Zimbabwe had a great opportunity to take the lead in the series in the first T20I today. However, like every other day in this series, they had to taste failure here too. The second match of the series will be played on Saturday, and all eyes are on it. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. Zimbabwe’s innings ended at 175 for 7.
For Zimbabwe, Brian Bennett’s played a restrained innings of 39 runs from 57 balls. In it, he hit 12 fours. After that, captain Sikandar Raza tried to play a little, but he also failed to score a big score. He scored 28 runs from 22 balls. It included 2 fours and a six. No other player could score a big score. Zimbabwe got 15 runs in the form of other scores. Zimbabwe bowler Richard Ngarava took two crucial wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs. He was helped by captain Sikandar Raza, who took 1 wicket for 26 runs in 4 overs.
Sri Lanka got off to a great start in the chase. Pathum Nissanka scored 55 runs in 32 balls while Kushal Mendis supported him well with 38 runs in 35 balls. The middle order batsmen failed to score runs again. Finally, Kamindu Mendis played a very impressive innings and scored 41 runs in 16 balls to help Sri Lanka win. It included a four and four towering fours.
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Dushmantha Chameera dismissed three important batsmen for 30 runs in four overs. And in this historic match, Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by four wickets and took a one-nil (1-0) lead in the series. The Man of the Match award went to Kamindu Mendis who played a very impressive 41 runs off 16 balls.
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Scorecard:
ZIM 175/7 (20)
SL 177/6 (19.1)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Kamindu Mendis
