ज़िम्बाब्वे vs श्रीलंका, पहला टी20, हरारे स्पोर्ट्स क्लब, हरारे, 03 September 2025 - हाइलाइट्स

Touch short and outside off, sliced away in the gap towards deep backward square leg for one.

Full and around middle, drilled down to long off for one.

DROPPED! A tough chance but Brian Bennett fails to hold onto it. Short and around off, and skids through. Kamindu Mendis goes back, opens his stance and pulls it. Mistimes it off the toe end of the bat and the ball goes towards deep square leg. Brian Bennett moves to his right, runs hard and puts in a dive in the end to take it but the ball doesn't stick to his hands and spills out. Two runs taken and Williams applauds the effort of Brian.

Short and on the pads, whacked across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Nagging length and outside off, Nuwanidu Fernando goes back, deep in his crease and cuts it to deep point for one.

Much full and outside off, Mendis turns it to deep square leg for a single more. Sri Lanka need 58 more off the last five overs.

SIX! Much-needed for Sri Lanka! This is a nothing delivery, back of a length and on middle, and slower too. Sits up nicely for the batter, and begging to be put away. Kamindu Mendis waits for it and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Much fuller and around off, Kamindu Mendis squeezes it out through backward point for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Blessing Muzarabani strikes now! He rolls his fingers to take pace off, hits the length hard and around off. Nuwanidu Fernando looks to slap it over covers but gets no timing at all on this one. He ends up just lobbing it, and Sikandar Raza runs to his right to take a nice catch. The Lankans lose half their side now and are in deep trouble.

Fuller one and around off, Dasun Shanaka drills it towards deep point for a brace.

Pitched up and on middle, Dasun Shanaka drives it to long on for one.

Superb effort in the deep! Blessing Muzarabani serves a full toss, outside off, Kamindu Mendis swings hard at it but misses. Tadiwanashe Marumani, the keeper, also fails to collect as it goes through his legs. The fielder from short third man chases after it and dives to push the ball back inside to keep it to two byes. Zimbabwe have been lively on the field here.

Right in the blockhole, on middle, Dasun Shanaka jams it out to long on for a single.

SIX! Put away with ease! Brad Evans bangs this into the pitch around middle. Kamindu Mendis moves across early and just helps it on its way over the fine leg fence for a biggie. 39 needed in 22 now!

Oh..no! Just as we praised Zimbabwe for their fielding, now they get a bit sloppy. A low full toss, around off, Kamindu Mendis drills it towards extra covers. The fielder dives to his right but lets it through and what should have been just one, turns out to be three runs.

Takes pace off, hard length and around off, Dasun Shanaka slashes hard at it but misses.

Good fielding this time! Pitched up and on off, Dasun Shanaka drills it away towards extra covers. Sean Williams gets a bad bounce there but adjusts well and extends his left hand to make a half-stop with his dive. Two taken.

OUT! TAKEN! That's an unbelievable tag-team catch in the deep! Brad Evans lands this short and on middle, giving no pace at all. Dasun Shanaka waits for it and pulls but does not get all of it. He hits it with the wind, so the ball sails towards the deep square leg region. Tony Munyonga runs to his left, while Tashinga Musekiwa from deep mid-wicket runs to his right. Musekiwa dives to his right to grab it with both hands, but the ball pops up as he hits the ground. Tony shows great awareness and grabs this rebound low catch with a dive to his left. He does well to hold on to it as Musekiwa clashes into his knee with his head. The third umpire is called in, and he confirms that it is a fair catch after watching the replays. This is just amazing from Zimbabwe, and they have done really well. Sri Lanka six down now!

FOUR! Cheeky and effective! Tinotenda Maposa sees the batter move across and serves a low full toss, outside off. Kamindu Mendis winds up for the scoop initially, but then adjusts and reverse scoops it to the deep third man fence for a boundary.

NO BALL AND SIX! Oh...no! The match is turning once again! Tinotenda Maposa loses his grip and bowls a high full toss, well above the waist of the batter. Kamindu Mendis somehow manages to get inside of it and hooks it over the fine leg fence for a biggie. Free Hit up next...

WIDE! Goes fuller but down the leg side, Kamindu Mendis misses his flick. Wided. Free Hit continues.

Fuller and on middle, angling in, Kamindu Mendis fails to work it away as the ball goes off his pads towards short covers. A leg bye taken.

Back of a length and on middle, Dushan Hemantha rolls his wrists and pulls it wide of deep square leg for a brace.

FOUR! This is just poor bowling! 19 runs already with two balls still to go. Short and down the leg side, Dushan Hemantha just has to get some bat on that and he does exactly that to tickle it away to the deep fine leg fence for four more runs.

Pitched up and on middle, Dushan Hemantha tucks it away through mid-wicket for one.

SIX MORE! 26 runs off the over! Looks like Zimbabwe have thrown away another game here. Low full toss, angling into the pads. Kamindu Mendis picks it up nicely and uses his wrists to whip it over the deep square leg fence for a flat six. 

Back of a length and around off, Dushan Hemantha drags it wide of long on for a brace. They are just one big hit away from the win now.

Short of a length and outside off, angling away, Dushan Hemantha slashes at it but misses.

Run out chance...missed! A good yorker, on off, Dushan Hemantha digs it out in front of short covers and sets off for the run. Sikandar Raza picks up but misses his shy at the bowler's end. Dushan was nowhere near the crease. The Lankans don't need to take these kinds of risks now.

Fuller and on middle, Kamindu Mendis steps across and clips it to deep mid-wicket for a run. Dushan wants the second but is sent back. No idea why they are in such a hurry. One hit away from the win now!

Bangs in a bouncer, on middle and leg, Dunith Wellalage looks to pull it away but misses.

Hard length and around leg, Dushan Hemantha looks to hook it but gets hurried as the ball goes off his thigh pads and drops to the off side. A leg bye taken. Just 3 runs needed in the last over.

FOUR! Debutant hits the winning runs! Blessing Muzarabani goes fuller and on off, Dushan Hemantha leans on to his drive nicely and creams it through covers for a boundary. SRI LANKA WIN BY 4 WICKETS!