T20I Men's World Cup, Game 38, Group B Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 19/2 2000hrs @ R Premedasa Stadium

[Gough]

Sri Lanka from, Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga
Zimbabwe from, Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Ben Curran

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Looked like Sri Lanka were staring at 200+ but Zim have managed to put the strangle on them.

3/111 after 14.

 

[Bedi]

Impressive stuff this by the Zimbaweans

 

[Bedi]

Oh shit, Sri Lanka are finishing strong. Not Evans' best game

 

[Bedi]

got him. nice work

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Evan’s trash somehow gets him 2 wickets in 2 deliveries.

 

[Bedi]

Well that was a pretty entertaining see-saw of a battle. SL prob 10-20 more than they should've got, but Zimbabwe will back themselves to get 179 on this wicket against not a particularly strong SL bowling attack

 

[Bedi]

Marumani has looked really good this tournament

 

[Plugger35]

A pretty good powerplay for Zimbabwe, no wickets lost and going at close to 10 runs per over.

 

[Bedi]

Typical of Zimbabwe's luck they draw India, South Africa and West Indies in their Super 8s group – pretty much the three favourites.

 

[Bedi]

103m six to Ryan Burl, 3rd biggest of the tournament. 109m by Hardik the leader

 

[Plugger35]

Typical of Zimbabwe's luck they draw India, South Africa and West Indies in their Super 8s group – pretty much the three favourites.

They will have their work cut out beating any of those teams but there would no easy games for them in the other group either.

 

[Interloperer]

Typical of Zimbabwe's luck they draw India, South Africa and West Indies in their Super 8s group – pretty much the three favourites.

They got screwed by the trap that was intended to screw the Australian team.

 

[Bedi]

They will have their work cut out beating any of those teams but there would no easy games for them in the other group either.

If they win tonight (which they should) they would all be undefeated in that group

 

[Bedi]

Raza smashing the Lankans to all ends of the ground. All while Bennett keeps the scoreboard ticking

 

[Plugger35]

Raza is taking this game away from Sri Lanka.

If they win tonight (which they should) they would all be undefeated in that group

I was talking about the other Super 8 group with England, Pakistan and NZ, it looks like they will beat Sri Lanka though.

 

[Bedi]

Raza taking this game away from Sri Lanka.



I was talking about the other Super 8 group with England, Pakistan and NZ, it looks like they will beat Sri Lanka though.

honestly Zimbabwe could beat all those above sides. They haven't put a foot wrong this tournament

 

[Interloperer]

If Raza played for one of the bigger full members he'd be regarded as one of the greats.

 

[Bedi]

Techincal issue lol just when Sri Lanka are about to go down!

 

[Bedi]

If Raza played for one of the bigger full members he'd be regarded as one of the greats.

he's a deadset gun

 

[Bedi]

wtf is this shit. sort out it out ffs

 

[Bedi]

Back again now, at last... Missed another Raza 6

 

[Plugger35]

Looks like some of the Sri Lankan locals have sabotaged the coverage.

 

[Bedi]

Amazingly Bennett has not been dismissed once, esp given he's an opener. Crazy stat!

 

[Interloperer]

he's a deadset gun

This is him at nearly 40 too.

The combination of covid, ICC ****ery, and Zimbabwe incompetence has robbed us of seeing him at his true peak internationally.