- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Early strike for Sri Lanka! And the plan works for them. Zimbabwe had only lost one wicket in the first ten overs in the competition up until now. Madushanka and Sri Lanka's plan was always to have Gumbie dismissed with an inswinging one. They had a square leg and short midwicket in place. Madushanka bowls it full on middle and leg with the inswing and asks him to flick. Gumbie does it straight to Nissanka at short midwicket to depart for a five-ball duck. Lowest opening stand in this tournament for Zimbabwe. 2/16.1 Madushanka has his third in the powerplay! He bowls it full just outside off, enticing the poke from the batter. Ervine cannot resist and does so but gets a nick that is clearly audible. Mendis pouches it safely with a dive. Huge blow for Zimbabwe as Ervine departs. 30/32.1 Madushanka gets two and Madhevere departs! Has he overstepped though? The TV umpire will have a check. Madushanka's first ball to Madhevere was a full and inswinging yorker. He is ready for another full ball. But Madushanka digs it in and takes the batter by surprise. Madhevere is not in a good position to pull and yet plays a cross-batted shot. Only manages a top edge towards Shanaka at mid-on. The foot is fine and Madhevere has to walk back. 8/222.5 Wrecked the stumps! Superb bowling change and Theekshana has done the damage with a crackerjack! Tossed up on a length and spins away just enough from middle to sneak though his bat. He goes airborne, vicious fist-pump and a loud scream. Massive breakthrough for Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe needed him to anchor this innings and now they find themselves in a rut! 127/519.4 That's a screamer! This is a massive breakthrough as Raza leans back, clears his front leg and goes for the pull but he didn't get all of it. Madushanka pockets the catch low down and just when this partnership started to look threatening, Raza has thrown it away. He stands there in disbelief, despondent by his shot. There wasn't much pace and bounce to work with and that is a reason why he didn't get the distance 98/424.4 Theekshana is on fire! Once again the ball rips through the stumps, he tries to get behind the line, bringing his bat down but is undone by the sharp turn and pinpoint accuracy of Theekshana! Misjudged the flight and length of the delivery. The ball gripped the surface, spun sharply, and darted towards the stumps, looks similar to Sean William's dismissal 130/628.1 Another one bites the dust! That looked stone dead but Zimbabwe decide to send it upstairs. No bat involved as he tried to sweep, pitched in line, impact in line and wickets hitting. He was just hoping against hope but it looked pinned in front in real time. The ball struck him on the front pad, low and in line with the stumps. The fielders erupted in a collective appeal and it was a pretty straightforward decision for the umpire as he didn't take long to raise the finger. 144/731.2 Pathirana pins him in front but Evans reviews! Spears it full and straight on middle and leg, Evans, deep in his crease, misses the flick. Clipping the leg stump as per Hawk-Eye and that is enough for Sri Lanka on this occasion. Finally, Pathirana is on the board. 164/831.5 Knocked him over! Two in the over for slinga Pathirana. Arrows it full and straight on middle and leg, was fuller than good length. Ngarava looks to hit it aerially over the bowler's head but only made contact with thin air. 164/932.2 Bowler 'im! Zimbabwe have been castled for 165 and Theekshana finishes with a four-for. Bowls it on a fullish length in line of the stumps, Muzarabani looks to go big but misses it completely. 165/10Extras19 (lb 2, nb 2, w 15)TOTAL165 all out (32.2 Overs, RR: 5.1)Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Joylord Gumbie, 0.5 ov), 2-8 (Wessly Madhevere, 2.1 ov), 3-30 (Craig Ervine, 6.1 ov), 4-98 (Sikandar Raza, 19.4 ov), 5-127 (Sean Williams, 22.5 ov), 6-130 (Ryan Burl, 24.4 ov), 7-144 (Luke Jongwe, 28.1 ov), 8-164 (Brad Evans, 31.2 ov), 9-164 (Richard Ngarava, 31.5 ov), 10-165 (Blessing Muzarabani, 32.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB D Madushanka 5 0 15 3 3.00 24 1 0 3 0 MD Shanaka 5 0 30 1 6.00 16 5 0 0 0 M Theekshana 8.2 1 25 4 3.00 35 2 0 0 2 M Pathirana 3 0 18 2 6.00 15 1 0 8 0 PW Hasaranga 7 0 38 0 5.42 22 3 1 0 0 DM de Silva 4 0 37 0 9.25 12 3 3 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR19.5 Gets the big fish! Dug in short into the body, cramped him for room and he couldn't get on top of the bounce, Dimuth goes for the pull looking a bit ungainly and it's a regulation catch for Evans at deep fine leg tracks the ball from the bat, through the air, towards him and then into his hand. Is it too little too late for Zimbabwe? 103/1Extras13 (lb 7, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL169/1 (33.1 Overs, RR: 5.09)Fall of wickets: 1-103 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 7 0 35 1 5.00 24 4 0 2 0 B Muzarabani 8 0 28 0 3.50 28 2 0 0 0 B Evans 4 0 28 0 7.00 12 4 0 0 1 Sikandar Raza 7 0 27 0 3.85 25 3 0 1 0 RP Burl 2 0 15 0 7.50 4 2 0 1 0 WP Masakadza 5.1 0 29 0 5.61 12 3 0 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
9.00 start, First Session 9.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-13.00, Second Session 13.00-16.30
Match days
2 July 2023 (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 2, Zimbabwe 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 3 wickets)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 125 runs, 7 wickets)
- Over 10.1: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - Sikandar Raza (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 60/3 in 14.0 overs (SC Williams 25, Sikandar Raza 10)
- Over 15.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - Sikandar Raza (Struck down)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (SC Williams 22, Sikandar Raza 24, Ex 7)
- Over 16.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - Sikandar Raza (Struck down)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls), Extras 10
- SC Williams: 50 off 49 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Zimbabwe - 144/7 in 28.1 overs (WP Masakadza 3)
- Over 28.1: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - LM Jongwe (Struck down)
- Over 29.1: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - B Evans (Upheld)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 29.3 overs (179 balls), Extras 13
- Over 31.2: Review by Zimbabwe (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - B Evans (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 165/10 in 32.2 overs (WP Masakadza 4)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 0 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 122 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.5 overs (66 balls), Extras 7
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 66 balls (P Nissanka 23, FDM Karunaratne 20, Ex 7)
- Over 11.6: Review by Zimbabwe (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (Struck down)
- Over 14.6: Review by Zimbabwe (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - P Nissanka (Struck down)
- P Nissanka: 50 off 49 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 88/0 in 16.0 overs (P Nissanka 51, FDM Karunaratne 26)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 18.4 overs (113 balls), Extras 11
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 113 balls (P Nissanka 60, FDM Karunaratne 29, Ex 11)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 29.3 overs (178 balls), Extras 12
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (P Nissanka 27, BKG Mendis 23, Ex 0)
- P Nissanka: 100 off 102 balls (14 x 4)
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