SL vs ZIM, 1st T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Colombo
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Series
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe T20Is - Men
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Toss
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Umpire
Raja Wimalasiri , Ruchira Palliyaguruge
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Match Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
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Tv Umpire
Lyndon Hannibal
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Man of the Match
Angelo Mathews
SL
ZIM
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dasun Shanaka | 26 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.5 |
19.6 Blessing Muzarabani to Dushmantha Chameera
19.5 Blessing Muzarabani to Dushmantha Chameera
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
19.4 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Masakadza. Lack of pace does the trick.
19.3 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Slower ball short, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
19.2 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Back of a length, middle stump backing away Steer, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
19.1 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, middle stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
18.6 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
18.5 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.
18.5 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Wide Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Short, down leg side backing away Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Madande.
18.4 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep point for 4 runs.
18.3 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
18.2 Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews
Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
18.1 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Wide Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Madande.
18.1 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.
17.6 Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka
Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, outside off stump backing away driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
17.5 Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews
Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews. Yorker, off stump down the track working, leading edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.
17.4 Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka
Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka. Half volley, outside off stump backing away driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run.
17.3 Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka
Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
17.2 Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews
Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
17.1 Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews. Slower length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
16.6 Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews
Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Kamunhukamwe.
16.5 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
16.4 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
16.3 Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews
Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
16.2 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, down leg side backing away pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
16.1 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, down leg side backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. Placed it well.
15.6 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
15.5 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.
15.4 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
15.3 Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka
Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kamunhukamwe.
15.2 Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka
Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Bennett.
15.1 Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka
Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
19.6 Blessing Muzarabani to Dushmantha Chameera
Blessing Muzarabani to Dushmantha Chameera. Slower length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Kamunhukamwe. A thrilling game comes to an end. Sri Lanka win by three wickets. Angelo Mathews played an excellent knock of 46 and Dasun Shanaka supported him well. Sikandar Raza bagged three wickets for his team and the game went to the final ball. Angelo Mathews has been adjudged the Player of the Match for his all-around performance. Join us for the next T20I in two days.
19.5 Blessing Muzarabani to Dushmantha Chameera
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Dushmantha Chameera. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
19.4 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Masakadza. Lack of pace does the trick.
19.3 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Slower ball short, outside off stump backing away cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
19.2 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Back of a length, middle stump backing away Steer, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
19.1 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, middle stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
18.6 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
18.5 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid on for no runs.
18.5 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Wide Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Short, down leg side backing away Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Madande.
18.4 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep point for 4 runs.
18.3 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Yorker, off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
18.2 Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews
Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, to leg on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
18.1 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Wide Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Madande.
18.1 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.
17.6 Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka
Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka. Full toss, outside off stump backing away driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Butt.
17.5 Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews
Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews. Yorker, off stump down the track working, leading edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Ervine.
17.4 Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka
Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka. Half volley, outside off stump backing away driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run.
17.3 Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka
Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka. Slower ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
17.2 Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews
Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
17.1 Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews. Slower length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
16.6 Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews
Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Kamunhukamwe.
16.5 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.
16.4 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
16.3 Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews
Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
16.2 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, down leg side backing away pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Burl.
16.1 Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka
FOUR! Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, down leg side backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. Placed it well.
15.6 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
15.5 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, outside edge past third man for 4 runs.
15.4 Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews
FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
15.3 Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka
Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Kamunhukamwe.
15.2 Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka
Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Bennett.
15.1 Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka
Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Madande.
SL Batting: 144/7 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Pathum Nissanka | c: Wellington Masakadza b: Richard Ngarava | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Kusal Mendis | c: Wellington Masakadza b: Blessing Muzarabani | 17 (15) | 2 | 0 | 113.33 |
| Kusal Perera | c: Ryan Burl b: Wellington Masakadza | 17 (13) | 3 | 0 | 130.77 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | b: Sikandar Raza | 9 (7) | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Charith Asalanka | c: Wellington Masakadza b: Sikandar Raza | 16 (22) | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Angelo Mathews | c: Wellington Masakadza b: Blessing Muzarabani | 46 (38) | 5 | 1 | 121.05 |
| Dasun Shanaka | not out | 26 (18) | 4 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | b: Sikandar Raza | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Nuwan Thushara | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Richard Ngarava | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Luke Jongwe | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.67 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.25 |
| Sikandar Raza | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Sean Williams | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
ZIM Batting: 143/5 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Tinashe Kamunhukamwe | c: Dushmantha Chameera b: Maheesh Theekshana | 26 (18) | 1 | 2 | 144.44 |
| Craig Ervine | lbw: Maheesh Theekshana | 10 (16) | 2 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Brian Bennett | not out | 10 (8) | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Sean Williams | c: Sadeera Samarawickrama b: Wanindu Hasaranga | 14 (20) | 0 | 0 | 70.00 |
| Sikandar Raza | c: Dasun Shanaka b: Dushmantha Chameera | 62 (42) | 5 | 2 | 147.62 |
| Ryan Burl | b: Wanindu Hasaranga | 5 (9) | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Clive Madande | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Luke Jongwe | not out | 13 (8) | 2 | 0 | 162.50 |
| Wellington Masakadza | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Richard Ngarava | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Nuwan Thushara | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.75 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.50 |
Blessing Muzarabani to Dushmantha Chameera. Slower length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Kamunhukamwe. A thrilling game comes to an end. Sri Lanka win by three wickets. Angelo Mathews played an excellent knock of 46 and Dasun Shanaka supported him well. Sikandar Raza bagged three wickets for his team and the game went to the final ball. Angelo Mathews has been adjudged the Player of the Match for his all-around performance. Join us for the next T20I in two days.