Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Match Stats

Short delivery on leg. Angelo Mathews stays back and nudges it to his mid-wicket region for a single.

Short delivery outside off. Dasun Shanaka holds back and slaps it towards long off for a single.

Short delivery outside off. Angelo Mathews cuts it towards deep cover point for a run.

Fuller delivery on middle. Dasun Shanaka blocks it down the ground.

Short delivery around off. Dasun Shanaka drives to the left of the cover fielder for a single.

Short delivery around off. Angelo Mathews cuts it straight to the cover fielder and only 4 runs off the over.

Beaten! Back of a length delivery around off. Dasun Shanaka tries to heave it but gets beaten on the outer edge.

Short delivery outside off. Dasun Shanaka camps back and punches it towards deep cover and returns back for second. Dasun Shanaka was quick enough as he was just in time on the striker's end.

Back of a length, just outside off. Dasun Shanaka clips it from the inner part of his willow towards the mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Edge but enough for a boundary! This one is short and outside off. Angelo Mathews tries to cut it hard towards point region but gets a thick outer edge and the ball flies far right from the keeper for a boundary.

FOUR! Edged and yet again a boundary! Angelo Mathews is getting lucky over here! Short delivery outside off. Angelo Mathews looks to work to his leg side and gets thick outer edge of his bat. The ball flies to the right of the keeper for a boundary.

Sharp bouncer on middle. Angelo Mathews tries to pull it but misses the connection.

FOUR! Cuts it beautifully! Short and wide, Shanaka makes room and cuts it through backward point as the ball races away!

Off pace, close to the stumps. Shanaka leans forward and tips it to mid off for one.

Back of a length in middle, Angelo Mathews punches it past the bowler for a single as long off cuts it to one. 

FOUR! Second boundary in the over! Short, on middle, Shanaka rocks back and tugs it through mid-wicket as the ball finds the fence in a flash!

A single this time as this is flicked away towards the mid-wicket region.

Full and hung outside off, Mathews drives it to deep covers for one. 34 needed off the last three overs now!

FOUR! Cheeky from Mathews! Good length, on off, Mathews moves to his right and plays a lap sweep over short fine for a boundary!

Slower one on leg, Mathews wleases it to mid on for one.

Excellent delivery! Took off the pace, and outside off, Shanaka looks to pull this one but misses it completely.

Too full, on off, Shanaka drives it to deep covers for one. Good fielding near the fence!

Well bowled! Full and on middle, Mathews looks to flick it but miscues it to point for one.

Fuller one, on off, Shanaka knocks it to long off for one more. 26 needed off 12 now!

WIDE! Not a good start for Richard Ngarava! Fuller delivery way wide outside off. Dasun Shanaka tries to reach but leaves at the end. 

Short delivery on off, angling out. Dasun Shanaka tries to pull it but miscues it towards the mid off for a single.

Fuller now on the stumps. Angelo Mathews flicks it towards the deep mid-wicket. But the Lankans need to go big.

Absolute peach! Yorker length delivery, just outside off. Dasun Shanaka tries to block it out but misses the connection. The ball goes straight to the keeper.

FOUR! Much needed for the Lankans! Richard Ngarava tries for a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss, just outside off. Dasun Shanaka whips it hard and drills it towards the left of deep cover for a boundary. 

WIDE! Sharp bouncer on the leg. Dasun Shanaka shuffles a bit but ducks down at the end. But Zimbabwe took review as they thought they got something from the bat. But there is no contact on the bat and it stays wide.

Low full toss outside off. Dasun Shanaka tries to slog it away but digs it out at the end. The bowler dives and stops while completing the follow-through.

FOUR! Dasun Shanaka delivers! The ex-captain is proving something for the team! Fuller delivery on middle. Dasun Shanaka shuffles and scoops it over the short fine for a boundary.

FOUR! Perfect start to the over for Lanka. Over-pitched around middle and leg, Angelo Mathews thump it back past the bowler for a boundary straight down the ground. 10 needed now. 

FOUR! Resounding Premadasa, to say the least. Back of a length angling in towards the batter, Angelo Mathews moves to his leg and opens the bat face running it down the fence at third man for a boundary. Sri Lanka are one hit away from victory now. 

A dot is as worthy as gold here. Short-pitched delivery on middle, Angelo Mathews looks to shuffle and strike but fails to get any part of his bat behind this one. 

OUT! This game is swinging like a pendulum. Good-length delivery in the line of stumps, Angelo Mathews moves a bit too much to his leg as he throws his bat at it and single-handedly lofts this down the throat of Wellington Masakadza at the deep mid-wicket fence. Sri Lanka needs 6 off the last 2.

FOUR! Sri Lanka are alive as they need 2 off the last delivery. Short-pitched body bound, Dushmantha Chameera swings at it and catches the outside edge lobbing it over the keeper for a boundary behind the wicket. It landed inches inside the boundary line. 

Sri Lanka WIN! They needed 2 runs off the final ball and Dushmantha Chameera has done it! Slower length ball around off, Dushmantha Chameera goes through with the shot and heaves it toward the mid-wicket region. The ball lands away from the fielder and the batters complete the second. Sri Lanka chased this down off the final ball and win by 3 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in this three-match series.