Sri Lanka quick bowler Dilshan Madushanka took a last-over hat-trick to steer the vacationers to a dramatic seven-run victory over Zimbabwe of their first One-Day Worldwide on the Harare Sports activities Membership on Friday.
Zimbabwe wanted 10 runs off the final over to win because it chased down an imposing 299-run goal, however Madushanka bowled Sikandar Raza for 92 with the primary ball of the over after which had Brad Evans caught as he scooped the following ball to superb leg.
The third ball of the over noticed Madushanka bowl Richard Ngarava center stump.
He conceded solely two runs off the final three balls to make sure a slender win as Zimbabwe completed on 291-8 in reply to Sri Lanka’s 298-6.
Sri Lanka, who was put into bat, piled on the runs close to the tip of its innings as Janith Liyanage and Kamindu Mendes led a restoration after it was lowered to 161-5 with 13 overs remaining.
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Liyanage hit 70 not out off 47 balls and Kamindu 57 off 36 because it added 137 runs off 83 balls to set a frightening whole for Zimbabwe to chase.
The house facet’s bid started disastrously because it misplaced its first two wickets in 4 balls, with out scoring, however stand-in captain Sean Williams and Ben Curran placed on 118 runs for the third wicket to provide the house followers hope.
Curran scored 70 but it surely was a 128-run partnership for the sixth wicket between Raza and Tony Munyonga, who was 43 not out, that took Zimbabwe shut earlier than Madushanka’s heroics. The Sri Lanka speedster ended with figures of 4-62.
Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine was dominated out of the sequence after a calf tear on Thursday, with Williams taking on as skipper.
The final of the two-match ODI sequence is being performed on Sunday adopted by three Twenty20 internationals.
Printed on Aug 29, 2025