Toss Prosper Utseya has won the toss and Zimbabwe will field first.

Pitch: There's plenty of greenery on the pitch so it will be interesting to see if Zimbabwe can utilise the conditions. It's quite hazy in Mirpur.

Teams Zimbabwe are unchanged, not surprisingly.

Zimbabwe 1 Vusi Sibanda, 2 Hamilton Masakadza, 3 Tatenda Taibu (wk), 4 Stuart Matsikenyeri, 5 Sean Williams, 6 Elton Chigumbura, 7 Keith Dabengwa, 8 Prosper Utseya (capt), 9 Ray Price, 10 Tawanda Mupariwa, 11 Ed Rainsford

Sri Lanka 1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Upul Tharanga, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene (capt), 5 Angelo Mathews, 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 7 Jehan Mubarak, 8 Nuwan Kulasekara, 9 Thilan Thushara, 10 Muttiah Muralitharan, 11 Ajantha Mendis

8.40: Good morning wherever you are and welcome to Cricinfo's coverage of the second match of the tri-series between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in Mirpur. There's no home team to cheer for so let's see what kind of support the teams get today. We'll give you news of the toss and teams shortly. Till then, grab that cup of coffee and relax.

Bangladesh will follow the path of this game closely as their chances of reaching the final hang in the balance. They lost a match they should have won and they have another chance against Sri Lanka.

0.1

Rainsford to Tharanga, 1 run, gets a bit of swing straightaway and it curves on his pads, he flicks it very closes to the pads and places it to fine leg

We're back. Masakadza and Sibanda walk out

0.1

Rainsford to Tharanga, 1 run

0.2

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, 4 leg byes, misdirected by Rainsford, he fails to control the movement and slides it wide of the pads down the legside and he clips it off his legs, fine leg runs square and he gets a hand to it on the dive but can't stop it completely

0.3

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, 1 wide, too wide outside the off stump, he decides not to play at it

0.3

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, 1 wide, struggles with his radar again, he slides it wide down the legside and doesn't play at it

0.3

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, 1 wide, rainsford struggles again, this is turning out to be a nightmare over, slides it wide down the legside again

0.3

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, no run, sprays it wide of the offstump and Jayasuriya has to reach out to fetch the ball but he ends up chopping it towards the slips, that would have been a wide

0.4

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, no run, much better, he's on target this time and he gets behind the line and defends

0.5

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, FOUR, nearly had him there, it climbs up off a good length and comes back in, the batsman's squared up and the ball clips his shoulders and beats first slip

0.6

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, no run, lands it outside off and he shoulders arms, he gets very good carry

It's very hazy out there.

1.1

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, walks down the pitch but checks his stroke and defends down the pitch

1.2

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, drifts wide of the offstump, he reaches out and mistimes the cut

1.3

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, hits a good length and gets very good carry to the keeper after the ball fizzes past the batsman

1.4

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, gets forward and taps it to the off side

1.5

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 1 run

1.6

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, no run, tries to nudge it to the on side but he's caught on the pads, Mupariwa appeals

2.1

Rainsford to Tharanga, no run, this one stops on him a bit in the region of the offstump and the ball hits him high in the pads as he tries to fend it away

2.2

Rainsford to Tharanga, 1 run, strays on the pads and he nudges it away towards fine leg, Jayasuriya slips at the crease as he turns for the second run

2.3

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, 1 leg bye

2.4

Rainsford to Tharanga, no run

2.5

Rainsford to Tharanga, 1 run, he gets this one to jag back in late and he nudges it to fine leg very close to his pads

2.6

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, no run, gets on the backfoot and taps it away towards the covers

3.1

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run

3.2

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 2 wides

3.2

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, 1 run

3.3

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run

3.4

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 1 wide

3.4

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 1 wide

3.4

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run

3.5

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run

3.6

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run

4.1

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, FOUR, short and wide outside the offstump, he makes use if the width and slaps it between backward point and cover, not that well timed but good enough

4.2

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, no run, gets across and defends back to the bowler on the backfoot

4.3

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, no run, lands it on a length outside off and he shoulders arms

4.4

Rainsford to Jayasuriya, 1 leg bye, just strays on the pads and he clips it close to his pads to the on side

