END OF OVER:50 | 11 Runs 1 Wkt | ZIM: 290/6 | RR: 5.80
- Sikandar Raza81 (67b)
- Graeme Cremer0 (0b)
- Asela Gunaratne7-0-37-3
- Suranga Lakmal10-0-70-1
3.40pm A much-improved batting performance from Zimbabwe after the collapse in the first game. Sri Lanka's bowlers were doing a good job, offering no pace on the ball, but Sikandar Raza came out and turned it all around with a blinder. Not to forget the platform laid by Hamilton Masakadza who struck a half-century of his own at the top. Pace off and run-scoring isn't the easiest on this surface. So this is a pretty good total for Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka need to bat well to chase this down.
For the tennis fans here, guess who's on a longer winning streak than Roger Federer at the Australian Open? A 15-year old from Ukraine.
49.6
1
Gunaratne to Sikandar Raza, 1 run, extremely full outside off, crunches a drive to cover
49.5
2
Gunaratne to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs, full and angling in on leg, he backs away but the ball follows him and he heaves it over mid-on. Gets lot of elevation but not the distance as the ball lands between the two fielders getting around it
49.4
W
Gunaratne to Moor, OUT, goes for the big hit again and this one's skewed off the splice. He's expecting it to come into him but it comes straight on and lobs in the air at cover where Dananjaya gets around it and takes it on the second attempt.
PJ Moor c Dananjaya b Gunaratne 19 (18b 0x4 2x6) SR: 105.55
49.3
6
Gunaratne to Moor, SIX, that's been slapped straight over. A very wide fuller ball. Makes no effort to get close to it. Just stays in the crease and gets down on one knee before heaving it straight over
49.2
1lb
Gunaratne to Sikandar Raza, 1 leg bye, down the leg side, gets down for a heave and gets hit on the pad as the ball goes to short fine leg
49.1
1
Gunaratne to Moor, 1 run, short of a length, slower, pulled to deep midwicket
END OF OVER:49 | 11 Runs | ZIM: 279/5 | RR: 5.69
- Sikandar Raza78 (64b)
- Peter Moor12 (15b)
- Suranga Lakmal10-0-70-1
- Thisara Perera10-0-43-2
48.6
0
Lakmal to Sikandar Raza, no run, full outside off, stays put in the crease and swings away from his body and misses
48.5
4
Lakmal to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, another full toss, slips out of the hand and Raza slashes it out to third man. Very poor bowling
48.4
4
Lakmal to Sikandar Raza, FOUR, full toss, backs away and makes room and crunches a drive to the right of sweeper cover
48.3
1
Lakmal to Moor, 1 run, fuller, drilled between cover and mid-off
