Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 38th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Highlights

Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR, top-edge and four, banged in short and angling into the left-hander - Wellalage swivels across, gets a big top-edge on the pull and clears short fine. Couple of bounces and over the ropes

Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR, cracking shot, full and wide from Muzarabani - Wellalage waits, opens the face of the bat and then slices the drive past backward point for a boundary

Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, no run, short of a good length and angling down leg - Wellalage goes a long way across on the paddle and missed, appeal for a catch at the wicket, but umpire Asif Yaqoob shakes his head. Zimbabwe have reviewed though. Nothing on UltraEdge and the onfield call stays

Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR, lovely shot, back of a length and well wide of off - Wellalage gets on top of the bounce and cuts it over backward point for a boundary

Brad Evans to Dushan Hemantha, out Caught by Ryan Burl!! Two in two for Evans and it's the slower ball that does the trick once again. Was another off-cutter, full and in the slot - Hemantha stayed leg-sided and then hoisted it high towards long-on - no timing on the shot and Burl has a simple catch in the deep. Good end to an expensive over form Evans. Dushan Hemantha c Ryan Burl b Brad Evans 0(1)

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, out Caught by Graeme Cremer!! The slower ball does the trick, but Rathnayake has played an absolute blinder here - was the back of the hand slower off-cutter, Rathnayake had backed away and he has no pace to play the dab over the off-side - picks out Cremer at short third man, a reverse-cupped catch from the leg-spinner. Pavan Rathnayake c Graeme Cremer b Brad Evans 44(25) [4s-3 6s-2]

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, he's picking the gaps so well - on a good length and just outside off, Rathnayake backs away and then lifts it over extra-cover, bounces away to the ropes

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, cracking shot, back of a length and angling into the right-hander, Rathnayake backs away and then pulls it high over long leg. Made a cracking sound and the ball sails into the stands

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, cheeky and four, the slower ball from Evans, but it's a full-toss and Rathnayake helps it on its way over the keeper's head. One bounce and over the ropes

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, slower ball on off, drops onto the right-hander - Rathnayake backs away and finds the gap past cover for a couple

Blessing Muzarabani to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, nicely played, Rathnayake is playing a lovely cameo here - slower short ball from Muzarabani, was the off-cutter which was bowled into the pitch, Rathnayake shuffles across and pulls it through mid-wicket, runs away despite Bennett's big dive at mid-wicket

Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka, out Caught by Tashinga Musekiwa!! Muzarabani continues to chip away - short and into the body, Shanaka swivelled across on the pull, doesn't get hold of the shot and the top-edge lobs right into the hands of Musekiwa at deep backward square leg. Can they restrict Sri Lanka to under 165? Muzarabani is on a hat-trick now. Dasun Shanaka c Tashinga Musekiwa b Blessing Muzarabani 6(7)

Sikandar Raza to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, lovely, Rathnayake shimmies down the pitch, plays with the turn and then lifts it over deep mid-wicket - the fielder in the deep lost it completely, ran in and is stranded in no man's land as the ball drops over the ropes, might've had a chance had he stayed in the deep

Graeme Cremer to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught&Bowled!! A sharp catch and Cremer has taken it with ease - Was tossed up slower and at the stumps, dropped in front of the left-hander and Kamindu was early into the push. He's early into the shot, played with hard hands and the ball lobs right back to Cremer - he did look a tad surprised, but he gobbles it with ease. Kamindu Mendis c and b Graeme Cremer 7(5) [4s-1]

Ryan Burl to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, cracking shot, pushed through by Burl - Kamindu leans across and then hammers the drive back past the non-striker, races away to the straight boundary

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, out Caught by Tony Munyonga!! A top-edge on the reverse sweep - the fielder at backward point circles around it, it's Tony Munyonga - he kept his eyes all around even as he circled around and completes a fine catch. Cremer's extra bounce doing the trick, Nissanka didn't get himself into a great position on the reverse sweep, but it still needed something special from Munyonga. He took a blinder against Australia, he now has taken a great grab to send the in-form Pathum Nissanka packing. They've taken drinks at the fall of the wicket. Pathum Nissanka c Tony Munyonga b Graeme Cremer 62(41) [4s-8]

Ryan Burl to Kusal Mendis, out Stumped!! Beautiful work from Tadiwanashe Marumani and Burl has struck with his first ball - a lovely deceptive leg-break, drifts in and then spins away from the right-hander, brings Kusal forward, dips and turns past the outside edge and Tadiwanashe Marumani breaks the stumps with ease. The momentum dragged Mendis out of the crease and he has no time to recover. Kusal Mendis st Tadiwanashe Marumani b Ryan Burl 14(20)

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tad shorter and on off - Mendis makes room and gets a thick outside edge on the cut, to the left of short third and the single brings up SL's 100

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, loopy delivery outside off, spinning away from the batter, Pathum Nissanka plays it with an open bat face, getting an outside edge towards short third man. The fielder stationed there tries to stop it with a dive, gets his hands to it, but it results in a boundary eventually

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs, fifty for Pathum Nissanka! Fraction short outside off, Pathum Nissanka plays it late, steering this through backward point for a couple of runs. Gets a standing ovation from his teammates and the crowd at the R. Premadasa

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, pulled away! On the shorter side, Pathum Nissanka rocks back in the crease and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a rollicking boundary. Just a boundary away from his fifty now

Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, short of a length outside off, shaping away from the batter, Pathum Nissanka plays it late, steering it away to the third man fence. Sri Lanka just lost a wicket, but Pathum Nissanka will keep playing his shots

Blessing Muzarabani to Kusal Perera, out Caught by Graeme Cremer!! Blessing Muzarabani breaks the opening partnership! A short ball at the hips and Kusal Perera helps it straight to the man at short fine leg. Cremer stationed there takes a safe catch and Kusal Perera departs after getting Sri Lanka off to a brisk start. Kusal Perera c Graeme Cremer b Blessing Muzarabani 22(14) [4s-4]

Blessing Muzarabani to Kusal Perera, FOUR, 50 up in style! Kusal Perera picks the length early and pulls this short ball away to the deep square leg fence stylishly

Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, width on offer outside off, Pathum Nissanka throws his hands at it, carving it away to the square third man fence. 14 runs from that Brad Evans' over

Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries. Picks the length early and pulls this away to the deep square leg fence. Nissanka is looking in sublime touch

Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, short ball down the leg-side, Nissanka glances it away to the fine leg boundary. Not a great start by Brad Evans

Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, Sri Lankan openers dealing in boundaries. Pathum Nissanka goes down on his knee and sweeps this over backward square leg for four more

Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, pushed through on a leg, Pathum Nissanka goes for a sweep, gets a top edge that clears the fielder at short fine leg

Blessing Muzarabani to Kusal Perera, FOUR, short ball on leg, Kusal Perera swivel-pulls this away to the fine leg fence. The fielder at short fine leg couldn't do much about it

Blessing Muzarabani to Kusal Perera, FOUR, second boundary for Kusal Perera! On a length around middle and leg, Kusal Perera stands tall and whips this over mid-wicket for four more

Sikandar Raza to Kusal Perera, FOUR, on the shorter side outside off, Kusal Perera rocks back and punches it through covers to open his account with a rollicking boundary