श्रीलंका vs ज़िम्बाब्वे, मैच 38, आर.प्रेमदासा स्टेडियम, कोलम्बो, 19 February 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Drops it short and on off, Sikandar Raza slaps it through covers for a single.

Floated, full and on off, Brian Bennett comes down the track and drives it on the up to the left of long off for a brace.

Tossed up, full, follows the batter down the leg side. Brian Bennett backs away and forces it to long off for a run.

SIX! SHORT AND PUNISHED! Dushan Hemantha bowls this quicker, but drops it way short, on middle, begging to be hit. Sikandar Raza opens up his stance and hammers it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 55 needed off 32 balls.

SIX MORE! Sikandar Raza changing gears now! Dushan Hemantha tries to overcorrect his length, flights it up right in the slot, on off. Raza is expecting that, gets under it and launches it over the long off fence for half a dozen more.

FOUR! 20 runs off the over! Goes flatter, full and outside off. Sikandar Raza uses the width on offer and gets his hands through the shot. Slices it through cover-point for a boundary now. 45 needed off 30 balls.

Flatter and quicker delivery, outside off. Brian Bennett stays back and cuts it hard to deep cover for a single.

Flatter again, slower through the air, just outside off. Raza cuts it late but picks out the man at backward point.

Two dots in a row. The pressure is building. Fired in full, around off. Raza looks to squeeze it through the short third region but fails to connect.

SIX! BANG! Fuller and quicker, in the slot, on off. Raza clears the front leg and smokes it over the long on fence for a 90m hit. That went a long way.

FOUR! Sikandar Raza is playing a gem of a knock here! A low full toss, angling away from the batter. Raza reaches for it and slices the drive through the gap at backward point for four runs.

Tossed up, on a fullish length, on off. Raza comes forward, looks to work across the line, but gets a soft leading edge through the gap at extra cover for a single. 33 needed off 24 balls.

SIX! Dilshan Madushanka is greeted back in style! Slower, back of a length delivery, just outside off. Sikandar Raza picks it early and pulls it over the deep backward square leg fence for a maximum. 27 needed off 23 balls.

Another slower ball, on the fuller side, on off. Raza eases the drive to long off for a single.

WIDE! Dilshan Madushanka serves a full delivery, outside the tramline. Brian Bennett lets it go. Wide signaled. 

BACK TO BACK FIFTIES FOR BRIAN BENNETT! Pace off, back of a length, outside off. Bennett stands tall and slaps it to deep point for a single. This has been a very responsible knock from the opener, and he just needs to keep going and stay till the end.

Clever bowling! Slower ball on a fullish length, just outside off. Raza sits on one knee, has a massive hoick across the line, but fails to connect. 

Dilshan Madushanka persists on the pace off delivery, around off. Raza steers it toward deep backward point for a single.

FOUR! Misfield and Zimbabwe get another boundary. Fuller than a length, outside off. Brian Bennett drives it away from the body, towards Pramod Madushan at the backward point region. A fumble, and the ball goes through him and away to the ropes. Zimbabwe needs just 19 off 18 balls now.

Flatter, arm ball, on off. Sikandar Raza knocks it down to long on for a single.

On a length, sliding in and moving towards leg. Brian Bennett makes room and knocks it through the gap at covers for one.

Fraction short, slower through the air, around off. Raza cuts it to deep point for one more. Sensible batting. All the heavy lifting has been done and now it's all about carefully navigating this phase.

Flatter, quicker arm ball, sliding into the middle and leg line. Brian Bennett works it through the square leg region and settles for a single.

Fuller and quicker, around off. Raza makes room and drills it to deep extra cover for another run.

Looped up, full, and on off. Brian Bennett prods and chips it toward long off for a single. Six singles off the over. 13 needed off 12 balls.

Perhaps the googly, landing full and following the batter down leg, Brian steps back to drive but gets an inside edge. It rolls away to mid-wicket and they cross as the bowler chases it down.

OUT! CAUGHT! Dushan Hemantha gets the big fish! Flatter and shorter leg break, turning away, around off. Raza makes room and slaps it hard but straight to Dasun Shanaka at the short extra cover region, who takes a sharp catch, getting low to his right. Raza departs for a well-made 45 off 26 balls. 12 needed off 10 balls.

Short and outside off, Tashinga Musekiwa slaps it over covers and takes a single.

Flighted, full, around off. Brian Bennett shimmies down and drills it to long off for a single.

OUT! WHAT A CATCH! Dasun Shanaka, you beauty! Flighted delivery, full, and spins away, around off. Tashinga Musekiwa goes hard and looks to power it across the line, but it comes off the cue end and goes high over the mid off region. Dasun Shanaka, from mid on, and Kamil Mishara (sub), from long off, were both running towards the ball. Shanaka, though, keeps on running with his eyes locked on the ball, and he avoids the collision before hanging onto a spectacular catch. 10 needed off 7 balls.

WIDE! Tossed up full, turning down the leg. Tony Munyonga looks to sweep, but fails to connect. Wide signaled. 

Tossed up, full, and just outside off. Tony Munyonga dances down and drills it through extra cover for a single. Zimbabwe need 8 off the final over. 

SIX! WHACKED! Dropped short, quicker, and angling into off. Tony Munyonga waits back, picks it early, and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive hit. That should seal the win for Zimbabwe. Just 2 needed now.

SCORES LEVEL! Tossed up, slower, and wider outside off. Tony Munyonga reaches for it and slices the drive to deep backward point for one.

FOUR! ZIMBABWE WIN BY 6 WICKETS! Zimbabwe keep their unbeaten run! This is also the second-highest successful run chase in T20Is for the Chevrons. Flatter delivery, turning in towards off. Brian Bennett makes room and punches it through the gap at extra cover and mid off for a lovely boundary to seal an outstanding win.