Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20i 18 January 2024

3rd T20I • R.Premadasa Stadium • Colombo

Zimbabwe

82/10 (14.1)

Sri Lanka

88/1 (10.5)

SL won by 9 wickets

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Playing XI

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Venue Details

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

PitchFast & Bounce

Pace BowlingPace & Bounce

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingSharp Turn

1st Innings

152Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

128.46Avg SR

2nd Innings

135Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

126.75Avg SR

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Sri Lanka

Zimbabwe

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

3- 1

ZIM

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

152

Average Score

155

228/5

Highest Score

217/4

108/10

Lowest Score

98/1

Player of the Match Wanindu Hasaranga

4/15

Player of the Series Angelo Mathews

Commentary

For now, it will be Soumarya Dutta, taking your leave on behalf of my co-commentator Arya Sekhar Chakraborty. See you soon!

It has been a reveting tour of cricket and both the sides have put up some really good performances in it! Zimbabwe have been good in patches but when they haven't turned up, they've been as disappointing as they were today. They will have some soul searching to do but will be looking to come back stronger from here with the African Games coming up in Accra, Ghana. Sri Lanka on the other hand will be pleased with how they performed today and they will be looking to carry this momentum into their series against Afghanistan that will be beginning shortly.

Wanindu Hasaranga, Sri Lanka Captain- " I'm very relieved with this performance, especially after the second game. We focussed on our batting and fielding and tried to improve on those fronts. We kept the dew factor in our mind and decided to chase accordingly. We have a couple of more series coming up and we will be looking to improve on our fielding and batting front.

Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe captain): No we didn't turn up today. 52 after 6 and then to be 82 all out, there is no explanation for that. We are trying our best but we are faltering in the mental aspect. We haven't found a consistent way. When we have been good we have been really good but when we are bad we are just too poor, nothing in between. We are having a lot of positive chats in the changing room but I have very big on how he train. Unfortunately, I feel that we are not training as professionally as we should be. I just think we are not trusting our skills when we should be. Certainly not all gloomy, it's a very tough place to come and play cricket. Credit to the pacers for remaining fit and bowled brilliantly. Our seamers has been our biggest positive in the series.

Angelo Mathews is the Player of the Series, here is what he had to say: Yeah it's a huge occasion for me especially because in the past 16 years my mom and dad weren't present. Today they were in the ground and I dedicate this to them. I am happy that I could contribute in all three departments. Tried to keep pace with the youngsters. My job was to help the team get to a good score. I am happy to bowl wherever I could. If not for my scrapy over in the last match we would have won 3-0 but credit goes to Zimbabwe for running us this close.

Wanindu Hasaranga has been adjudged the Player of the Match.

The Post Match Presentation will begin shortly!

Sri Lanka 88/1 in 10.5 overs
Pathum Nissanka 39*(23) | Sean Williams 1/13
Kusal Mendis 33(27)

It's the third biggest win for Sri Lanka in terms of balls remaining in T20 cricket and they've absoluted mauled Zimbabwe here at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo tonight. It's been a really entertaining series but Zimbabwe have been disappointing tonight and have surrendered far too quickly without any resistance.

Sri Lanka needed just 83 runs to win and the game was always going to be on borrowed time. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis made full use of the opportunity and got themselves in. They took their time early on and then began playing their shots. Nissanka remained unbeaten till the end as he scored 39, whlle de Silva gave him company at the other end. Kusal Mendis was the only batter to be dismissed but he contributed with a brisk 33 and got himself into some much needed form before the Afghanistan series.

There wasn't much to write home about regarding Zimbabwe's effort with the ball or in the field. They missed quite a few run out chances and it summed up how their day has been tonight. The fast bowlers didn't bowl with their usual zeal and conceeded far too many runs early on. Sean Williams was the only bowler who picked up a wicket and he dismissed Kusal Mendis with a superb delivery to give Zimbabwe a consolation prize.

Sri Lanka win by 9 wickets and 55 balls to spare.They clinch the three match T20 International series 2-1!

10.5 Sikandar Raza to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! Sri Lanka finishes it off in style. Wins by 9 wickets and takes the series 2-1. On a fuller-length around the middle stump, Nissanka holds his shape and swings through the line, comfortably clears the long on fence.

10.4 Sikandar Raza to Dhananjaya de Silva, flatter on a length around middle, nudged away towards the square leg region for a single.

10.3 Sikandar Raza to Dhananjaya de Silva, fuller-length delivery outside off, crunched straight to the extra cover fielder.

10.2 Sikandar Raza to Dhananjaya de Silva, FOUR! Flatter and shorter a tad outside off, Dhananjaya hangs back and cuts it away past Richard Ngarava at backward point, poor work allows Dhananjaya to find the boundary as Sri Lanka inch closer.

Ngarava lets one go through and it sums up Zimbabwe's day in the field! Sri Lanka need just 2 runs to win from here with that boundary.

10.1 Sikandar Raza to Dhananjaya de Silva, fuller-length a shade outside off, punched away straight to the cover fielder.

We're at the halfway stage now and Sri Lanka have cruised to 77/1. They've been piling on the runs with ease so far and are just one hit away from sealing the series in their favor. It was a good over for them as they managed to pick up 8 runs of it.

overs

77 /1 score

runs

Dhananjaya de Silva *

10 (11)

Pathum Nissanka

33 (22)

Sean Williams

1 /13

9.6 Sean Williams to Dhananjaya de Silva, fuller-length delivery around the middle stump, nudged away wiith soft hands towards the off side and takes a single.

9.5 Sean Williams to Dhananjaya de Silva, goes swiping for the flatter one around middle, doesn't make any contact.

9.4 Sean Williams to Dhananjaya de Silva, a tad flatter a shade outside off, punched away towards the cover-point region, scampers back for a couple but better throw would have had Nissanka in trouble.

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