Brad Evans to Theekshana, out Caught by Raza!! Sri Lanka are bowled out for 80. Evans finishes things off with the skipper taking the catch. Back of a length delivery, Theekshana swings through the line and gets it high on the bat, the ball goes straight up and Raza settles under it near mid-off, he completes the catch. Theekshana c Raza b Brad Evans 6(12)
17.1
W
Brad Evans to Theekshana, out Hemantha Run Out!! 1 run completed. This was on the cards. There was miscommunication between the pair through their brief stay. Theekshana tucks this back of a length delivery through mid-wicket and is not keen on the second, Hemantha charges down and is more than halfway down when he was sent back, Maposa swoops down and sends a flat throw to Marumani, Hemantha is caught well short of the crease. Hemantha run out (Tinotenda Maposa/Marumani) 7(10)
13.5
W
Raza to Chameera, out Lbw!! Raza and his Zimbabwe team are on a roll. Third wicket for the skipper and he's pumped. But what was the need from Chameera? He decides to play the sweep second ball, it is a very full delivery and he plays all over it, struck in front of middle and the umpire was convinced it was hitting the stumps. Not sure about that though because the ball did turn a bit and might have missed leg-stump. But there's no DRS and Chameera can't do anything about it. Chameera lbw b Raza 0(2)
13.3
W
Raza to Asalanka, out Bowled!! Whoa! Zimbabwe are definitely on top now. All of Sri Lanka's recognised batters are back in the hut. Raza knocks over his counterpart. This is nothing but a straight ball, comes in with the angle, Asalanka stays back and attempts the late steer, misses and the ball hits the top of off-stump. Both the in-batters gone in successive overs. Sri Lanka in deep, deep trouble.. Asalanka b Raza 18(23) [4s-1]
13
W
Williams to Shanaka, out Caught by Tinotenda Maposa!! Another good catch. Zimbabwe have turned up on the field today. Shanaka started to walk but stops midway. There might be a check for a front foot no-ball. Did Williams have something behind the line? Yes, and Shanaka continues his walk back.. This is a massive wicket because Shanaka was the one who could play the big shots and taken Sri Lanka to the 140-150 mark but he's gone. Very full delivery, fired it outside off, Shanaka bends down and opens the bat face to slice it towards short third, Maposa moves to his left and hangs on to a sharp catch. The ball was flying but Maposa used his body to clutch on. Shanaka c Tinotenda Maposa b Williams 13(21)
9.5
Tinotenda Maposa to Shanaka, 1 run, another slower ball, this is a full-toss and Shanaka has to wait on the shot, pushed to the left of cover for a single
6.5
W
Raza to Kamindu Mendis, out Lbw!! Kamindu falls for a duck and Sri Lanka are in tatters at the moment - this looked pretty straight, Kamindu stares at the pitch and walks away. Drifted around middle and then spun across the left-hander, Kamindu was looking to turn it onto the on-side, closed the face of the bat and missed the line completely, struck in front of middle and this would've crashed into the top of middle-stump. Kamindu Mendis lbw b Raza 0(4)
5.4
W
Brad Evans to Kamil Mishara, out Bowled!! Evans has his man now and Zimbabwe are on a roll here - very full and at the stumps, it's a pin-point yorker and Mishara is way too late in getting the bat down, his weight was on the front-foot and the ball snuck underneath to crash into the off-stump. Four wickets down and the visitors are in some strufe at the moment. Kamil Mishara b Brad Evans 20(20) [4s-4]
5.2
4
Brad Evans to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, clubbed, back of a length and just outside off - Mishara swivels across and then hammers the pull over mid-wicket, turning out to be an expensive over from Evans
5.1
4
Brad Evans to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, cracking shot, back of a length and just outside off - Mishara stands tall and then punches it through the line, high over mid-off and the ball races away
5
4
Muzarabani to Asalanka, FOUR, beautifullly played, a floaty half-volley from Muzarabani, wide of off and Asalanka leant into the drive, didn't try to overhit and placed it into the gap wide of extra-cover
4.5
W
Muzarabani to Fernando, out Caught by Raza!! A bad miscue and Sri Lanka are in some trouble now - on a length and just outside off, Nuwanidu was looking to work it onto the on-side, he's rushed onto the shot, hit high on the bat and the ball lobs up towards the Zimbabwean captain at mid-off - Raza runs in, bends down and takes a good catch. Fernando c Raza b Muzarabani 1(3)
4.1
4
Muzarabani to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, creamed, full and wide from Muzarabani, Mishara leans into the drive and flays it through extra-cover for a boundary
3.3
W
Brad Evans to Nissanka, out Caught by Munyonga!! A brilliant catch in the deep and Sri Lanka have lost both openers now - was a slower short ball around off, Nissanka swivelled onto the front-foot as he pulled, hit it flat and didn't get the necessay elevation, the ball was dropping in front of Munyonga at deep backward square leg, but he runs in, slides forward and gets his hands under to clutch a beauty. Nissanka c Munyonga b Brad Evans 8(8) [4s-1]
3.2
4
Brad Evans to Nissanka, FOUR, thumped, full and just outside off - Nissanka brings the bottom-hand into play and then lifts it over mid-on, one bounce and over the ropes - was the attempted slower ball from Evans
2.1
4
Ngarava to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, that'll give him some confidence, pitched up by Ngarava and Mishara swung through the line, sliced it slightly, but has enough to clear mid-off, the ball bounces away to the ropes
1.1
W
Muzarabani to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Ngarava!! .. and he strikes with his first ball, that'll lift him immensely - this was short and wide of off, Kusal Mendis saw the width and went chasing after it with the upper cut, but he gets it right off the bottom of the bat, carves it high and down third man's throat where Ngarava completes a fine catch. Just the start Zimbabwe wanted after they won the toss. Kusal Mendis c Ngarava b Muzarabani 1(3)