4.5

Rainsford to Tharanga, FOUR, strays on the pads again and he swivels just a touch and clips it with ease past the wicketkeeper and down to fine leg

4.6

Rainsford to Tharanga, no run, lands it on a length outside off and he thrusts his pad forward and shoulders arms

5.1

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, no run, lands it on a good length outside off and he gets beside the line to defend

5.2

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, no run, gets his pad across his stumps and closes the face of the bat as he defends to the on side

5.3

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, no run, lands it just a shade outside off and he gets his pad across and shoulders arms

5.4

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, no run, similar delivery, he gets across and offers no shot

5.5

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, no run, fails to control the movement and sprays it really wide of the offstump, Taibu has to dive to collect it

5.6

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, 1 wide, much better, adjusts his line closer to the offstump and he defends back down the pitch

5.6

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, no run, brillliant stuff, gets it to shape away late and Jayasuriya gets across his stumps to defend and he's completely squared up as the ball beats him

6.1

Chigumbura to Tharanga, 1 run, angles it on the pads, he shuffles and plays it away to fine leg

6.2

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, no run, gets across his stumps and defends with a full face back to the bowler

6.3

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, no run, gets across and defends it towards cover

6.4

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, no run, it shapes away late and he defends to the off side with an angled bat

6.5

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, FOUR, he overpitches outside the offstump and he moves across his stumps and punches it hard in the air past mid-off, he bisected the gap well

6.6

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, 2 runs, slashes outside off and the ball screeches towards the boundary at third man but Dabengwa does well to slide and cut it off

7.1

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 1 wide, reaches out and flashes hard at a wide delivery

7.1

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 1 run, taps it front of mid-off and calls quickly

7.2

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, no run, gets nicely behind the line and defends

7.3

Mupariwa to Jayasuriya, 1 run, gets forward to defend but the ball clips the outside edge and rolls wide of second slip

7.4

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, gets across and taps it down to point

7.5

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 1 wide, loses his radar and sprays it wide down the leg side

7.5

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 2 runs, once again swings it close to the pads and he nudges it to the on side

7.6

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 1 wide, sprays it wide of the offstuump, Zimbabwe are struggling to control the moving ball here

7.6

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, pushes it back to the bowler who shows aggression flings the ball back to the keeper

8.1

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, no run, gets the ball to jag back in on middle stump and the batsman is completely squared up as the ball clips his pad and heads to the keeper

8.2

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, no run, reaches out ti drive but he gets an inside edge to the on side

8.3

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, SIX, vintage Jayasuriya! He overpitches on the offstump and Jayasuriya stays at the crease and scoops it over long-off

8.4

Chigumbura to Jayasuriya, OUT, loose shot and Jayasuriya is very frustrated with himself, he chases a wide delivery swinging away and the ball clips the toe of his bat and travels to Masakadza at first slip who takes it over his head, terrible shot after hitting him for six

ST Jayasuriya c Masakadza b Chigumbura 22 (42m 30b 3x4 1x6) SR: 73.33

8.5

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, lands it on a length outside the offstump, he gets across and defends

8.6

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, gets across and taps it to the offside

9.1

Mupariwa to Tharanga, FOUR, Chance! he slashes at a delivety which seams sway and the outside edge flies past Masakadza who's standing deep at first slip

9.2

Mupariwa to Tharanga, FOUR, reaches out and cuts another delivery wide of the offstump and he beats short third man this time

9.3

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 2 runs, gets his pad across his stumps and cuts wide of point, third man runs across and pulls it back just before the rope

9.4

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, shoulders arms very close to the offstump, very dangerous leave

9.5

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, lands it on a length outside off and he shoulders arms again, Taibu's up to the stumps

9.6

Mupariwa to Tharanga, no run, lets another one go to the keeper, Taibu fumbles the take

2nd Powerplay taken

10.1

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, full outside off and driven to the off side

10.2

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, angles it across the left hander and he shoulders arms

10.3

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, 1 wide, loses control of the movement and sprays it wide of the offstump

10.3

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, gets beside the line and steers it to point

10.4

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, gets his pad across and shoulders arms to a ball which straightens

10.5

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, sprays it just wide of the offstump

