Zimbabwe Vs Sri Lanka 24Th Match Super Six
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2023) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 2 July 2023
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 101 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 101 balls remaining). Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 101* for Sri Lanka. Maheesh Theekshana took 4/25.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 2 July 2023
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 101 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Captains
- Craig Ervine (Zimbabwe), Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- LS Reifer and R Black
- Match referee
- Muhammad Javed
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Zimbabwe batted first and made 165 all out. Sean Williams top-scored with 56 off 57 balls, and Sikandar Raza made 31. Maheesh Theekshana took 4 for 25 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2020s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 245 across 13 ODIs.
Chasing 166, Sri Lanka made 169 for 1. Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 101 not out off 102 balls, and Dimuth Karunaratne made 30. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the first wicket between Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka, 61% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 101 balls remaining).
ZIMBABWE: 165 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Ervine | c Kusal Mendis b Dilshan Madushanka | 14 | 13 |
| Joylord Gumbie | c Pathum Nissanka b Dilshan Madushanka | 0 | 5 |
| Wessly Madhevere | c Dasun Shanaka b Dilshan Madushanka | 1 | 5 |
| Sean Williams | b Maheesh Theekshana | 56 | 57 |
| Sikandar Raza | c Dilshan Madushanka b Dasun Shanaka | 31 | 51 |
| Ryan Burl | b Maheesh Theekshana | 16 | 15 |
| Luke Jongwe | lbw b Maheesh Theekshana | 10 | 12 |
| Wellington Masakadza | not out | 4 | 17 |
| Brad Evans | lbw b Matheesha Pathirana | 14 | 16 |
| Richard Ngarava | b Matheesha Pathirana | 0 | 3 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | b Maheesh Theekshana | 0 | 2 |
Extras 19 · Total 165 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilshan Madushanka | 5 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 8.2 | 1 | 25 | 4 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Joylord Gumbie, 0.5 ov), 2-8 (Wessly Madhevere, 2.1 ov), 3-30 (Craig Ervine, 6.1 ov), 4-98 (Sikandar Raza, 19.4 ov), 5-127 (Sean Williams, 22.5 ov), 6-130 (Ryan Burl, 24.4 ov), 7-144 (Luke Jongwe, 28.1 ov), 8-164 (Brad Evans, 31.2 ov), 9-164 (Richard Ngarava, 31.5 ov), 10-165 (Blessing Muzarabani, 32.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Craig Ervine (0) and Joylord Gumbie (0) | 2 | 5 |
| second | Craig Ervine (5) and Wessly Madhevere (1) | 6 | 8 |
| third | Craig Ervine (9) and Sean Williams (12) | 22 | 24 |
| fourth | Sean Williams (30) and Sikandar Raza (31) | 68 | 81 |
| fifth | Sean Williams (14) and Ryan Burl (14) | 29 | 20 |
| sixth | Ryan Burl (2) and Luke Jongwe (1) | 3 | 11 |
| seventh | Luke Jongwe (9) and Wellington Masakadza (3) | 14 | 22 |
| eighth | Wellington Masakadza (0) and Brad Evans (14) | 20 | 19 |
| ninth | Wellington Masakadza (0) and Richard Ngarava (0) | 0 | 3 |
| tenth | Wellington Masakadza (1) and Blessing Muzarabani (0) | 1 | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 169 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Brad Evans b Richard Ngarava | 30 | 56 |
| Pathum Nissanka | not out | 101 | 102 |
| Kusal Mendis | not out | 25 | 42 |
Did not bat: Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana
Extras 13 · Total 169 for 1
| Bowler (Zimbabwe) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Ngarava | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Blessing Muzarabani | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Brad Evans | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sikandar Raza | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ryan Burl | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Wellington Masakadza | 5.1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-103 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 19.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (30) and Pathum Nissanka (61) | 103 | 120 |
| second | Kusal Mendis (25) and Pathum Nissanka (40) | 66 | 80 |
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