- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.1 throws his wicket away. The off-side field was packed and Chatara bowls to his field by pitching it up outside off, Dickwella clears the front leg and carves a drive. Fails to keep it down and sends it into the hands of Ryan Burl at covers 16/125.2 brain freeze! Especially because he got a boundary off the previous delivery. Looks to play a reverse sweep this time, Williams spots that and fires this across, he goes through with the shot but can't get any timing or power on the stroke and finds backward point. 133/231.3 deceived him in flight and then takes an excellent return catch. Mendis looks to work this across the line but can only manage a leading edge. Cremer ran to his right, put his hand out to nonchalantly pluck the catch. A century was there for the taking. 180/341.5 cleaned him up. Just back of a length and Mathews instinctively responds with a pull shot. There is no pace on the ball as Mire rolled his fingers over it. Besides, there is not much room outside off and he gets tucked up, ends up missing the shot as the ball crashes into the stumps 254/449.2 short of good length ball, Gunaratne again has to contend with a serious lack of pace. Besides, he has to fetch it from outside off so had to entirely rely on his power. Finds the top edge that is held at deep midwicket 310/5Extras9 (b 1, lb 2, w 6)TOTAL316/5 (50 Overs, RR: 6.32)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Niroshan Dickwella, 4.1 ov), 2-133 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 25.2 ov), 3-180 (Kusal Mendis, 31.3 ov), 4-254 (Angelo Mathews, 41.5 ov), 5-310 (Asela Gunaratne, 49.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB TL Chatara 9 1 49 2 5.44 31 7 0 1 0 DT Tiripano 6 0 45 0 7.50 14 5 1 0 0 SC Williams 9 0 57 1 6.33 17 6 0 0 0 AG Cremer 10 0 57 1 5.70 28 6 1 0 0 SF Mire 7 0 47 1 6.71 16 3 1 2 0 Sikandar Raza 9 0 58 0 6.44 19 5 1 2 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.4 dreadful shot to a loose delivery that should've been whacked for four. Masakadza was way too early into the pull as he gloved this down leg side to the keeper. Oh, hang on. The umpire's are having a look. This could be a no-ball. Looks like there was just about a millimetre behind the crease at the point of impact. Very, very close. 12/132.3 oh, dear! Soft dismissal. Gunaratne's chance of pace does it. Back of a length delivery, Mire is hanging back and pushes it back to the bowler, can't keep it down as he does not read the drop in pace too well. Gunaratne takes it without fuss. What a good innings this has been. He has given Zimbabwe a real chance here.Up to Williams and the rest now 207/310.2 this was just a matter of time. Both batsmen were completely in a tangle against spin. Ervine looks to sweep this and gets across a long way to play the shot, had to hit it against the stiff breeze. Didn't get any power behind the shot as it lobbed straight to the man stationed at deep backward square leg. 46/234.2 oh, dear. Williams, what have you done? Plays all around a full delivery. Looked to nurdle this to the leg side but was better off looking to ease it down the ground. This was full, cramped him for room and deflected off the boot onto the stumps. Back to back wickets for Asela. Sri Lanka are up and running 220/4Extras15 (lb 5, nb 1, w 9)TOTAL322/4 (47.4 Overs, RR: 6.75)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Hamilton Masakadza, 2.4 ov), 2-46 (Craig Ervine, 10.2 ov), 3-207 (Solomon Mire, 32.3 ov), 4-220 (Sean Williams, 34.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SL Malinga 9 0 51 1 5.66 31 5 0 3 1 N Pradeep 9 1 52 0 5.77 25 5 0 0 0 A Dananjaya 10 0 61 1 6.10 28 7 0 1 0 MA Aponso 8.4 0 77 0 8.88 16 8 1 3 0 MD Gunathilaka 2 0 13 0 6.50 4 1 0 1 0 LD Madushanka 2 0 18 0 9.00 4 3 0 1 0 DAS Gunaratne 7 0 45 2 6.42 16 5 0 0 0
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- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 4
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 187 runs, 2 wickets)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 58 balls (MD Gunathilaka 23, BKG Mendis 24, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 75/1 in 16.0 overs (MD Gunathilaka 34, BKG Mendis 26)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 6
- MD Gunathilaka: 50 off 70 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 113 balls (MD Gunathilaka 49, BKG Mendis 47, Ex 5)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 54 balls (5 x 4)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 28.1 overs (169 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 191/3 in 34.0 overs (WU Tharanga 26, AD Mathews 1)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 34.3 overs (207 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (WU Tharanga 20, AD Mathews 29, Ex 1)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 78 runs, 2 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 40.5 overs (245 balls), Extras 9
- WU Tharanga: 50 off 56 balls (3 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 300 runs in 47.6 overs (288 balls), Extras 9
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (WU Tharanga 26, DAS Gunaratne 26, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 316/5 in 50.0 overs (WU Tharanga 79, LD Madushanka 1)
- Over 49.6: Review by Zimbabwe (Bowling), Umpire - IJ Gould, Batsman - WU Tharanga (Struck down)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 211 runs, 3 wickets)
- Over 10.4: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Umpire - RSA Palliyaguruge, Batsman - SF Mire (Upheld)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 10.5 overs (66 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 83/2 in 15.0 overs (SF Mire 43, SC Williams 13)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (SF Mire 30, SC Williams 19, Ex 1)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 5
- SF Mire: 50 off 45 balls (7 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 77 balls (SF Mire 52, SC Williams 41, Ex 7)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 24.2 overs (147 balls), Extras 11
- SC Williams: 50 off 53 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 185/2 in 29.0 overs (SF Mire 97, SC Williams 52)
- SF Mire: 100 off 85 balls (12 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 122 balls (SF Mire 84, SC Williams 56, Ex 10)
- Zimbabwe: 200 runs in 31.3 overs (190 balls), Extras 14
- Zimbabwe: 250 runs in 38.4 overs (233 balls), Extras 14
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 0 wicket)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (Sikandar Raza 39, MN Waller 11, Ex 0)
- Sikandar Raza: 50 off 46 balls (6 x 4)
- Zimbabwe: 300 runs in 45.4 overs (275 balls), Extras 14
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 80 balls (Sikandar Raza 61, MN Waller 40, Ex 1)
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