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Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raza was adjudged the Player of the Match.
In the second T20 being played in Harare, Zimbabwe defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets. On Saturday, the Sri Lankan team was reduced to just 80 runs. Only 3 batsmen from the team could touch the double figure. In response, Zimbabwe won 84 for 5 in 14.2 overs. With this, the 3-match T20 series is equal to 1-1. Sri Lanka won the first T20 match by 4 wickets.
Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raza and Brad Evans took 3-3 wickets. Kamil Mishara scored the highest 20 runs from Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team was all out for 80 runs. This is Sri Lanka’s second lowest score in T20 International History. Sri Lanka was reduced to just 77 runs in New York against South Africa in 2024. This is their lowest T20 total.
Sri Lankan team could not stand in front of Raza In Harare, Zimbabwe captain Sikander Raza proved to be correct by winning the toss. The Sri Lanka team, which was batting first on Saturday, had a poor start. The team lost the wicket of only 4 runs wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis. He was caught out by Blessing Mujarbani.
Captain Charith Asanka (18 runs), Kamil Mishara (20 runs) and Dasun Shanaka scored 15 runs and they were only 3 batsmen, who touched the double figure. Captain Raza bowled 4 overs from Zimbabwe and took 3 wickets for just 11 runs. He dismissed Kamindu Mendis, Captain Actorsanka and Dushmanta Chamera.
Evans also took 3 wickets Apart from Raza, Evans also dismissed 3 Sri Lanka batsmen. He dismissed Pathum Nisanka, Kamil Mishara and Mahish Tishta. Blessing Mujarbani took 2 and Sean Williams took 1 wicket.
Chameera took 3 wickets but could not win Zimbabwe, chasing the target of 81 runs, did not start right. The team lost the wicket of Tadivansache Marumani for 20 runs. He scored 17 runs with the help of 3 fours. Chamera caught Marumani at the hands of wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis.
Chamera then bowled 2 senior players of Zimbabwe Scene Williams and Sikander Raza. However, due to the short score, Ryan Berl (20 runs) and Tashinga Musikwa (21 runs) batted fast and won Zimbabwe.
