- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 Chameera strikes! Good length and straight, Bennett goes hard again, but this time the bat handle twists in his hands and he can only shank this straight the Kusal Perera at short midwicket, who takes it comfortably at head height 26/114.3 Marumani finds himself in no man's land! Looks to use his feet, but gets nowhere near the pitch of the ball and ends up having a wild hack. Kusal behind the stumps whips off the bails in a flash as Marumani goes for a 44-ball 51. 134/46.5 Holes out at long-off! Looks to come down the track and go against the spin, but just ends up slicing this. Not as straight as he wanted, and it ends up going straight to the man at long-off 65/212.5 And the plan has worked! Sri Lanka set a field protecting the boundaries at square and in front of square on the offside, and then Hemantha kept pestering that line wide of off. Raza eventually tried to do something different, going for the reverse sweep over backward point, but only ends up top edging it to short third. Hemantha is absolutely chuffed! 121/318.1 Yorker on the money! Burl has backed away looking for the short boundary on the offside, but this yorker is just too good as it crashes into the base of middle stump 175/617.1 This time the finger does go up! Binura goes full and straight, Musekiwa has shuffled across his stumps but missed this completely as it's struck him plumb in front of middle. Perhaps a question about whether this pitched outside leg stump, but it looked good on first glance 161/519.1 Easiest call the umpire is likely to make today! Very full, very straight, and VERY quick. Some reverse as well I think, as this hit Evans low on the front pad. Finger goes up swiftly 185/719.5 good length on off, runs it down behind point, but what's happened here? Maposa wants the second to get Munyonga back on strike but it's never on and he's turned back. The throw isn't the greatest, but a smart piece of work from Kusal sees him collect ball well and flick it towards the stumps. Zimbabwe lose their 8th! 187/8Extras12 (lb 4, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL191/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.55)Did not bat: B MuzarabaniFall of wickets: 1-26 (Brian Bennett, 2.3 ov), 2-65 (Sean Williams, 6.5 ov), 3-121 (Sikandar Raza, 12.5 ov), 4-134 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 14.3 ov), 5-161 (Tashinga Musekiwa, 17.1 ov), 6-175 (Ryan Burl, 18.1 ov), 7-185 (Brad Evans, 19.1 ov), 8-187 (Tinotenda Maposa, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Pathirana 4 0 40 1 10 7 5 1 0 0 B Fernando 4 0 48 1 12 8 6 2 3 1 PVD Chameera 4 0 33 2 8.25 9 4 0 1 0 KIC Asalanka 3 0 19 0 6.33 7 2 0 1 0 MADI Hemantha 4 0 38 3 9.5 7 2 2 2 0 MD Shanaka 1 0 9 0 9 1 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.1 And he's got Nissanka first ball! This one looks to have kept a little low and skid through as well. Nissanka rocks back to pull but ends up getting a bottom edge that deflects on to his back pad before clipping leg stump. Raza can't contain his delight! 76/25.2 Well no matter about that potential edge, Mendis is gone now! Looks to swipe this from a length on the onside, but it's a big leading edge that goes straight up. Caught easily at mid-off 58/1Extras11 (lb 2, w 9)TOTAL193/2 (17.4 Overs, RR: 10.92)Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Kusal Mendis, 5.2 ov), 2-76 (Pathum Nissanka, 7.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Ngarava 3.4 0 42 0 11.45 3 6 1 0 0 B Muzarabani 3 0 43 0 14.33 2 5 1 1 0 B Evans 3 0 28 1 9.33 5 2 1 1 0 TT Maposa 2 0 26 0 13 3 2 2 0 0 Sikandar Raza 4 0 29 1 7.25 5 1 1 1 0 SC Williams 1 0 10 0 10 2 0 0 1 0 BJ Bennett 1 0 13 0 13 1 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.30 start, First Session 13.30-15.00, Interval 15.00-15.20, Second Session 15.20-16.50
Match days
7 September 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 1 wicket)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (T Marumani 21, Sikandar Raza 27, Ex 4)
- T Marumani: 50 off 40 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 191/8 in 20.0 overs (T Munyonga 13, R Ngarava 4)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 67 runs, 1 wicket)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (P Nissanka 27, BKG Mendis 24, Ex 0)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 7
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (K Mishara 25, MDKJ Perera 23, Ex 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 9
- K Mishara: 50 off 33 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 55 balls (K Mishara 52, MDKJ Perera 39, Ex 10)
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