Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare Date & Time: Aug 31, 09:30 AM LOCAL
Pathum Nissanka 122(136)
44.3
Ngarava to Nissanka, out Caught by (sub)Madhevere!! Slower ball into the deck, Nissanka waits to slam the pull through midwicket. He would have thought he made pretty good contact. But the sub fielder takes a fine catch. Madhevere, a few yards in front of the boundary rope, runs to his left from deep midwicket and almost over-runs but applies the brake at the right time to gobble it. Nissanka c (sub)Madhevere b Ngarava 122(136) [4s-16]
44.2
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, dug in short, Nissanka goes for the pull and connects with thin air
43.5
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, walks across a long way and sweeps this dipping low full toss on leg-stump to short fine leg. A direct-hit at the keeper's end would have been curtains for Asalanka
43.3
Brad Evans to Nissanka, leg byes, 1 run, low full toss on the pads, Nissanka gets low to sweep and misses. Hits the pad and rolls towards square leg
43.1
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, pitched up delivery, Nissanka's bat turns as he drives hard and the ball goes through wide mid-on
42.6
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, full delivery and that's been wristily knocked down to long-on
42.3
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, gets down to slogsweep, the length isn't that full and he ends up inside-halving it to deep backward square leg
42.1
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, full delivery, Nissanka gets low to swipe it to long-on
41.6
Brad Evans to Nissanka, leg byes, 1 run, Nissanka misses the glance, gets hit on the back leg and the ball dribbles towards point. No major appeal for lbw as it was heading down leg
41.5
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, pace on and it's a superb yorker, Nissanka is beaten for pace and hence is late to bring his bat down. Fortunately for the batter, the ball missed the leg-stump
41.4
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, Nissanka tries to reverse-scoop. It's a pace-off ball and it probably brushed the batter's glove before going to the keeper on the bounce
41.3
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 2 runs, dug in short, Nissanka makes room, hops and upper-cuts it over backward point
41.1
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, length ball on off, Nissanka drives on the rise to long-off
40.6
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, dragged down short ball and the batter mistimes the pull down to deep square for a single
40.1
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, short, wide, slashed down to deep cover for a single
39.6
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, slower length delivery and has been nudged down to mid-on for a single
38.5
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, plays that down to cover and looks for a single. They get the single in the end but a direct hit at the batter's end would have ended it for Asalanka
38.4
Brad Evans to Nissanka, FOUR, and slammed over mid-wicket for a four. Hit it off the front foot. That was hit over mid-on with elan
37.4
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, sits down and slams the slog sweep for a single
37.1
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, gets that down to deep square for a single
36.5
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, slower short of a length delivery and has been stabbed down into the off-side to find point. They steal a single
36.4
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, on a length, outside off, Nissanka pats the ball down into the off-side with soft hands. Wanted a single but was sent back
36.1
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, on a length, angled in, Nissanka stabs the ball down with soft hands into the off-side for a single
35.4
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, on the pads, tucked down to deep backward square for a single
35.1
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, shortish ball down leg, pulled away to deep backward square leg
34.6
Masuku to Nissanka, 1 run, stabs this short of length delivery to deep point and the single brings up Pathum Nissanka's 7th ODI century. Removes his helmet and raises his bat, gets congratulated by Asalanka. It's been a fine knock. Got a reprieve but he's pace this beautifully
34.4
Masuku to Nissanka, 1 run, back of a length, turned to midwicket for a quick single
34.3
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, good length on off, Nissanka plays with soft hands to tap it to point, can't steal the single
34.2
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, full delivery, clipped to the right of midwicket where Williams makes a diving stop. The captain also has a shy at the bowler's end, no direct-hit though
34.1
Masuku to Nissanka, FOUR, cracking shot! Overpitched delivery outside off, Nissanka leans forward with a bent back leg and batters it through extra cover
33.6
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, tapped towards point off the back foot for a single
33.5
Raza to Nissanka, no run, good length on middle, flat in trajectory, punched back to the bowler
33.3
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, turned to backward square leg. Looked like the leggie from Raza
33.2
Raza to Nissanka, no run, a bit of extra bounce, Nissanka cuts off the back foot and finds backward point
32.6
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, shortish ball, Nissanka pulls well but straight to midwicket
32.1
Masuku to Nissanka, 1 run, short of length that nips back in, keeps a bit low as well, Nissanka drops it into the off-side towards cover-point for a quick single
31.2
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, gets forward and closes the bat-face to turn this length ball towards midwicket
31.1
Raza to Nissanka, no run, flat length ball on middle, Nissanka punches to short midwicket
29.4
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, full and that's been driven to long-off
29.3
Williams to Nissanka, no run, wide of the crease, length ball around off, Nissanka looks to knock it to long-on but the short midwicket fielder (Brian Bennett) makes a diving stop to his left
29.2
Williams to Nissanka, no run, full delivery, pushed to extra cover
29.1
Williams to Nissanka, FOUR, poor delivery and punished. Half-tracker from Williams and Nissanka is quick to trek back and pull it over midwicket
28.5
Ngarava to Nissanka, 1 run, fullish ball, Nissanka taps it to the left of cover-point for a single. There's a misfield but the batters ought to settle for a single
28.4
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, bouncer, Nissanka looks to pull and misses. Goes over the swinging blade of the right-hander
28.3
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, fuller than a length, defended into the on-side
28.2
Ngarava to Nissanka, FOUR, beautifully timed. Pitched up by Ngarava and Nissanka pushes it to the right of the bowler. Just a push and the ball swiftly runs away to the fence
28.2
Ngarava to Nissanka, wide, darted down leg from a short of length, Nissanka misses the flick
28.1
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, round the wicket, fullish ball outside off, Nissanka pushes it to mid-on
27.2
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, moves leg-side and drives this full delivery to long-off
27.1
Williams to Nissanka, no run, angling in on the stumps, defended back
26.6
Ngarava to Nissanka, 1 run, very full outside off, may have been a slower one, Nissanka drives to deep point
26.5
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, dropped! Overpitched delivery outside off, Nissanka goes hard on the drive and hits it straight to short cover. Evans gets low on his knees to catch but fails to hold onto it. How costly will that turn out to be?
