SL thrash Zimbabwe in decider, seal T20I series 2-1: Stats
Sri Lanka claimed a massive win against Zimbabwe in the 3rd and final T20I at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The hosts successfully chased down 83 in the 11th over. They bowled out Zimbabwe for 82 in 14.1 overs, with skipper Wanindu Hasaranga taking four wickets. Openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis added 64 runs, making it one-sided. SL won the three-T20I series 2-1.
A look at the match summary
Zimbabwe lost Craig Ervine on the match's second ball after SL elected to field. However, the visitors got past 50 with contributions from Brian Bennett and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe. From 51/2 in the sixth over, Zimbabwe were down to 76/7 in 12 overs. Hasaranga destroyed their lower middle order as they perished for 82. The run-chase was one-sided, with Nissanka (39*) and Mendis (33) firing.
The pick of SL's bowlers
Hasaranga was clearly the pick of Sri Lanka's bowler in the match. He took four wickets for 15 runs in four overs. Angelo Mathews and Maheesh Theekshana picked up two wickets each. Hasaranga got his first wicket in the form of Tony Munyonga. He then got rid of Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, and Richard Ngarava in quick succession.
Third four-wicket haul for Hasaranga
Hasaranga has taken four-plus wickets in a T20I joint second-most times with Lasith Malinga (3). Ajantha Mendis leads this tally for the Lankans, with five such hauls.
40 T20I scalps each for Mathews and Theekshana
As mentioned, Mathews and Theekshana scalped two wickets each. The former conceded 15 runs in two overs, while Theekshana gave away 14 runs in 3.1 overs. Both Mathews and Theekshana have raced to 40 wickets in the format. Only eight players have snapped up 40 or more wickets for Sri Lanka in T20I cricket.
Zimbabwe's lowest T20I score
Zimbabwe have registered their lowest score in T20I cricket (82). They scored less than 90 only once in T20I history (84 against New Zealand, 2010). Overall, Zimbabwe have recorded seven totals of under 100 in the shortest format.
