Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 1st ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Sikandar Raza: Credit where due, they batted really well. Slightly poor from us in field and with the ball as well. The last 5-8 overs didn't go according to our plans. Apart from that, we kept them quiet for majority of the game and that's certainly a positive. I thought 270 would be par, they scored slightly above-par. The stats say that spin is not as effective, seam is more effective because of the conditions. My job is hold the game and make sure that the run rate doesn't slip out of our hands. If you want to be successful here, you got to know when to hold up an end and when to try to go for wickets as a spinner.

13:14 Local Time, 11:14 GMT, 16:44 IST: Sri Lanka will be happy with this total. Inserted to bat, they lost Nishan Madushka for a duck. Ngarava and Muzarabani were brilliant with the new ball to keep a tight lid on the scoring rate. Nissanka and Kusal Mendis forged a century partnership to set the foundation. Sri Lanka once again slipped a bit in the middle overs as they were reduced to 161/5 in the 37th over, thanks to some tight bowling from the spinners (Raza and Williams). But the hosts let the visitors off the hook towards the death. An outstanding 137-run partnership Janith Liyanage and Kamindu Mendis off just 83 deliveries has taken SL to an above-par total. Both the batters notched up their fifties in quick time. 100 runs were scored off the last eight overs and it was a combination of good ball-striking, ordinary bowling and poor fielding. Join us in a bit to find out how Zimbabwe fare with the bat.

Ngarava to Kamindu Mendis, out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Ngarava nails the yorker, Mendis flicks and misses. Loses his balance a bit as well in the process. The ball crashes into the middle-stump. Kamindu Mendis b Ngarava 57(36) [4s-4 6s-2]

Ngarava to Kamindu Mendis, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Ngarava to Kamindu Mendis, wide, pace off and into the deck outside off, Mendis looks to slash it away and misses. Wided and Ngarava isn't too happy with that call

Ngarava to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, very full and Mendis drills it straight down the ground

Ngarava to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, slower ball, punched to extra cover

Ngarava to Janith Liyanage, SIX, very full, Liyanage generates power from his bottom hand. Gets under it and lofts it over long-on

Ngarava to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, full outside off, Mendis swings hard and inside-halves it to wide long-on

Ngarava to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, over the wicket, slower ball on a short of length, Liyanage waits and slaps it to long-off

Richard Ngarava [6.4-2-22-1] is back into the attack

Muzarabani to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, very full, driven down to long-on for a single. Just 6 runs off the penultimate over

Muzarabani to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, back of a length, pulled to deep backward square leg

Muzarabani to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, very full and Mendis chips it to long-on

Muzarabani to Janith Liyanage, 1 run, another one in the blockhole, squeezed down to long-on

Muzarabani to Janith Liyanage, no run, yorker length, jammed to mid-off

Muzarabani to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, to point

Trevor Gwandu to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, almost an action replay of the previous delivery. Another slower delivery on a short of length, Liyanage has ample time on the back foot to punch it aerially over extra cover. 23 runs off the over

Trevor Gwandu to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, pace off, Liyanage waits on the back foot to thump it over mid-off

Trevor Gwandu to Janith Liyanage, FOUR, dropped! Off-speed delivery outside off, Liyanage upper-cuts to deep backward point. Ben Curran runs in and makes a mess of it. Got into a pretty good position but failed to hold onto it. To make matters worse for Zimbabwe, the ball goes on to hit the rope