10.6

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, 1 run

11.1

Mupariwa to Sangakkara, 3 runs, full outside off, he gets across his stumps and drives it square of the wicket to third man

11.2

Mupariwa to Tharanga, 1 run, gets across his stumps and works it to fine leg

11.3

Mupariwa to Sangakkara, no run, gets across to a full ball and defends to the off side

11.4

Mupariwa to Sangakkara, no run, shuffles at his crease and taps it away towards mid-off

11.5

Mupariwa to Sangakkara, no run, gets it to skid through outside the offstump and he shouders srms

11.6

Mupariwa to Sangakkara, no run, squares him up with another skidder and Taibu fumbles and takes it on the second attempt

12.1

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, angles it from outside leg and lands it on a full length on the offstump, he defends

12.2

Chigumbura to Tharanga, 2 runs, short and wide outside off and he slashes hard outside off and places it to third man

12.3

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, adjusts his line closer to the offstump and he shoulders arms

12.4

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it firmly through the line to mid-off

12.5

Chigumbura to Tharanga, 1 run, cramps him for a bit of room but he goes through with the cut and plays it very close to the body, third man pick it up

12.6

Chigumbura to Sangakkara, no run, reaches out to drive but mistimes it

Rainsford returns

13.1

Rainsford to Tharanga, no run, bowls it full and straight, he gets nicely behind the line and defends to mid-off

13.2

Rainsford to Tharanga, 3 runs, sprays it on the pads and he shuffles across his stumps just a touch and clips it between mid-on and midwicket, the fielder does brilliantly to pull it back before the rope

13.3

Rainsford to Sangakkara, no run, gets nicely behind the line and defends

13.4

Rainsford to Sangakkara, OUT, the bowling change works! Absolutely plumb, it lands on a good length on middle and off and straightens, he shapes to whips it to the on side but the ball clips the flap of the back pad, very easy decision

KC Sangakkara lbw b Rainsford 4 (18m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25.00

13.5

Rainsford to Jayawardene, no run, another appeal for a lbw but this was drifting down the legside

13.6

Rainsford to Jayawardene, no run, sprays it wide of the offstump and Mahela isn't chasing that

14.1

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, angles it wide of the offstump and he gets his pad across and shoulders arms

14.2

Chigumbura to Tharanga, 1 wide, angles it wide of the pads and he shuffles and opts out of the leg glance

14.2

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, he gets away with the wide this time, strays wide of the off stump and Doctrove is very lenient this time

14.3

Chigumbura to Tharanga, FOUR, Chance! He shapes to drive but the ball clips the outside edge and travels low to Masakadza's right at first slip and beats him

14.4

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, hits a good length outside off, he shoulders arms

14.5

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, the slower ball and this one keeps a little low as it fizzes past the outside edge

14.6

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, gets across his stumps and tucks it back to the bowler

15.1

Rainsford to Jayawardene, no run, loud appeal! he's trapped on the pads after the ball comes back in off the seam, Enamul Haque Moni reckoned it may have slipped down leg, good shout anyway

15.2

Rainsford to Jayawardene, no run, this one lands outside off and cuts away off the seam before reaching the keeper

15.3

Rainsford to Jayawardene, no run

15.4

Rainsford to Jayawardene, OUT, Jayawardene's miserable run against Zimbabwe continues, the ball lands just a shade outside off and forces him to play at it, he gets a thick outside edge and Taibu dives low to his right and pouches it comfortably

DPMD Jayawardene c †Taibu b Rainsford 0 (10m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

15.5

Rainsford to Kapugedera, 1 wide, nearly gives it all away as he gets on the front foot and flays hard at a delivery which shapes away

15.5

Rainsford to Kapugedera, no run, squares him up with a yorker and he gets his bat down and digs it out

15.6

Rainsford to Kapugedera, no run, pushes it to the off side

16.1

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, strays on the pads and he clips it to midwicket

16.2

Chigumbura to Tharanga, FOUR, crack! He overpitches just outside the offstump and he gets behind the line and slaps it hard past the bowler and mid-off

16.3

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, gets his front pad across and shoulders arms

16.4

Chigumbura to Tharanga, 1 run, reaches out to a wide delivery and chops it wide of first slip and down to third man

