Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c Munyonga b Evans	8	8	15	1	0	100.00

Kusal Mendis †	c Ngarava b Muzarabani	1	3	5	0	0	33.33

Kamil Mishara	b Evans	20	20	22	4	0	100.00

Nuwanidu Fernando	c Sikandar Raza b Muzarabani	1	3	6	0	0	33.33

Charith Asalanka (c)	b Sikandar Raza	18	23	37	1	0	78.26

Kamindu Mendis	lbw b Sikandar Raza	0	4	4	0	0	0.00

Dasun Shanaka	c Maposa b Williams	13	21	24	0	0	61.90

Dushan Hemantha	run out (Maposa/†Marumani)	7	10	18	0	0	70.00

Dushmantha Chameera	lbw b Sikandar Raza	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Maheesh Theekshana	c Sikandar Raza b Evans	6	12	15	0	0	50.00

Binura Fernando	not out	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 2, nb 1)	6
Total	17.4 Ov (RR: 4.52, 78 Mins)	80
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Kusal Mendis, 1.1 ov), 2-17 (Pathum Nissanka, 3.3 ov), 3-24 (Nuwanidu Fernando, 4.5 ov), 4-37 (Kamil Mishara, 5.4 ov), 5-38 (Kamindu Mendis, 6.5 ov), 6-64 (Dasun Shanaka, 12.6 ov), 7-66 (Charith Asalanka, 13.3 ov), 8-66 (Dushmantha Chameera, 13.5 ov), 9-79 (Dushan Hemantha, 17.1 ov), 10-80 (Maheesh Theekshana, 17.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Richard Ngarava	2	0	11	0	5.50	6	1	0	0	0
Blessing Muzarabani	3	0	14	2	4.66	10	2	0	0	0
1.1 to BKG Mendis, slashes it away straight down the throat of deep third. This was a wide ball, but a bouncer that gets up to about chest-high. Kusal Mendis tries to slap that over the offside, but only gets a toe-end to the ball, and it floats high, and deep third swallows it about 10 metres in from the rope. 4/1 4.5 to MNK Fernando, mis-hit to mid off, and Sri Lanka are struggling now. This was length on about off stump. Nuwanidu tried to lift this through midwicket, but gets it off the outside half of the bat and it loops up over the bowler's head. Mid off runs to his right and gets under the chance with a slide.. 24/3
Brad Evans	2.4	0	15	3	5.62	11	3	0	0	1
3.3 to P Nissanka, Munyonga pulls off a stunner at deep square leg to get the prize wicket. Another slower ball from Evans, back of a length and on the stumps. Nissanka swings across the line and gets a decent connection, but he has not got the elevation to hit a six, and he hasn't placed it well enough. Munyonga runs in, dives forward and catches it low to the ground will springing forward. This is a big blow. 17/2 5.4 to K Mishara, send's Mishara's off stump flying with a yorker! Zimbabwe are all over Sri Lanka here. This was just full and straight from around the wicket. Mishara tried to hit it down the ground but misjudged the pace, I think. It was through him before the bat came down. 37/4 17.4 to M Theekshana, Raza swallows the catch in the infield to close up an innings which Zimbabwe have dominated. This is a back of a length ball on about off stump. Theekshana tries to clobber that to leg, but it comes off his leading edge, goes hiiigh in the air, and Raza settles under it around cover.. 80/10
Sikandar Raza	4	0	11	3	2.75	14	0	0	0	0
6.5 to PHKD Mendis, Kamindu goes too. It wasn't the biggest lbw appeal from Raza, but the umpire was quick to give it out. This was tossed up and turning, pitching on off from around the wicket, straightening and beating Kamindu's attempted nudge to the legside. It hit him in front of middle and off and was probably going on to clip off stump. Can't really complain much about that decision even if there's no DRS this series.. 38/5 13.3 to KIC Asalanka, bowled! Another one falls in quick succession. This is a length ball speared in towards off stump from around the wicket, sliding on with the arm. Asalanka tries to play a cheeky late cut to deflect it fine of short third, but he misses. Raza hits the top of off.. 66/7 13.5 to PVD Chameera, that's pretty plumb! The umpire thinks for barely a second before raising that finger. This was full , tossed up on the stumps. Chameera gets low to sweep but is beaten in the flight. He is hit in front of middle and off by an off break that will probably crash into leg.. 66/8
Tinotenda Maposa	2	0	7	0	3.50	5	0	0	0	0
Sean Williams	4	0	17	1	4.25	8	0	0	0	0
12.6 to MD Shanaka, squirted striaght to short third, where Maposa takes another fantastic catch. This was full and fast outside off, Shanaka chops down on it and it goes off the top edge quickly. Maposa leaps to his left and snatches it out of the air. He was standing quite fine, but he still had some distance to make. Zimbabwe's catching has really helped this Lanka collapse along. There's some doubt about whether Williams had. his foot behind the line, but he's been given out. 64/6

