SL vs ZIM: Sri Lanka thrashed Zimbabwe by 184 runs and clinch three-match ODI series 2-1;
SL vs ZIM: Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay claimed four wickets as Sri Lanka hammered Zimbabwe by 184 runs in the third and final one-day international to clinch the series 2-1 on Friday.
Zimbabwe were all out for 70 in 24.4 overs in reply to Sri Lanka’s total of 254-9 in Kandy.
Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera and offspinner Ramesh Mendis claimed two wickets each.
SRI LANKA INNINGS (50 OVERS MAXIMUM)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | run out (sub [W Madhevere]) | 55 | 66 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 83.33 | ||
| Kusal Mendis † | c Muzarabani b Masakadza | 36 | 51 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 70.58 | ||
| Kamindu Mendis | c & b Burl | 11 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 55.00 | ||
| Dinesh Chandimal | lbw b Williams | 17 | 24 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 70.83 | ||
| Charith Asalanka | c Masakadza b Chatara | 52 | 56 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 92.85 | ||
| Dasun Shanaka (c) | c Sikandar Raza b Ngarava | 15 | 23 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 65.21 | ||
| Chamika Karunaratne | run out (Burl/†Chakabva) | 30 | 32 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 | ||
| Ramesh Mendis | b Muzarabani | 26 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 123.80 | ||
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Williams b Ngarava | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | ||
| Jeffrey Vandersay | not out | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Maheesh Theekshana | not out | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | ||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 1, nb 1, w 3) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (50 Ov, RR: 5.08) | 254/9 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-80 (Kusal Mendis, 17.2 ov), 2-101 (Pathum Nissanka, 22.2 ov), 3-107 (Kamindu Mendis, 23.1 ov), 4-149 (Dinesh Chandimal, 30.6 ov), 5-183 (Dasun Shanaka, 38.4 ov), 6-193 (Charith Asalanka, 40.4 ov), 7-241 (Ramesh Mendis, 47.4 ov), 8-247 (Dushmantha Chameera, 48.5 ov), 9-249 (Chamika Karunaratne, 49.2 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tendai Chatara | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 5.00 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 6.30 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard Ngarava | 9 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 5.11 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4.20 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 4.33 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.50 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Williams | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ZIMBABWE INNINGS (TARGET: 255 RUNS FROM 50 OVERS)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano | st †BKG Mendis b Vandersay | 19 | 23 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 82.60 | ||
| Regis Chakabva † | c Asalanka b Chameera | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Craig Ervine (c) | c †BKG Mendis b Chameera | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Sean Williams | b Theekshana | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | ||
| Milton Shumba | c Vandersay b RTM Mendis | 9 | 22 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 40.90 | ||
| Sikandar Raza | c Nissanka b Karunaratne | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | ||
| Ryan Burl | lbw b Vandersay | 15 | 46 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 32.60 | ||
| Wellington Masakadza | b RTM Mendis | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | ||
| Blessing Muzarabani | lbw b Vandersay | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | ||
| Tendai Chatara | not out | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 | ||
| Richard Ngarava | c Theekshana b Vandersay | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Extras | (w 8) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | (24.4 Ov, RR: 2.83) | 70 | |||||||
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Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Regis Chakabva, 2.2 ov), 2-3 (Craig Ervine, 2.3 ov), 3-20 (Sean Williams, 7.2 ov), 4-30 (Takudzwanashe Kaitano, 10.2 ov), 5-31 (Sikandar Raza, 11.1 ov), 6-41 (Milton Shumba, 15.5 ov), 7-48 (Wellington Masakadza, 17.1 ov), 8-52 (Blessing Muzarabani, 18.3 ov), 9-70 (Ryan Burl, 24.2 ov), 10-70 (Richard Ngarava, 24.4 ov)
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| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
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| Dushmantha Chameera | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 4.00 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 6 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.66 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 7.4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1.30 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chamika Karunaratne | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramesh Mendis | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6.50 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |