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Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Date & Time: Sep 06, 01:30 PM LOCAL
SL 80 (17.4)
ZIM 84/5 (14.2)
Zimbabwe won by 5 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Sikandar Raza

This is a deserved win for Zimbabwe. They have played good cricket in this series without the results going their way but today's victory will certainly boost their morale going into the final T20I. That should be a cracking game on Sunday. Do join us for that. Until then goodbye and stay safe..

Sikandar Raza | Player of the Match: Very chuffed. We kept saying we are close to playing good cricket, it is nice to be on the other side of the result. There is a sigh of relief for everybody. We were a little upset with the losses, we were getting close but not crossing the line, the beauty of today was we were clinical. Hopefully the performances keep getting better and better. We never doubted their ability, Blessing has been a professional, Maposa has been a professional, the way Ngarava has been leading has been amazing, it was nice for the others to step up today. We have found ourselves winning games but not winning series, but we will give our everything tomorrow and try to win the series.

Charith Asalanka: We lost too many wickets in the powerplay and not the start we wanted. When I was batting I thought a score around 130-140 would be good, it was not a belter but we could have batted better. In this format 80 is not enough.

16:15 Local Time, 14:15 GMT, 19:45 IST: Sri Lanka's bowlers fought hard but they didn't have enough runs on the board. Maybe a score around 120-130 would have done the job for them. Chameera was the standout bowler as he removed the top three early and had figures of 3 for 5 after his first 2 overs. The rest of the bowlers kept it tight and chipped away at the wickets. But the score was not much and that allowed a couple of Zimbabwe's batters - Bennett and Burl - to take their time. They were 5 down with still 20 needed but Musekiwa took the pressure off Burl by keeping the scoreboard ticking and sealed the game with a couple of boundaries. Zimbabwe have been threatening Sri Lanka right through the series and finally have managed to get the win. Presentations coming up..

14.2

Hemantha to Tashinga Musekiwa, FOUR, Zimbabwe win by 5 wickets. They level the series. Musekiwa finishes it off in a convincing manner. The field was brought up. Hemantha goes short and offers width, Musekiwa slaps it over mid-off and seals the victory

14.1

Hemantha to Tashinga Musekiwa, FOUR, floated up outside off, overpitched and Musekiwa does not miss out, he gets a good stride in and creams the drive in front of square. No chance for the sweeper to stop that

13.6

Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, 1 run, very full delivery at the stumps, Musekiwa jams it to long-on. Chameera is done with his spell and he has been the standout bowler for Sri Lanka, finishing with figures of 4-0-19-3

13.5

Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, no run, another short ball outside off, Musekiwa ducks inside the line and lets it pass

13.4

Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, no run, bouncer around off, Musekiwa bends down and allows it to sail over him

13.3

Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, 2 runs, uhhh! That's a good ball. Speared into the blockhole, Musekiwa clears his front leg and jams it between his legs to fine leg, the fielder gets around and keeps it to a brace

13.2

Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, no run, good length ball around off, Musekiwa prods forward and defends it back

13.1

Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, Musekiwa angles the bat face and guides it past backward point, easy brace

Dushmantha Chameera [3.0-0-14-3] is back into the attack

12.6

Hemantha to Ryan Burl, no run, slower, shorter and turning in, Burl misses the flick and is struck on the thigh pad

12.5

Hemantha to Tashinga Musekiwa, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Musekiwa drives it to long-off

12.4

Hemantha to Tashinga Musekiwa, 2 runs, floated up outside off, Musekiwa drives to cover and Asalanka lets it through his legs, concedes a couple

12.3

Hemantha to Tashinga Musekiwa, no run, short and turning away, Musekiwa rides the bounce and guides it to backward point

12.2

Hemantha to Ryan Burl, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Burl sits down and sweeps backward of square leg

12.1

Hemantha to Ryan Burl, no run, flighted on leg, Burl leans forward and turns it to square leg

11.6

Theekshana to Tashinga Musekiwa, no run, back of a length around off, Musekiwa knocks it to cover

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