1st Match · T20I
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in the 1st Match
Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, . Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. Zimbabwe made 106 for 8 in 17 overs, Tatenda Taibu 45 not out from 47 balls. Ajantha Mendis took 4 for 15.
Sri Lanka reached 107 for 5 in 16 overs, Tillakaratne Dilshan 33 from 37 balls and Mahela Udawatte 25 from 15 balls. Ray Price took 2 for 9.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining).
Key performers
Zimbabwe innings
106/8(17 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Matsikenyeric HGJM Kulatunga b MF Maharoof | c HGJM Kulatunga b MF Maharoof | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Hamilton Masakadzac BAW Mendis b MF Maharoof | c BAW Mendis b MF Maharoof | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 157.14 |
| Chamu Chibhabhac CK Kapugedera b T Thushara | c CK Kapugedera b T Thushara | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 86.67 |
| Tatenda Taibu †not out | not out | 45* | 47 | 6 | 0 | 95.74 |
| Keith Dabengwab T Thushara | b T Thushara | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Elton Chigumburac †TM Dilshan b BAW Mendis | c †TM Dilshan b BAW Mendis | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Timycen Marumarun out (DPMD Jayawardene) | run out (DPMD Jayawardene) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Prosper Utseya (c)st †TM Dilshan b BAW Mendis | st †TM Dilshan b BAW Mendis | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ray Pricec HGJM Kulatunga b BAW Mendis | c HGJM Kulatunga b BAW Mendis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Tawanda Mupariwanot out | not out | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 2, nb 1) | (lb 3, w 2, nb 1) | 6 | ||||
| Total17 Ov (RR 4.68) | 17 Ov (RR 4.68) | 106/8 | ||||
Did not bat: Christopher Mpofu
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (S Matsikenyeri, 1.1 ov), 27-2 (H Masakadza, 3.4 ov), 43-3 (CJ Chibhabha, 6.3 ov), 57-4 (KM Dabengwa, 8.6 ov), 77-5 (E Chigumbura, 12.2 ov), 80-6 (T Maruma, 12.6 ov), 95-7 (P Utseya, 15.2 ov), 97-8 (RW Price, 15.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilhara Fernando | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Thilan Thushara | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dilhara Lokuhettige | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings
107/5(16 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahela Udawattec T Maruma b E Chigumbura | c T Maruma b E Chigumbura | 25 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan †b RW Price | b RW Price | 33 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 89.19 |
| Jeevantha Kulatungab RW Price | b RW Price | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Thilina Kandambyrun out (T Maruma) | run out (T Maruma) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (c)run out (RW Price) | run out (RW Price) | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chamara Kapugederanot out | not out | 18* | 11 | 1 | 1 | 163.64 |
| Farveez Maharoofnot out | not out | 13* | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118.18 |
| Extras(lb 4, w 5) | (lb 4, w 5) | 9 | ||||
| Total16 Ov (RR 5.02) | 16 Ov (RR 5.02) · Target 107 | 107/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 36-1 (ML Udawatte, 4.2 ov), 64-2 (HGJM Kulatunga, 10.4 ov), 71-3 (SHT Kandamby, 11.3 ov), 71-4 (DPMD Jayawardene, 11.4 ov), 77-5 (TM Dilshan, 12.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Mpofu | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9.75 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Tawanda Mupariwa | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| Elton Chigumbura | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7.50 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Price | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1.69 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Prosper Utseya | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Dabengwa | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |