Sports

Zim vs SL: Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka with 67-run victory

Published by
Digital Desk

RAWALPIND: Zimbabwe defeated Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second match of the tri-nation T20 series.

In the match played in Rawalpindi, Sri Lanka won the toss and invited Zimbabwe to bat first.

Zimbabwe scored 162/8 in their allotted 20 overs after being sent in by Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka.

Brian Bennett was the top scorer with 49 from 42 balls, including five fours and one maximum. Skipper Sikandar Raza scored a useful 47 off 32 balls, including three fours and two massive sixes.

Ryan Burl scored 18 from 11 balls, Brendan Taylor and Tashinga Musekiwa each had 11, while Tadiwanashe Marumani had ten. Wanindu Hasaranga took three wickets, debutant Eshan Malinga two, Maheesh Theekshana and Dushmantha Chameera one apiece, while Brad Evans was run out.

While chasing, Sri Lanka was bowled out for just 95 runs in pursuit of a target of 163 runs. Captain DusunShanaka top-scored with 34 runs.

Brad Evans took 3 wickets, and Richard Nagarawa took 2 wickets for Zimbabwe.

Digital Desk

Recent Posts

Interesting conversation between Prime Minister and Fazlur Rehman in the National Assembly

ISLAMABAD: An interesting conversation took place between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur Rehman…

36 minutes ago

Decision to pay salaries and pensions to government employees ahead of time

KARACHI: A big good news has come out for government employees of Sindh. It has…

1 hour ago

Big increase in prices of chicken and eggs, government price list ignored

ISLAMABAD: The prices of chicken and eggs have skyrocketed. The government price of chicken meat…

2 hours ago

Transportation in the Strait of Hormuz restored, oil prices drop further

TEHRAN: After the restoration of maritime transportation in the Strait of Hormuz, crude oil prices…

2 hours ago

Iranian rial value suddenly skyrockets, citizens flock to currency exchange centers

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s open currency market is witnessing an unusuawith demand for the Iranian rial rising…

3 hours ago

Meteorological Department issues important rain forecast

LAHORE: An important forecast of the Meteorological Department regarding the weather in Lahore has come…

3 hours ago