ZIM vs SL Full Scorecard, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe Updates

2nd ODI • Harare Sports Club • Harare

Zimbabwe

277/7 (50)

Sri Lanka

278/5 (49.3)

SL won by 5 wickets

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Date & Time

31 Aug, 01:00 PM IST

Venue

Harare Sports Club

Match

2nd ODI,

Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2025

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Iknow Chabi (Zimbabwe), Richard Kettleborough (England), Percival Sizara (Zimbabwe, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bowl

Pitch Report

"Conditions look very similar to the first game. The ball should come nicely onto the bat, and a total of 300 might not even be safe. Teams must push hard to cross that mark and make the most of solid starts. Running well between the wickets will be key again, just as Zimbabwe showed in the opener, twos could make all the difference given the ground dimensions.

1st Innings

234Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

81.32Avg SR

2nd Innings

198Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

79.92Avg SR

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Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

ZIM

3- 7

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Sikandar Raza

ZIM . ALL

92 Runs

1 Match

Pathum Nissanka

SL . BAT

76 Runs

1 Match

Ben Curran

ZIM . BAT

70 Runs

1 Match

Top Bowlers

Dilshan Madushanka

SL . BOWL

4 Wkts

1 Match

Asitha Fernando

SL . BOWL

3 Wkts

1 Match

Richard Ngarava

ZIM . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Player of the Match Pathum Nissanka

122(136)

ZIM

Info

Zimbabwe

277/7 (50)

Batters

Brian Bennett

72.41

b Chameera

Ben Curran

83.16

c (sub Pavan Rathnayake) b Fernando

Brendan Taylor

54.05

c Chameera b Liyanage

Sean Williams

(C)

71.43

b Fernando

Sikandar Raza

107.27

Not out

Tony Munyonga

76.92

b Madushanka

Clive Madande

100.00

b Chameera

Brad Evans

160.00

c (sub Pavan Rathnayake) b Chameera

Richard Ngarava

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 3, NB: 0, W: 19)

TOTAL

(50 Ov, RR: 5.54)

277/7

Did not Bat

Ernest Masuku, Blessing Muzarabani

Bowlers

EXT

7.44

5.70

5.20

4.50

4.25

5.14

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Brian Bennett

b Chameera

1-55

9.4

Brendan Taylor

c Chameera b Liyanage

2-116

23.4

Ben Curran

c (sub Pavan Rathnayake) b Fernando

3-150

31.1

Sean Williams

b Fernando

4-155

31.6

Tony Munyonga

b Madushanka

5-176

37.1

Clive Madande

b Chameera

6-252

47.5

Brad Evans

c (sub Pavan Rathnayake) b Chameera

7-264

49.1

Sri Lanka

278/5 (49.3)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

122

136

89.71

c (sub Madhevere) b Ngarava

Nuwanidu Fernando

51.85

b Evans

Kusal Mendis

50.00

c Ben Curran b Evans

Sadeera Samarawickrama

67.39

c Raza b Masuku

Charith Asalanka

(C)

116.39

c Bennett b Ngarava

Janith Liyanage

118.75

Not out

Kamindu Mendis

250.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 4, NB: 1, W: 6)

TOTAL

(49.3 Ov, RR: 5.62)

278/5

Did not Bat

Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Asitha Fernando

Bowlers

EXT

Richard Ngarava

5.89

Blessing Muzarabani

8.3

6.35

Brad Evans

5.40

Ernest Masuku

6.40

Sikandar Raza

5.11

Sean Williams

4.38

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Nuwanidu Fernando

b Evans

1-48

10.4

Kusal Mendis

c Ben Curran b Evans

2-68

14.2

Sadeera Samarawickrama

c Raza b Masuku

3-146

30.1

Pathum Nissanka

c (sub Madhevere) b Ngarava

4-236

44.3

Charith Asalanka

c Bennett b Ngarava

5-272

48.5

Match Info

Date & Time

31 Aug, 01:00 PM IST

Venue

Harare Sports Club

Match

2nd ODI,

Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 2025

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Iknow Chabi (Zimbabwe), Richard Kettleborough (England), Percival Sizara (Zimbabwe, TV)

Referee

Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)

Toss

Sri Lanka elected to bowl

1 1 1 1wd 0 2 1

Over 47

Runs: 7

1 0 1 4 0 4

Over 48

Runs: 10

0 1 1 4 W 4

Over 49

Runs: 10

0 1 1

Over 50

Runs: 2

All Overs

Player of the Match Pathum Nissanka

122(136)

Commentary

That will be all from our side as we come to the end of this ODI series between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. For now, it's Soumarya Dutta signing off on behalf of Karthik Raj. See you soon!

Sri Lankan players are now coming around to collect the trophy and celebrate what has been a great series victory. These boys will come back i a few days time and put their best foot forward for a different format, T20 cricket.

Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka Captain): "It is a pleasure to have a win. Both the teams fought really hard. As I said, we looked to do the basics right. The boys did that well. During the toss, I wanted a big hundred from one guy and we got that. They have been performing really well at the A team level and the others are also doing a good job for the team. I said to the boys, especially to Pathum (Nissanka) and Janith (Liyanage), let's try to run hard. Of course, every time Sri Lankans support us very well and I would like to thank them on behalf of the team."

Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)- " I'm really happy as I was a bit short of runs in ODI cricket. I've done well here and have proved myself in this format. I wanted to contribute for the side and I believe in myself. The Zimbabwe seamers did well in the powerplay. The track was quite good for batting otherwise. "

Pathum Nissanka has been named as the 'Player of the Match & Series'.

Sean Williams (Zimbabwe Captain): "Today's match was a tough one to swallow. The series as a whole could have had a different result. There were a few areas where we made errors. During the middle overs, we could have done better. We did as much as we possibly could with the ball but Sri Lanka batted very well. Once you get a partnership like they did, it is difficult to stop a side. Definitely, those small chances make a lot of difference in the end."

Time for the post-match Presentation!

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Sri Lanka 278/5 from 49.3 overs

Pathum Nissanka 122(136) | Richard Ngrava 2/53
Charith Asalanka 71(60) | Brad Evans 2/54

We've witnessed another really close game of ODI cricket but Sri Lanka have prevailed over Zimbabwe in the end. The Chevrons kept fighting throughout the innings as the wickets were hard to come by and in the end, they did push the Lankans. But the experience of the visitors was far too much and the presence of Nissanka and Asalanka till the final few overs helped their cause. In the end, Liyanage and Kamindu Mendis did it with ease in the last two overs. It's a real heartbreak for the Zimbabweans who have been on the wrong side of the results for the last two games.

Ngarava and Muzarabni started off well and bowled tight lines early on in the innings. Fernando and Nissanka found it hard to get going in the first few overs but post that the boundaries started to come. Nissanka was the more attacking of the two and he moved into 30's by the end of the powerplay. The breakthrough for Zimbabwe came finally as Brad Evans cleaned up Nuwanidu Fernando post the powerplay and brought the chevrons back into the contest.

Evans continued to bowl tidy lines and picked up Mendis with a short delivery to put Sri Lanka under the pump. However Pathum Nissanka was determined not to let Zimbabwe get their way. He continued to get the boundaries and picked up his 50. Williams and Raza kept things tidy for a while as Samarawickrama got himself in but at the halfway stage of the game, Sri Lanka were in a good position needing less than 7 runs per over.

Ernest Masuku came back into the attack and picked up a wicket as Zimbabwe looked to tighten the screws. However, Nissanka was in no mood to let off the chevrons and he scored a magnificent 100 after Evans dropped him earlier. Asalanka meanwhile got himself going and started to accelerate. By the time the game entered the last 10 overs, Sri Lanka needed just 67 runs to win and were clear favorites.

For Zimbabwe, Richard Ngarava picked up a couple of big wickets towards the end but it was too late by that point. The partnership between Nissanka and Asalanka was the turning point in the game and once they had done their job, the hosts were always behind the eight ball. In the end, Sri Lanka won it quiet easily much to the contradiction of what the scorecard would suggest.

Sri Lanka win the second ODI by 5 wickets and they seal the series 2-0!

49.3 Blessing Muzarabani to Kamindu Mendis, SRI LANKA SEAL THE SERIES 2-0! Short outside0off, Kamindu pulls it behind square for a single as Sri Lanka get home with five wickets and three balls to spare!

49.2 Blessing Muzarabani to Janith Liyanage, slow length delivery bowled wide of off, Liyanage cracks it to covers where the fielder runs to his right and dives to stop the ball. Single taken and scores level now.

49.1 Blessing Muzarabani to Janith Liyanage, short of a length and angling in, Liyanage looks to pull but the ball stays low and goes past the bat. No run.

Just two runs to win now and Sri Lanka should be home here. The wicket of Asalanka gave Zimbabwe some hope but a brilliant bit of innovation by Kamindu Mendis ensured that Sri Lanka got the boundary.

overs

276 /5 score

runs

Kamindu Mendis *

4 (1)

Janith Liyanage

18 (14)

Richard Ngarava

2 /53

48.6 Richard Ngarava to Kamindu Mendis, CHEEKY! Full-toss angling in, Kamindu reverse-paddles it fine of the man at short third for a boundary. It did come off the under-edge of the bat but fortune favours the brave as they say.

Kamindu Mendis batting at 7th position

Brilliant knock from Asalanka. But Zimbabwe will believe that it's still possible probably. Sri Lanka need 6 runs from the final 7 balls. Kamindu Mendis will out in the middle and he might be tempted to do it one hit.

Charith Asalanka has been dismissed for 71 runs off 61 balls

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