Live Cricket Scorecard - SL vs ZIM Match 2, Sri Lanka tour of T20I Tri-Series in PAK, 2025

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MATCH TEAMS

Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Mendis (W)
Kusal Perera
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Dasun Shanaka (C)
Kamindu Mendis
Wanindu Hasaranga
Dushmantha Chameera
Maheesh Theekshana
Nuwan Thushara
Eshan Malinga

Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett
Tadiwanashe Marumani
Brendan Taylor (W)
Ryan Burl
Sikandar Raza (C)
Tony Munyonga
Tashinga Musekiwa
Brad Evans
Tinotenda Maposa
Richard Ngarava
Graeme Cremer

MATCH INFO

Toss:Sri Lanka, who chose to field
Venue:Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires:Faisal Afridi (PAK), Rashid Riaz (PAK) and Asif Yaqoob (PAK)
Match Referee:Reon King (WI)
Match Date:Thu, 20th Nov 2025

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MANHATTAN

ZIM - INN SL - INN

End of over 20
SL95/10
SL Batting M Theekshana 8(16) N Thushara 1(9)

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19.6: Brad Evans to Maheesh Theekshana, OUT! BOWLED! So Zimbabwe do bowl Sri Lanka out. Theekshana backs away to the leg side and Evans fires it full and straight. The batter misses while the ball does not. Off stump out of the ground. SRI LANKA ALL OUT FOR 95, ZIMBABWE WIN BY 67 RUNS!

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19.5: Brad Evans to Maheesh Theekshana, A length ball, outside off, smeared over cover. No run taken again.

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19.4: Brad Evans to Maheesh Theekshana, A short ball again, down the leg side, Maheesh Theekshana pulls it towards fine leg and does not take the single.

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19.3: Brad Evans to Nuwan Thushara, That was nearly the final ball of the game. A short ball, outside off, Nuwan looks to heave it down the ground but miscues it towards mid off. It should have been a simple catch but Sikandar Raza charging in, gets the floodlights in his eyesight and backs off, with the ball landing in front of him. Single taken.

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19.2: Brad Evans to Nuwan Thushara, A good short ball, around middle, Thushara takes his eyes off the ball and his bat hangs in the air like a periscope. The ball bounces, thuds the bat hard and lobs in the air, but does not carry to backward point.

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19.1: Brad Evans to Nuwan Thushara, On a length, outside off, Nuwan Thushara plays inside the line and misses.

End of over 19
SL94/9
SL Batting M Theekshana 8(13) N Thushara 0(6)

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18.6: Richard Ngarava to Maheesh Theekshana, A good short ball, outside off, Maheesh looks to pull but is beaten by pace. The ball goes off his body towards point.

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18.5: Richard Ngarava to Maheesh Theekshana, FOUR! PUMMELED! A boundary alright, but it has come after 4 dot balls. A short ball, outside off, Maheesh Theekshana swings with all his might and slaps it through the covers for a boundary.

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18.4: Richard Ngarava to Maheesh Theekshana, A good short ball, from around the wicket, outside off, Theekshana sways away.

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18.3: Richard Ngarava to Maheesh Theekshana, Full, outside off, driven towards long off. No run taken.

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18.2: Richard Ngarava to Maheesh Theekshana, A short ball, outside off, swayed away from.

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18.1: Richard Ngarava to Maheesh Theekshana, Yes yes, no no, all okay in the end. Pitched up, outside off, Maheesh Theekshana drives it to the left of long off and by habit, sets off for the single. Halfway through, he realizes that there is only one wicket left and changes track. Both batters are halfway and there is a possible run out chance at either end, but both batters get back home safely.

End of over 18
SL90/9
SL Batting N Thushara 0(6) M Theekshana 4(7)

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17.6: Graeme Cremer to Nuwan Thushara, A wrong 'un to finish, Thushara blocks it out.

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17.5: Graeme Cremer to Nuwan Thushara, Full and straight, Nuwan Thushara offers a dead bat in defense.

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17.4: Graeme Cremer to Nuwan Thushara, Beaten all ends up. Tossed up, around middle, NT looks to defend but the ball pitches and then whizzes away past the outside edge.

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17.3: Graeme Cremer to Nuwan Thushara, Full, around off, Thushara lunges and pushes it back to the bowler, to his left.

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17.2: Graeme Cremer to Nuwan Thushara, A googly, slower through the air, Nuwan Thushara lunges to defend but the ball misses the inner edge and hits him on the pads.

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17.1: Graeme Cremer to Maheesh Theekshana, Short, outside off, Maheesh Theekshana rocks back and punches it through cover for a single.

End of over 20
ZIM162/8
ZIM Batting G Cremer 3(4) T Maposa 5(4)

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19.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Graeme Cremer, Very full, outside off, Graeme looks to squeeze it through the off side but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards square leg in the deep. Neither batter is interested in the second and ZIMBABWE END THEIR INNINGS ON 162/8.

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19.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Tinotenda Maposa, Low full toss, tailing in, Tinotenda Maposa swings hard, but the ball goes off the inside edge towards fine leg. Single taken.

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19.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Graeme Cremer, Another yorker, worked towards the bowler who parries it to mid off. Just a single again.

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19.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Tinotenda Maposa, Excellent yorker, around off, dug out towards long on. Just one again.

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19.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Tinotenda Maposa, Full toss, outside off, driven through mid on for a couple.

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19.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Graeme Cremer, Fuller, outside off, Cremer backs away to slash but gets an inside edge past the stumps. Well stopped by the keeper, with a dive to his left. Just a single.

End of over 19
ZIM155/8
ZIM Batting G Cremer 0(1) T Maposa 1(1)

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18.6: Eshan Malinga to Graeme Cremer, Sri Lanka lose a review. A pretty full ball, around middle and leg, tailing back in, Graeme Cremer looked to flick but missed and was hit on the pads. Malinga appealed for LBW but the umpire shook his head. The keeper was confident as well and hence, Shanaka took the review. But Ball Tracking projected it to be missing leg stump. Leg bye signalled as the batters had also taken a run in the meanwhile. 4-0-27-2 for Malinga then.

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18.5: Eshan Malinga to Tashinga Musekiwa, OUT! BOWLED! Perfect riposte from the fast bowler after being smashed on the previous ball. Full and straight, Musekiwa swings hard but is beaten by pace. The ball skids through, goes beneath the bat and makes a mess of the stumps. Musekiwa departs for 11 (7) and from 101/2, Zimbabwe are now 154/8. 7 balls left.

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18.4: Eshan Malinga to Tashinga Musekiwa, SIX! POUNDED! A short ball, around off, Tashinga Musekiwa rocks back and pulls it massively over mid-wicket.

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18.3: Eshan Malinga to Tashinga Musekiwa, Slower ball, outside off, a swing and a miss.

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18.2: Eshan Malinga to Tinotenda Maposa, Full, around off, driven through cover for a single.

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18.1: Eshan Malinga to Brad Evans, OUT! BRAD EVANS IS RUN OUT! Just not happening for Zimbabwe. There was always a couple available on this ball but still, they have got one short. On a length, outside off, Evans pushed it through point and set off running. He wanted two but had to go around the bowler, while completing his first run. For some reason, he paused at the non-striker's end. Musekiwa always wanted the second and now, Evans started to run again. But that pause cost him as Wanindu Hasaranga charged onto the ball from sweeper and returned a good throw to the keeper, who whipped the bails off. The run out appeal was referred upstairs and the replay showed that Evans was well short. He has to depart for 4 (5) and from 101/2, Zimbabwe are now 147/7! 11 balls left.

End of over 18
ZIM146/6
ZIM Batting B Evans 3(4) T Musekiwa 5(4)

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17.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Brad Evans, Another slower ball, outside off, on a length. Once again, Evans is foxed by the change in pace and plays the pull early. The ball comes late and goes off his body again, this time to point. A single taken, leg bye signalled.

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17.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Brad Evans, A good slower ball, on a length, outside off. Brad Evans gets across and looks to help it through fine leg but is beaten for pace. The ball comes on slowly and hits his body, rolling behind to the keeper.

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17.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Brad Evans, A short ball, worked through square leg for a couple.

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17.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, A full toss, worked through mid-wicket for a run.

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17.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Brad Evans, Full, outside off, pushed through the covers for a single.

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17.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Sikandar Raza, OUT! CAUGHT! Captain gets captain and that is an absolute stunner. Full and wide outside off, Sikandar Raza gets low under the ball and looks to go inside out. He does connect well but is not quite able to find the gap. That is because, his opposite number, is like an antelope running for its life. Dasun Shanaka charges across to his left from long off and dives full stretch, to take the catch with both hands. It is as clean as a whistle and the Lankans are bossing the game now. Second batter to miss his half century as Raza departs for 47 (32). Conceringly, for Zimbabwe, from 101/2. they have slid down to 141/6. 17 balls left.

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T20I Tri-Series in PAK, 2025 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

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