Zimbabwe (T: 81 runs from 20 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Brian Bennett	c & b B Fernando	19	23	44	1	0	82.60

Tadiwanashe Marumani †	c †BKG Mendis b Chameera	17	12	15	3	0	141.66

Sean Williams	b Chameera	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Sikandar Raza (c)	b Chameera	2	7	9	0	0	28.57

Ryan Burl	not out	20	22	38	2	0	90.90
Tony Munyonga	lbw b Theekshana	3	6	8	0	0	50.00

Tashinga Musekiwa	not out	21	14	12	3	0	150.00
Extras	(w 2)	2
Total	14.2 Ov (RR: 5.86, 66 Mins)	84/5
Did not bat: Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 3.2 ov), 2-20 (Sean Williams, 3.4 ov), 3-27 (Sikandar Raza, 5.4 ov), 4-53 (Brian Bennett, 9.3 ov), 5-61 (Tony Munyonga, 11.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Binura Fernando	3	0	14	1	4.66	10	1	0	1	0
9.3 to BJ Bennett, return catch and that's a good reflex take from Binura, who snatches it to his right, at about waist height. That was a length ball on the stumps, and may have stuck in the pitch just a touch longer than usual. Bennett was early with his shot as he tried to stab this down the ground, and wound up just popping it up. 53/4
Maheesh Theekshana	4	0	28	1	7.00	9	3	0	0	0
11.2 to T Munyonga, plumb. That is a great faster delivery from Theekshana, who pitches it on off, straightens it (carrom ball I think) and Munyonga plays down the wrong line. That would have crashed into middle and off. The umpire's finger is up almost before the bowler has turned around to appeal. 61/5
Dushmantha Chameera	4	0	19	3	4.75	14	2	0	1	0
3.2 to T Marumani, top edge, and Kusal Mendis gets under it with the gloves. Chameera's good tour continues. This was a length ball angled across the leftie, in the channel. Marumani tried to drag it through midwicket, but it's not quite short enough for that. Swirls high in the air, but Kusal gobbles it up with ease. 20/1 3.4 to SC Williams, sends off stump on a trip. The around the wicket angle works. This is a length ball speared in from wide of the crease. Williams is both late on the shot and playing down the wrong angle. The stump comes out of the ground and bounces away. 20/2 5.4 to Sikandar Raza, Chameera is doing his best to turn this into a match! Raza has dragged on. This was juuuust short of a length, quite wide of off. Raza tries to club that to the legside, but might have been better trying to slash that through off. Ends up inside-edging it into off stump. 27/3
Dushan Hemantha	3.2	0	23	0	6.90	7	3	0	0	0

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Sri Lanka innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 37 runs, 4 wickets)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 9.5 overs (60 balls), Extras 3
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 80/10 in 17.4 overs (B Fernando 0)

Zimbabwe innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 3 wickets)
Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 1

Match Details

Harare Sports Club
Toss	Zimbabwe, elected to field first
Series	Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe
Season	2025
Player Of The Match	Sikandar Raza
Series result	3-match series level 1-1
Match number	T20I no. 3439
Hours of play (local time)	13.30 start, First Session 13.30-15.00, Interval 15.00-15.20, Second Session 15.20-16.50
Match days	6 September 2025 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Iknow Chabi Langton Rusere
TV Umpire	Percival Sizara
Reserve Umpire	Forster Mutizwa
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe

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Over 15 • ZIM 84/5

Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)

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Zimbabwe Innings

Player Name		R	B
BJ Bennett	caught	19	23
T Marumani	caught	17	12
SC Williams	bowled	0	2
Sikandar Raza	bowled	2	7
RP Burl	not out	20	22
T Munyonga	lbw	3	6
T Musekiwa	not out	21	14
Extras	(w 2)
Total	84(5 wkts; 14.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
B Fernando	3	14	1	4.66
M Theekshana	4	28	1	7
PVD Chameera	4	19	3	4.75
MADI Hemantha	3.2	23	0	6.9

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	20	Tadiwanashe Marumani	Brian Bennett
2nd	0	Sean Williams	Brian Bennett
3rd	7	Sikandar Raza	Brian Bennett
4th	26	Ryan Burl	Brian Bennett
5th	8	Ryan Burl	Tony Munyonga
6th	23	Ryan Burl	Tashinga Musekiwa

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