16.5

Chigumbura to Kapugedera, FOUR, he gets a juicy half volley outside off, he gets on his knee and play a neat square drive wide of backward point

16.6

Chigumbura to Kapugedera, no run, lands it outside off and he shoulders arms

One slip in place

17.1

Rainsford to Tharanga, no run, strays on the pads, he shuffles and clips it away to fine leg

17.2

Rainsford to Tharanga, 1 run, pitches it outside off and gets it to shape away, he doesn't offer a shot

17.3

Rainsford to Kapugedera, no run

17.4

Rainsford to Kapugedera, no run, adjusts to a fuller length and he thrusts his pad forward and shoulders arms

17.5

Rainsford to Kapugedera, OUT, It's a double-strike for Rainsford, he gets it to come back in off the pitch and Kapugedera gets a half stride forward to defend, he stands outside his crease but the ball does enough to hit him in line with the stumps, Enamul Haque Moni raises the finger

CK Kapugedera lbw b Rainsford 4 (9m 7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

17.6

Rainsford to Mubarak, no run, just strays on the pads, it rolls away to the on side

18.1

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, gets across his stumps and works it to the off side

18.2

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run

18.3

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run

18.4

Chigumbura to Tharanga, FOUR, gets a juicy overpitched ball outside the offstump, he gets across his stumps and caresses it through the arc between mid-off and cover

18.5

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, gets a slight shuffle across his stumps and defends back down the pitch

18.6

Chigumbura to Tharanga, no run, gets across and taps it back to the bowler

19.1

Rainsford to Mubarak, no run, shuffles across his stumps slightly and taps it softly back down the pitch

19.2

Rainsford to Mubarak, no run, full on the pads and he tucks it back to the bowler

19.3

Rainsford to Mubarak, no run, full again and he pushes it down the track

19.4

Rainsford to Mubarak, no run, gets nicely behind the line and defends back to the bowler

19.5

Rainsford to Mubarak, FOUR, he gets across to a delivery which angles across him, gets to the pitch and crashes an overpitched delivery wide of backward point, that scorches along the turf

19.6

Rainsford to Mubarak, no run, gets on the backfoot to defend but he gets an inside edge to the on side

Spin for the first time. Here's Utseya, he has a deep point, long-on and a deep backward square

20.1

Utseya to Tharanga, no run, no turn, he gets a stride across and defends

20.2

Utseya to Tharanga, OUT, lands it outside off and gets it to come in with the angle, he is a little lazy on the forward defense and hence fails to get his bat behind the line of the ball, he's hit in line with the offstump, another bowling change works and it's the captain himself

WU Tharanga lbw b Utseya 43 (99m 56b 6x4 0x6) SR: 76.78

Here's Angelo Mathews, the former U-19 captain

20.3

Utseya to Mathews, no run, gets well forward and defends

20.4

Utseya to Mathews, no run, flighted on the offstump, he gets forward and defends

20.5

Utseya to Mathews, no run, flighted outside off, no turn and he defends again

20.6

Utseya to Mathews, no run, floats it on middle and leg and he thrusts forward and defends again

Tariq: "Zimbabwe is playing excellent cricket here. i hope they don't give the same scar to Srilanka the way they have given it to Bangladesh."

21.1

Price to Mubarak, no run, flighted outside off, he lunges forward and defends

21.2

Price to Mubarak, no run, gets well forward and smothers the spin

21.3

Price to Mubarak, no run, stays back at the crease to ball that keeps very low, he manages to dig it out

21.4

Price to Mubarak, 1 run, gets forward and nudges it to the on side

One slip in place

21.5

Price to Mathews, no run, flighted on middle and off, he gets forward and defends

21.6

Price to Mathews, no run, comes round the wicket, he lunges forward and defends

22.1

Utseya to Mubarak, FOUR, bowls it very slowly and lands it on the middle stump,he charges down the track and lofts him just over the long-on rope

22.2

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, gets forward and defends

22.3

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, slower through the air, he gets forward and nudges it to the on side

22.4

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, gets forward to a full delivery and places it to sweeper cover

22.5

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, stays back at the crease and waits for the turn before punching it to long-on