26.4
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, pitched up and Nissanka bunts it to mid-on
26.3
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, blocked into the off-side, can't steal the single
26.1
Ngarava to Nissanka, 1 run, over the wicket, back of a length outside off, punched through point
25.6
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, length ball, Nissanka allows the ball to come to him before pushing it down to long-on
25.5
Williams to Nissanka, no run, length ball around off, bowled from wide of the crease. Chopped to cover
25.3
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, flat ball on a length, middle-stump line, Nissanka dinks it to long-on
25.2
Williams to Nissanka, no run, defended off the front foot
24.6
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, short of length, Nissanka defends it into the off-side
24.4
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, short of length, a hopping Nissanka drops it in front of point off the inner edge for a quick single
24.3
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 2 runs, full outside off, Nissanka leans across to ease it to deep point
24.2
Muzarabani to Nissanka, FOUR, Muzarabani pulls his length back, Nissanka rises on his toes, gets on top of the bounce and scythes it to the left of the diving backward point fielder. Third man runs across to his right and dives but to no avail. The boundary brings up the fifty partnership
24.1
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, beaten! Hard length around the fifth-sixth stump zone, Nissanka wants to have a feel for it and is lucky not to nick off
23.3
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, very full and Nissanka comes on the front foot to ease it to long-off
23.2
Williams to Nissanka, no run, turn and bounce, Nissanka goes back to cut and misses
23.1
Williams to Nissanka, no run, full on off-middle, push-driven to cover
22.5
Muzarabani to Nissanka, leg byes, 1 run, good comeback from Muzarabani. Gets this to nip back in from a length, Nissanka is half-forward to defend and gets hit on the back thigh. There's an appeal for lbw but struck down by the umpire. There may have been an inside edge and even height was a factor
22.4
Muzarabani to Nissanka, FOUR, two men behind square but Nissanka gets the placement spot-on. Harmless short ball and Nissanka swiveols across to pull it away through backward square leg. Speeds away to the fence
22.2
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, drives this full delivery to the left of cover who dives to stop it
21.6
Raza to Nissanka, no run, spins in from a length and that's been punched straight to short midwicket
21.4
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, shortish and that's been pulled to deep midwicket
21.3
Raza to Nissanka, FOUR, in the air over the fielder. Overpitched, Nissanka presses forward and biffs it over mid-off
21.2
Raza to Nissanka, no run, fullish ball, blocked back to the bowler
21.1
Raza to Nissanka, 2 runs, overpitched, looked like the leggie from Raza, Nissanka squeeze-drives it to deep cover's right
20.2
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, short of length, punched to long-on
20.1
Williams to Nissanka, no run, punched back to the bowler
19.5
Raza to Nissanka, 2 wides, full and down leg, Nissanka sweeps and misses. The keeper can't stop it as well
19.4
Raza to Nissanka, no run, clipped to midwicket
19.1
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, floated up, a touch too full and Nissanka gets forward to knock it to long-on
18.4
Williams to Nissanka, 1 run, drops this length ball in front of cover with soft hands for a quick single
18.3
Williams to Nissanka, no run, quicker and straighter, Nissanka pulls straight to short fine leg
18.2
Williams to Nissanka, no run, full and angling in, defended to cover
17.6
Raza to Nissanka, 2 runs, keeps a shade low outside off but Nissanka stays back to chop it to deep point
17.3
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, back-to-back fifties for Nissanka! Makes room and punches this length ball towards mid-off for a quick single
17.2
Raza to Nissanka, no run, length ball holds a bit and Nissanka nudges it adjacent to the pitch on the leg-side
16.3
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, length ball just outside off, stabbed to deep point
15.6
Raza to Nissanka, no run, tossed up, full and drifting in, Nissanka gets forward and blocks
14.4
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, tucks this length ball to square leg
13.5
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, pad-lined and that's been worked around the corner
13.3
Raza to Nissanka, 1 run, full delivery and Nissanka knocks it to long-on
13.2
Raza to Nissanka, FOUR, a drag down from Raza and gets punished. Nissanka rocks back, pivots and pulls it square of the short fine leg fielder
13.1
Raza to Nissanka, no run, over the wicket, flat ball around leg, Nissanka sweeps straight to short fine leg
12.6
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, pitched up, Nissanka defends and inside-edges to square leg
12.5
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, slower ball, full on leg, Nissanka clips it to midwicket
11.6
Masuku to Nissanka, FOUR, boundary off the first ball and off the final ball of the over. Masuku goes short and Nissanka slams it behind square on the leg-side with a good-looking pull shot
11.5
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, pushes this full ball straight to cover off the front foot
11.4
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, full delivery, Nissanka defends it to short midwicket
