- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.4 Bennett falls for 49 for a second game in a row! This was tossed up on a good length, but there's just a bit of dip at the end which means the sweep is top edged. Ends up looping very gently to short fine, who makes no mistake. Zimbabwe lose a wicket just as they were picking up some steam 101/33.1 soft dismissal. Marumani gets a leading edge straight back to Theekshana. Held in the pitch a tad and couldn't keep the ball down or deflect it to the onside. Simple catch for Theekshana, who breaks a menacing opening stand 26/15.3 cleans him up! It was tailing back in, and when Taylor tried to go back over the bowler's head, it sneaks in, hits him on the pad and deflects onto his leg stump! First wicket for this Malinga! 40/217.1 What a take from Shanaka! The skipper gets the skipper with a blinder. This was in the slot just outside off, and Raza has lofted this inside out - presumably into space - but Shanaka runs to his left from long-off at full pelt, and holds on with reverse cup while on the move. This was not an easy take by any means 141/615.4 Hasaranga gets the last laugh! This was a good length googly, wide of off, and Burl has just ended up dragging this on to the stumps looking to drag it into the onside 124/415.5 Keeps low and Hasaranga has two in two! This is the googly, and it's struck him around shin high on the back pad as he missed the pull. They review in hope that this is sliding down leg. It's umpire's call on wickets hitting, very unlucky for Munyonga 124/518.5 Malinga roars as middle stump is flattened! Perfect fast bowlers response here, 142 clicks, full and straight! Musekiwa just can't get the bat down in time as this rifles right through him 154/818.1 full outside off, squirted to deep point and the call is for two...but it's tight as the throw from Hasaranga is flat and quick! They check upstairs and Evans is short by a couple of inches! There was a slight bit of hesitation from Evans on the return, and that is what has cost him 147/7Extras4 (lb 3, nb 1)TOTAL162/8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.1)Did not bat: R NgaravaFall of wickets: 1-26 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 3.1 ov), 2-40 (Brendan Taylor, 5.3 ov), 3-101 (Brian Bennett, 12.4 ov), 4-124 (Ryan Burl, 15.4 ov), 5-124 (Tony Munyonga, 15.5 ov), 6-141 (Sikandar Raza, 17.1 ov), 7-147 (Brad Evans, 18.1 ov), 8-154 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB N Thushara 3 0 30 0 10 6 3 1 0 0 M Theekshana 4 0 30 1 7.5 10 4 0 0 0 PVD Chameera 4 0 27 1 6.75 9 3 0 0 0 E Malinga 4 0 27 2 6.75 10 0 2 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 32 3 8 7 1 2 0 0 MD Shanaka 1 0 13 0 13 0 0 1 0 1
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Chipped straight to midwicket! Ngarava continues to keep it tight, on that back of a length trajectory. Nissanka looks to take this on the up and punt it over the infield, but the connection is all wrong as it ends up being the gentlest of catches to Cremer 1/16.1 Absolutely catastrophic running! Bhanuka has cut this straight to cover and set off for a non-existent single. Bhanuka is halfway down the track before he realises that Kusal hasn't moved. In the end Kusal sacrifices himself for his partner. The throw was pretty rubbish as well, but both batters had given up by then 25/31.5 Skier and Zimbabwe have two! Back of a length, seaming away, as Perera looks to pick this up over the onside. The movement and bounce though means he can only manage a top edge as Ngarava settles under it at short fine leg and makes no mistake. Dream start for Zimbabwe here 6/27.2 Cleans him up! Bhanuka looks to hit himself out of this funk, but he's missed a straight one here. Charges down, and looks to go over the offside, ends up play down the wrong line as Evans keeps things simple and picks up his first 29/413.3 good comeback from Burl and Shanaka's gone! tries to cut it past point but gets a faint nick on it and Taylor takes a sharp catch. Is that the final nail in the Sri Lanka coffin? 75/610.4 cleans him up, does Sikandar. 100 wickets for the Zimbabwe captain in T20I cricket! He backed away and tried to cut him through the backward point region, but ends up leaving his stumps exposed. When he missed, Sikandar hit, and SL have lost half their side 52/515.1 Hasaranga holes out to Bennett at cow corner, and that is surely that for Sri Lanka. The Zimbabweans know they've done their jobs, and Sri Lanka are staring at the business end of a big, big defeat here 82/814.3 slashes it and it flies to third man, where Maposa takes a simple catch Sri Lanka were desperate really, and had to take these chances. Chameera ends up finding no more than the outside edge and the pace takes it through to the fielder 80/719.6 knocks his off stump out of the ground with an immaculate yorker! Zimbabwe have wiped the floor with Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. From the moment Bennett blistered his way through the Powerplay to Raza's runs and Ngarava's excellence, it is the team in red that has lit up the game. It is a chastening defeat for Sri Lanka, who remain winless on this miserable, miserable tour of Pakistan so far. It's a 67-run win for Sikandar Raza's men, and it's comfortably Zimbabwe's biggest over Sri Lanka in this format. One of the great Zimbabwe T20I performances 95/1016.5 another short delivery, and Malinga is hopelessly ill-equipped to deal with it. Gets a top edge and it's the simplest of catches for Cremer. He's had two easy catches today, nice way to ease back into cricket after a few years out 89/9Extras12 (b 2, lb 4, w 6)TOTAL95 all out (20 Overs, RR: 4.75)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Pathum Nissanka, 0.5 ov), 2-6 (Kusal Perera, 1.5 ov), 3-25 (Kusal Mendis, 6.1 ov), 4-29 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 7.2 ov), 5-52 (Kamindu Mendis, 10.4 ov), 6-75 (Dasun Shanaka, 13.3 ov), 7-80 (Dushmantha Chameera, 14.3 ov), 8-82 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 15.1 ov), 9-89 (Eshan Malinga, 16.5 ov), 10-95 (Maheesh Theekshana, 19.6 ov)
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
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Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50-21.20
Match days
20 November 2025 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Zimbabwe 2, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 2 wickets)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 6.3 overs (39 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 71/2 in 10.0 overs (BJ Bennett 37, Sikandar Raza 12)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 39 balls (BJ Bennett 24, Sikandar Raza 27, Ex 2)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 12.2 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
- Over 15.5: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Rashid Riaz, Batter - T Munyonga (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 18.4 overs (113 balls), Extras 3
- Over 18.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Faisal Afridi, Batter - AG Cremer (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 162/8 in 20.0 overs (TT Maposa 5, AG Cremer 3)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 25 runs, 2 wickets)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 45/4 in 10.0 overs (MD Shanaka 12, PHKD Mendis 7)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 5
Match Coverage
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