22.6

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, comes round the wicket and bowls it quicker through the air, he thrusts forward and defends

23.1

Price to Mathews, 5 wides, fires it wide of the pads and he nearly gets a feather edge to the ball but it races away, beats the keeper

23.1

Price to Mathews, no run, drifts it on middle and off and he turns it towards square leg

23.2

Price to Mathews, no run, quicker through the air, he lunges forward to defend

23.3

Price to Mathews, no run, gets beside the line and steers it towards point

23.4

Price to Mathews, no run, commits to the front foot and taps it back to the bowler

23.5

Price to Mathews, 1 run, tucks it just wide of the keeper ans sets off, Taibu gathers and aims at the stumps in one motion and Mubarak was in trouble

23.6

Price to Mubarak, 1 run, gets on the back foot and punches it with the turn to long-on

Very sparse crowd today and that's not surprising.

It has brightened up quite a bit

24.1

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, stays on the backfoot and punches to cover

24.2

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, quicker through the air, he lunges forward and defends

24.3

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, gets forward and tucks it against the turn to square leg

24.4

Utseya to Mathews, no run, Utseya bowls the doosra and Mathews angles it to the off side

24.5

Utseya to Mathews, no run, the conventional offbreak this time, he gets forward and defends

24.6

Utseya to Mathews, no run, quicker through the air, he lunges forward and defends it away

25.1

Price to Mubarak, 1 run, lands on a full length outside off and he pushes it through the line to long-off

25.2

Price to Mathews, no run, flighted outside off, he gets forward and defends

25.3

Price to Mathews, no run, commits to the front foot and defends again

25.4

Price to Mathews, 1 run, shuffles and clips it away down to square leg and calls quickly, they complete the single without fuss

25.5

Price to Mubarak, no run, tries to punch it to long-off but he can't beat the bowler

25.6

Price to Mubarak, no run, gets forward to a good length ball and defends

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26.1

Utseya to Mathews, no run, gets behind the line, waits for the turn and punches it back to the bowler

26.2

Utseya to Mathews, no run, gets back and works it back to the bowler

26.3

Utseya to Mathews, no run, waits for the turn and punches it to the off side

26.4

Utseya to Mathews, no run, stays at the crease and tapt it to midwicket

26.5

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, punches it wide of midwicket for a single

No slip for the left-hander

26.6

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, gets a thick inside edge on to the pads as he defends

27.1

Price to Mathews, no run, slower through the air, he lunges forward and steers it to the off side

27.2

Price to Mathews, no run, pushes it quicker, he gets forward and smothers the spin

27.3

Price to Mathews, no run, angles it from wide outside off and he defends

Lots of fielders in the ring

27.4

Price to Mathews, no run, flights it on the offstump, he's content defending again

27.5

Price to Mathews, no run, keeps him quiet for another ball as he settles for another forward defense

27.6

Price to Mathews, no run, tries to push another full delivery down the ground but he can;t beat mid-off

28.1

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, defends to the on side

28.2

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, shuffles and clips the pad just outside the line of the legstump and he appeals

28.3

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, takes a couple of paces forward and works it to long-on

28.4

Utseya to Mathews, no run, flighted on middle and off, he gets forward and defends

28.5

Utseya to Mathews, no run, gets his pad across and works it towards midwicket

28.6

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, tucks it to the on side and Sibanda dives at square leg to cut it off

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29.1

Price to Mathews, no run, gets forward and works it to the on side

29.2

Price to Mathews, no run, this one lands outside off and straightens, it missed the outside edge by a whisker

29.3

Price to Mathews, FOUR, Mathews breaks the shackles by giving him the charge and lofting him against the turn, he clears mid-on comfortably

29.4

Price to Mathews, 1 run, gets across and works it to the on side

29.5

Price to Mubarak, no run, gets forward very half-heartedly and another ball just beats the outside edge

29.6

Price to Mubarak, no run, gets across and works it towards midwicket

30.1

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, stays back at the crease, waits for the turn and punches it to long-on

30.2

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, gets a couple of paces forward to the pitch of the ball before working it against the turn to long-on

