10.55pm And with that it's a wrap from me and Sunaadh. It's been a pleasure, join us again on Tuesday when Zimbabwe will be looking to level the series. Good night!

Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka: "I should first of all thank the crowd who came here in numbers, it was great support. 296 is always a tough score, but our batters showed their class in the run chase. I'm also happy with our strength in depth."

Zimbabwe skipper Sean Williams: "Very disappointed. Thought the guys set the platform really well, but Sri Lanka bowled really well at the death and we were about 20-30 runs short. I also thought we missed our lengths and gave away a few too many four balls."

Chandimal: "I'm over the moon about my performance. Disappointed not to have stayed till the end though. I've goone through a lot of ups and downs, but you have to keep practicing hard and keep your fitness at a good level. That's what I've been focusing on and just trying to be the old Chandi - because the last few years haven't been good. I think he's back now and I'm looking forward to doing well in the next few matches as well."

10.45pm Dinesh Chandimal is Man of the Match for his 75 off 91 balls.

10.35pm Well Sri Lanka will be extremely pleased with that display. A string of partnerships meant they always had the chase under control, with a 127-ball 129 between Dinesh Chandimal and Charith Asalanka being the pick of the bunch. There were fifties for the pair as well, as well as for Pathum Nissanka at the top of the order. The pitch was conducive for batting throughout, but Sri Lanka will be pleased that all their batters looked in such good nick.

As for the visitors, it was good but not good enough. Sean Williams scored his fifth ODI hundred, while Takudzwanashe Kaitano had a debut to remember. Indeed, the Zimbabwe batters in general did well to subdue the threat of the Lankan bowlers, but having set up an ideal platform they failed to capitalise in the death overs. When a score of 300 had seemed a minimum at one point, in the end it took them 10 runs off the final two deliveries of the innings to even get to 296. That seemed about 30 runs too short at the time, and so it proved. Then with the ball, they failed to ever really threaten the Lankan batters, who found proceedings all too easy, with dismissals generally batter error more than anything else.

Sri Lanka need 5 from 12.

That was a great knock by Asalanka, he'll be disappointed not to have stayed till the end.