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Graeme Cremer: It was a bit.....I don't know how to put it. I was pressure, but we needed just one small partnership to get over the line. Happy that Sikandar came to the party. It turned around very quickly but happy we pulled it off in the end. We knew they were expecting seam on both ends. Raza is a definite weapon with the new ball. I was hoping for a breakthrough or two and he gave us that in the Powerplay. I usually always call heads, decided to change today and it worked out well. This win is very special, fans must be jumping around back home. We knew we're playing good enough cricket to put them under pressure.
Angelo Mathews: We've been outplayed in all departments. Credit to Zimbabwe, they gave us a really tough time and we didn't have any answers. Even though conditions were tough to bat on, 200 was way below what we expected. They have a good batting line-up so 203 was not enough. All the bowlers bowled pretty well, but 203 wasn't enough. The way the openers batted right throughout - unfortunately they couldn't do it today.
Hamilton Masakadza is the Player of the series. I was a little bit of pressure coming in the series. The selectors backed me and gave me another shot. I've worked on a lot of plans with the batting coach and it's paid off. We wanted to have a look first up. That's how Solo has a look, he always has a go. Worked on the sweep quite a lot before coming here.
Sikandar Raza is the Player of the Match To win the series with the bunch of boys we've had, I can't be happier. Skipper asked me in the morning and I said I'd like to bowl the first over. He trusted me and it paid off. I'm so happy it worked out for the team.
5.05pm Sikandar Raza gets a big bear hug from his mates. This is a historic series win, Zimbabwe's first-ever against Sri Lanka. He played a key role with the ball earlier in the day. Then saw his top order blast their way through. For a long time, it didn't look like he'd be needed with the bat but when he finally got out to bat, Zimbabwe were staring at defeat. He allayed nerves of a meltdown with a sensible approach, negotiated Malinga superbly and wasn't afraid to take on the spinners.
For large parts of their chase, Zimbabwe made this look a cakewalk. The way the top order negotiated spin on a turner resonated their approach right through the series: positive. Then came a meltdown - they lost four for 28 - to make it a full-blown collapse. Suddenly nerves started to jangle but Raza wasn't going to give it away, was he? So after gunning down the first-ever successful chase of 300 plus in Galle, Zimbabwe have clinched a historic series win.
Solomon Mire: Spectacular win! It's a happy moment for a lot of Zimbabweans around the world. I haven't played here before, it was a new experience for me and I'll take a lot of confidence out of this tour. It's been amazing.
Lance Klusener, the batting coach: Pleased for the boys. We've come a long way in the last six months. Credit to them for embracing Sri Lanka, it's a tough place so to win is a wonderful feeling. We're really going to enjoy this and then we'll move on to the Test match. We have to reap the rewards for the effort so we'll celebrate hard tonight.
END OF OVER:38 | 8 Runs | ZIM: 198/7 (6 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 5.21, RRR: 0.50)
- Sikandar Raza21 (26b)
- Graeme Cremer11 (13b)
- Lasith Malinga10-0-44-2
- Asela Gunaratne4-0-23-1
Zoraiz: "This game has a lots of similarities to the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka encounter at this year's CT. PAK won the toss and chose to field and SL stuttered in the middle overs before Asela managed to salvage a below par total. Then Pakistan got off to a flyer before a collapse got them on the brink if defeat. But then the unbeaten 8th wicket partnership saw them home. " No one did a Thisara though, at least not yet.
Five more deliveries of Malinga to negotiate. This is getting tense
END OF OVER:37 | 6 Runs | ZIM: 190/7 (14 runs required from 13 overs, RR: 5.13, RRR: 1.07)
- Graeme Cremer5 (9b)
- Sikandar Raza19 (24b)
- Asela Gunaratne4-0-23-1
- Lasith Malinga9-0-36-2