30.3

Utseya to Mathews, SIX, Mathews gains in confidence, he stands in front of the crease, gets on his knee on seeing the flight and drift and slogs it over deep midwicket

30.4

Utseya to Mathews, no run, stays back and punches it back to the bowler

30.5

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, stays back and punches it down to long-off

30.6

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, rocks back and cuts wide of backward point

31.1

Price to Mubarak, no run, continues over the wicket, he gets forward and defends

31.2

Price to Mubarak, 1 run, tucks it with the turn to deep square leg

SL haven't taken the 3rd Powerplay yet

31.3

Price to Mathews, no run, fires that quicker, he gets behind the line quickly and defends

31.4

Price to Mathews, no run, cuts back on the pace and he nudges it to the on side

31.5

Price to Mathews, no run, drifts towards the pads and he softly nudges it straight to short fine-leg

31.6

Price to Mathews, 1 run, gives it a lot of air, he stays back at the crease and glides it towards short third man

32.1

Utseya to Mathews, no run, rocks back and punches it to short extra cover

32.2

Utseya to Mathews, no run, gets forward and defends

32.3

Utseya to Mathews, no run, similar delivery, he pats it back to the bowler

32.4

Utseya to Mathews, no run, quicker through the air, he pushes it down the track

32.5

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, shuffles on the backfoot and works it with the turn to long-on

32.6

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, the quicker one skids through, keeps low and Mubarak does well to keep it away

Mamun: "Believe me, had Zimbabwe and Kenya had as strong cricket infrastructure as ours (Bangladesh) then they would have become much better and consistant team than Bangladesh. They would have easily reached the standard of current West Indies or New Zealand."

33.1

Price to Mathews, no run, pushes it quick, he gets forward and tucks it to midwicket

33.2

Price to Mathews, no run, commits to the front foot and defends

33.3

Price to Mathews, 1 run, holds the length back, he shuffles and tucks it towards fine leg

33.4

Price to Mubarak, no run, stays at the crease, waits for the turn and punches it down the track

33.5

Price to Mubarak, no run, stays at the crease, it keeps low and defends

33.6

Price to Mubarak, 1 run, gets on his knee and fetches it from outside off, he finds the sweeper at deep square-leg

Tawanda Mupariwa returns for a new spell. Taibu's up to the stumps but first slip is deep

34.1

Mupariwa to Mubarak, FOUR, the field is up, he reaches forward to a pitched up delivery and punches it past the bowler on the up and beats mid-on comfortably

34.2

Mupariwa to Mubarak, 1 run, mid-on goes back and he;s in business straightaway as Mubarak pushes it in that direction

34.3

Mupariwa to Mathews, SIX, shot of the innings, it's pitched up in the slot, he stays at the crease and lofts it exquisitely through the line and the ball just clears the fence straight down the ground

That's the 50 stand

34.4

Mupariwa to Mathews, 2 runs, the slower ball, he gets forward and beats the diving midwicket fielder

34.5

Mupariwa to Mathews, 1 run, strays on the pads and he nudges it down to fine leg

34.6

Mupariwa to Mubarak, no run, goes for a loose drive and nearly feathers an edge to Taibu

35.1

Price to Mathews, no run, shuffles and tucks it to the on side

35.2

Price to Mathews, no run

35.3

Price to Mathews, no run, strays down the legside

35.4

Price to Mathews, no run, gets well forward and defends

35.5

Price to Mathews, no run, flighted on the pads, he defends to the on side

35.6

Price to Mathews, no run, slower through the air, he gets well forward and defends it away

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36.1

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, gets down the pitch and checks his shot

36.2

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, gets forward, then shifts back and punches it to cover

36.3

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, quicker through the air, he gets forward and works it to the on side

36.4

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, this one keeps low and he just manages to defend

36.5

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, shuffles and knocks it to the on side

36.6

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, stays on the backfoot but he can't pierce the gap at cover

37.1

Dabengwa to Mathews, 1 run, stays at the crease, he punches it to long-on

37.2

Dabengwa to Mubarak, no run, slower through the air, he pushes it to mid-on

37.3

Dabengwa to Mubarak, no run, this one stops on him a bit and he checks his shot to cover

37.4

Dabengwa to Mubarak, 1 run, punches a full delivery on the front foot to long-off