11.3
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, pitched up, Nissanka gets forward to drive through the off-side and toe-ends it back towards the bowler
11.2
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, lbw appeal and that's been turned down. A dipping low full toss and Nissanka misses the clip/flick to get hit low on the front pad. Angling down leg
11.1
Masuku to Nissanka, FOUR, on a length and wide of off, Nissanka pounces by fiercely cutting it to the left of a diving backward point fielder
10.3
Brad Evans to Nissanka, 1 run, width on offer, cut to deep point
10.2
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, nudged into the leg-side
9.6
Masuku to Nissanka, FOUR, full and wide of off, Nissanka reaches out and plays a free-flowing drive to the left of extra cover. Races away to the fence
9.5
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, good length just outside off, Nissanka covers the line to block it into off
9.4
Masuku to Nissanka, FOUR, cuts hard and the ball reaches the fence in a jiffy. Ample width, the length is on the shorter side as well and Nissanka pounces by hitting it through point
9.3
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, extra bounce outside off, patted to backward point
9.2
Masuku to Nissanka, no run, stands tall to cut, finds backward point
8.6
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, back of a length outside off, chopped to backward point
8.5
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, punches off the back foot and finds the man at point
8.4
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, good length and angling in, Nissanka defends it back to Evans
8.3
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, pushes this length ball to backward point
8.2
Brad Evans to Nissanka, FOUR, cracking pull shot! Back of a length wide of off, Nissanka fetches it from there and hits with authority. Stands tall and nails the pull to send it over midwicket for a one-bounce four
8.1
Brad Evans to Nissanka, no run, over the wicket, a slip in place, short of a good length ball around off, defended back
6.6
Ngarava to Nissanka, FOUR, overpitched outside off, Nissanka pierces the gap through the packed off-side with a cracking cover drive
6.5
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, full outside off, driven to shortish extra cover
6.4
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, full and outside off, Nissanka reaches out to drive and mishits to point
6.3
Ngarava to Nissanka, FOUR, dug in short, Nissanka gets into a good position, swivels and pulls authoritatively in front of square on the on-side. In total control of the shot
6.2
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, advances to slap the cut but miscues this short of length ball to cover
6.1
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, away-angling length ball, punched to cover
5.3
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, short, wide, slashed down to third man for a single
4.6
Ngarava to Nissanka, FOUR, Nissanka gets a boundary. On a length, at the sticks, Nissanka picks the length up and whips it behind square for a four
4.5
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, plants his front foot forward and defends it back to the bowler as that was a length delivery on the sticks
3.6
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, gets behind the line of the delivery and fences it out into the off-side
3.5
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, hangs back and stabs the ball down into the off-side with soft hands
2.6
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, on a length, nips away, Nissanka looks to defend and gets beaten outside off
2.5
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, punches the length delivery on the up and finds the man at cover
2.4
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, on a length, on the sticks, Nissanka defends it down to cover
2.3
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, angled in, on a length, Nissanka stays back and pats it back to the bowler
2.2
Ngarava to Nissanka, 2 runs, fuller length delivery, outside off, Nissanka drives the ball down to deep cover for a single. That was hit on the up and into the gap
1.6
Muzarabani to Nissanka, no run, back of a length delivery, outside off, Nissanka stays his crease and punches the ball on the up. The man at cover dives to his right and stops it. They don't get a single
1.1
Muzarabani to Nissanka, 1 run, angled in, on a length, Nissanka hops back and nudges the ball down on to the on-side for a single
0.6
Ngarava to Nissanka, 1 run, fuller length delivery, well outside off, Nissanka mistimes the drive wide of mid-off for a single
0.5
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, short of length delivery, outside off, angled across, Nissanka stabbed down into the off-side with soft hands
0.4
Ngarava to Nissanka, 2 runs, the man at point flew but the ball evaded his clutches and then the man at deep third man threw himself to his right to stop it. They get a brace. Nissanka is off the mark. Nissanka saw the room and went after it
0.3
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, on a length, Nissanka gets a stride out and pats it down to cover point off the full face of the bat
0.2
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, looks to drive and gets an inside edge back to the bowler
0.1
Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, stays leg-side of the ball and defends it into the off-side
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