullish length, spinning away, around off. Pavan Rathnayake looks to sweep but fails to connect.

Tossed up and full, on the middle and leg. Kamindu Mendis works it into the gap at deep square leg and gets off the mark with a couple. A top over from Cremer.

Loopy delivery, on off. Kamindu Mendis advances and turns it off the inner half toward short mid-wicket.

WIDE! Flatter delivery, turning down the leg. Kamindu Mendis plays and misses. Wide signaled.

With that wicket, the umpires call for Drinks on the field. Zimbabwe have pulled things back nicely here, picking up a couple of wickets in consecutive overs. They will now be able to bowl to two new batters at the crease, and this pitch is not that easy to bat on. The spinners are getting help and they will look to keep the pressure on the batters. For the hosts, they need a partnership here before they can launch in the last few overs. Also, Kamindu Mendis is the next man in.

OUT! SHARP CATCH! Graeme Cremer gets the big fish! Tossed up on a length, turning away, just outside off. Pathum Nissanka brings out the reverse sweep and looks to clear the backward point region, but ends up hitting it off the top edge, which goes behind the backward point region. Tony Munyonga runs back, keeps his eye on the ball, and takes a sharp grab. A fine knock from Nissanka ends on 62. Sri Lanka are 108/3 after 13.4 overs.

Tossed up full, on off. Pavan Rathnayake shimmies down and pushes it down to long off for one.

Pavan Rathnayake charges down the pitch, takes it on the full, and hacks it toward the gap at deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Stumping appeal! Flighted, full, leg break, spins away after pitching, just outside off. Pavan Rathnayake looks to swipe it across the line, but misses, and Tadiwanashe Marumani is quick to take off the bails. An appeal for stumping is sent upstairs. The TV umpire has a look and confirms that a part of the foot is behind the crease. NOT OUT comes on the big screen.

Dragged short, outside off. Pathum Nissanka pulls it hard toward the gap at the cow corner region and they take two more.

Tossed up full, at the stumps. Pavan Rathnayake flicks it through the mid-wicket region for one.

Halt. Tadiwanashe Marumani looks to be in pain after getting hit under his throat, and the physio comes to attend to him. Gets the treatment and is back on his feet.

Flatter googly, turning into off. Pavan Rathnayake looks to cut but gets cramped and chops it onto the pitch. It bounces off the pitch and hits Tadiwanashe Marumani around the chest.

Flighted, full, on the middle and leg. Pavan Rathnayake sits low and swipes it hard to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs to get off the mark.

Tossed up on a length, on off. Pavan Rathnayake prods and pushes this to short cover.

Pavan Rathnayake walks in at number 4.