37.5

Dabengwa to Mathews, no run, gives it a lot of air and Mathews works it to the on side

37.6

Dabengwa to Mathews, 1 run, angles it on the pads and he tucks it away towards midwicket

38.1

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, lunges forward early and works it away with the turn to long-on

38.2

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, skids on to him and he adjusts well and cuts wide of point

38.3

Utseya to Mathews, no run, gets forward and pushes it towards cover

38.4

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, punches it with the turn and Utseya sprints across the crease to try and cut it off

38.5

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, gets back and pushes it to the on side

38.6

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, works it wide of mid-on and sets off

39.1

Dabengwa to Mubarak, 1 run, drops it a fraction short and he rocks back and pulls but finds deep square-leg

39.2

Dabengwa to Mathews, 1 run, defends forward but he gets an inside edge to short fine-leg

39.3

Dabengwa to Mubarak, 1 run, commits to the sweep early and he places it wide of square leg

39.4

Dabengwa to Mathews, no run, pushes it fuller, he thrusts forward and defends

39.5

Dabengwa to Mathews, 1 run, angles it towards the pads and he works it against the turn to square leg

39.6

Dabengwa to Mubarak, 1 run, takes a couple of paces down the track and pushes it with the turn to long-on

40.1

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, fires it full and he forces it back to the bowler

40.2

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, takes a couple of paces down but checks his stroke as Utseya intelligently drops it short

40.3

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to long-on

40.4

Utseya to Mathews, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to long-on

40.5

Utseya to Mubarak, no run, gets a bit of turn and the outside edge travels to point

40.6

Utseya to Mubarak, 1 run, rocks back, waits for the turn and cuts it to sweeper cover

41.1

Price to Mubarak, no run, works it firmly to midwicket

41.2

Price to Mubarak, OUT, Mubarak takes his chances soon after taking the Powerplay, he gives him the charge and scoops it high over mid-on but fails to get the desired elevation to clear the boundary and Williams takes it easily and falls to his right after taking the catch

J Mubarak c Williams b Price 31 (84m 62b 3x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

here's Thilan Thushara

41.3

Price to Mathews, no run, stays back at the crease, waits for the turn and punches it towards mid-on

41.4

Price to Mathews, no run, quicker through the air, he defends forward

41.5

Price to Mathews, no run, lunges forward and smothers the spin

41.6

Price to Mathews, no run, gets his pad across and turns it towards square leg

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42.1

Dabengwa to Thushara, no run, tries to defend but he meets the ball with an angled bat

42.2

Dabengwa to Thushara, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it through the gap between cover and short extra cover

42.3

Dabengwa to Mathews, no run

42.4

Dabengwa to Mathews, no run, pushes it slower, the ball doesn't turn and he taps it back to the bowler

42.5

Dabengwa to Mathews, 1 run, flighted outside off, he pushes it to the off side

42.6

Dabengwa to Thushara, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and punches it towards long-off

43.1

Price to Thushara, no run, pushes it quick and flat, he thrusts forward and defends

43.2

Price to Thushara, 1 run, gets beside the line of the ball and steers it wide of cover and pushes the single

43.3

Price to Mathews, 1 wide, strays wide of the legstump

43.3

Price to Mathews, no run, pushes it quicker and fuller, he defends and asks his partner to stay back

43.4

Price to Mathews, no run, angles it towards the pads, he nudges it to the on side

43.5

Price to Mathews, no run, gets well forward and defends

43.6

Price to Mathews, no run, thrusts forward and smothers the spin

Ed Rainsford returns. No slip

44.1

Rainsford to Thushara, no run, he dishes it wide of the offstump and he reaches out to drive but mistimes the shot, he should have crashed that

44.2

Rainsford to Thushara, no run, gets a bit of width again but he chops it down to point

44.3

Rainsford to Thushara, no run, bowls the slower ball and he shapes to biff it over the bowler's head but he misses it completely

44.4

Rainsford to Thushara, no run, Dropped He closes the face of the bat and slams it back to the bowler but Thushara reacts late and fumbles

44.5

Rainsford to Thushara, 2 runs, pushes a single towards mid-off and the fielder dives and under arms the flick to the stumps and Thushara dives as well and makes his ground, the third umpire takes a look

