Zimbabwe thrash Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
June 30 (CRICKETNMORE) - Solomon Mire smashed a brilliant century as Zimbabwe scored a historic six wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international in Galle on Friday. Chasing down the victory target of 317 set by Sri Lanka, the visitors
June 30 (CRICKETNMORE) - Solomon Mire smashed a brilliant century as Zimbabwe scored a historic six wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international in Galle on Friday.
Chasing down the victory target of 317 set by Sri Lanka, the visitors achived it with more than two overs to spare. It was the first time a visiting team has scored more than a 300 run target to get a victory in Sri Lanka.
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Check Zimbabwe Innings scorecard below:
Zimbabae - 322/4 in 47.4 ovrs
H Masakadza c N Dickwella b L Malinga 5 (14)
S Mire c & b A Gunaratne 112 (96)
C Ervine c A Gunaratne b A Dananjaya 18 (23)
S Williams b A Gunaratne 65 (69)
S Raza *Not Out 67 (56)
M Waller Not Out 40 (29)
Extras 15 (b-0,lb-5,w-9,nb-1)
Sri Lanka Bowling
L Malinga 9 0 51 1, N Pradeep 9 1 52 0, A Dananjaya 10 0 61 1, A Aponso 8.4 0 77 0, D Gunathilaka 2 0 13 0, L Madushanka 2 0 18 0, A Gunaratne 7 0 45 2
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