291/8 (50.0)
CR : 5.82
298/6 (50.0)
CR : 5.96
Sri Lanka won by 7 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
D Madushanka
4/62
Highest 6th-Wicket Partnerships for Zimbabwe in ODIs:
188 – Stuart Matsikenyeri & Tatenda Taibu vs South Africa, Benoni, 2009
128 – Tony Munyonga & Sikandar Raza vs Sri Lanka, Harare, 2025, This Innings
114 – Elton Chigumbura & Stuart Matsikenyeri vs Bangladesh, Harare, 2006
188 – Stuart Matsikenyeri & Tatenda Taibu vs South Africa, Benoni, 2009
128 – Tony Munyonga & Sikandar Raza vs Sri Lanka, Harare, 2025, This Innings
114 – Elton Chigumbura & Stuart Matsikenyeri vs Bangladesh, Harare, 2006
Lowest Win Margins for Sri Lanka in ODIs vs Zimbabwe (by runs):
5 runs, Harare, 2008
7 runs, Harare, 2025, Today*
12 runs, Bulawayo, 2004
5 runs, Harare, 2008
7 runs, Harare, 2025, Today*
12 runs, Bulawayo, 2004
Best Bowling Figures for Dilshan Madushanka in ODIs:
5/80 vs India, Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), 2023
4/49 vs Netherlands, Lucknow, 2023
4/62 vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 2025, Today*
5/80 vs India, Mumbai (Wankhede Stadium), 2023
4/49 vs Netherlands, Lucknow, 2023
4/62 vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 2025, Today*
Time for the post-match presentation......
Sean Williams (Zimbabwe Captain): "The powerplay was unbelievable for us. Everything went according to plan. At the backend of the innings it was a bad decision on my part. One bad over cost us the game.
Setting us the tone like that at the beginning of the series is class. It's a very difficult stage [0/2]. You got to stay positive. We had the time on our side to get in and play full shots and it worked out quite well.
Ben was striking the ball better than me. It was about accessing the 100% run rate and by doing that boundaries would come. He was brilliant with handling the pressure."
Setting us the tone like that at the beginning of the series is class. It's a very difficult stage [0/2]. You got to stay positive. We had the time on our side to get in and play full shots and it worked out quite well.
Ben was striking the ball better than me. It was about accessing the 100% run rate and by doing that boundaries would come. He was brilliant with handling the pressure."
Player of the Match: Dilshan Madushanka
Dilshan Madushanka (POTM): "I was playing after a while in ODIs, and I am more than happy to perform well. I’m happy—we had a clear plan for the death overs, and I just tried to execute it."
Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka Captain): "It was an amazing game of cricket. Fought till the end. We need to learn to play well and at the end I think Dilsha, Asitha and Maheesh were fantastic.
We didn't miss any bowler that much. That's the lineup we want to pick going forward. When we are playing another allrounder, we lack batting. Allrounders have more depth.
[Liyanage and Kamindu partnership] That was impressive. They are the men who set the platform for us. We were in trouble once I got out and it was an amazing partnership, congratulations to them."
We didn't miss any bowler that much. That's the lineup we want to pick going forward. When we are playing another allrounder, we lack batting. Allrounders have more depth.
[Liyanage and Kamindu partnership] That was impressive. They are the men who set the platform for us. We were in trouble once I got out and it was an amazing partnership, congratulations to them."
That's it from a thrilling encounter which has certainly kept the interest in ODIs alive. A well fought game of cricket ends with Sri Lanka on the winning side. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Deepak Prakash, scorer Yogesh Kumar and statistician Aman. Stay tuned for more action from around the world.