44.6

Rainsford to Thushara, no run

45.1

Dabengwa to Mathews, no run, comes round the wicket, he slides it on the pads and hits his front pad, stifled appeal from Taibu

45.2

Dabengwa to Mathews, 1 run, chips down the track and clips it wide of short fine-leg

45.3

Dabengwa to Thushara, SIX, Thushara goes for the slog and he clears the rope, he fetches it from outside off and heaves it over cow corner

45.4

Dabengwa to Thushara, SIX, that's two in two, Dabengwa fires it on off and middle and leg and Thushara is more in control of the slog this time as he heaves it over deep midwicket

45.5

Dabengwa to Thushara, 1 run, stays back, waits for the turn before punching it to the on side

45.6

Dabengwa to Mathews, 1 run, gets forward and pushes a full delivery to long-on

Only 22 runs off the Powerplay

46.1

Rainsford to Mathews, no run, holds the length back and he tries to mow it across the line, the ball misses the edge and the offstump

46.2

Rainsford to Mathews, 1 run, has to really reach out to fetch a full and wide delivery outside off and he places it to long-off

46.3

Rainsford to Thushara, 1 run, full on the offstump and he risks a quick single to mid-off, Utseya hits the stumps and Thushara gets home before another direct hit

46.4

Rainsford to Mathews, 1 run, works it to the on side and quickly sets off

46.5

Rainsford to Thushara, 1 run, full outside off and pushed towards long-off

46.6

Rainsford to Mathews, 1 run, tries to heave that across the line but he fails to pick the slower ball and ends up chopping it to short fine-leg

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47.1

Chigumbura to Mathews, 1 run, exposes his stumps and Chigumbura follows him and fires it on the pads, he clips it away to deep square-leg

47.2

Chigumbura to Thushara, no run, makes room to smash it down the ground but the ball angles across him and he misses it

47.3

Chigumbura to Thushara, 1 run, makes room and digs out a yorker length ball to sweeper cover

47.4

Chigumbura to Mathews, 1 run, exposes his stumps again and he pushes low full toss to long-on, he should have put that away

47.5

Chigumbura to Thushara, 1 run, works it down the ground for a single

47.6

Chigumbura to Mathews, 2 runs, drops it short, he makes room and flat-bats it down to long-off, they're trying to break free but the boundaries aren't coming

48.1

Rainsford to Thushara, 2 runs, drops the length short and he tries to heave it away but he mistimes the pull over midwicket

48.2

Rainsford to Thushara, 1 run, short in length again and this time he pulls it over square leg

48.3

Rainsford to Mathews, 2 runs, takes a couple of paces down and tries to knock it over mid-on but he gets a thick leading edge to third man

48.4

Rainsford to Mathews, 1 run, scoops a slower delivery on the up and places it to mid-on after taking his hand off the handle, that's his fifty

48.5

Rainsford to Thushara, no run, swings, the ball rolls close to the stumps and Mathews sets off but is sent back, Taibu decides not to take aim at the stumps

48.6

Rainsford to Thushara, 1 run, drops it fractionally short and he heaves it behind square on the on side

Last over coming up. Mupariwa has the honours

49.1

Mupariwa to Thushara, 1 run, fires it on the blockhole outside off and he drags it away to long-on

49.2

Mupariwa to Mathews, 1 run, full outside off and he digs it out to the offside

49.3

Mupariwa to Thushara, no run, full and swings back in, he tries to slog it away but the ball just misses the offstump

49.4

Mupariwa to Thushara, no run, tries to mow it away again to the on side but gets a thick edge on to his body

49.5

Mupariwa to Thushara, 1 run, makes room and carves it down to long-on

49.6

Mupariwa to Mathews, 1 run, makes a bit of room and scoops a full ball down to long-off

So SL finish on 210 for 6. It was a workmanlike fifty by Angelo Mathews. The conditions weren't easy but he hung on. He was supported by Mubarak and Tharanga. Sri Lanka tried to force the pace in the 3rd powerplay but managed only 22.

Zimbabwe will be satisfied with this but the big challenge of Mendis awaits. Join us in 35 minutes for the chase.