Live Cricket Scorecard - SL vs ZIM Match 5, Sri Lanka tour of T20I Tri-Series in PAK, 2025 | AajTak

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MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

MATCH TEAMS

Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Mendis (W)
Kamil Mishara
Kusal Perera
Janith Liyanage
Dasun Shanaka (C)
Pavan Rathnayake
Wanindu Hasaranga
Dushmantha Chameera
Maheesh Theekshana
Eshan Malinga

Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett
Tadiwanashe Marumani
Brendan Taylor (W)
Sikandar Raza (C)
Ryan Burl
Dion Myers
Tashinga Musekiwa
Brad Evans
Wellington Masakadza
Tinotenda Maposa
Richard Ngarava

MATCH INFO

Toss:Zimbabwe, who chose to bat
Venue:Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires:Asif Yaqoob (PAK), Rashid Riaz (PAK) and Ahsan Raza (PAK)
Match Referee:Reon King (WI)
Match Date:Tue, 25th Nov 2025

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MANHATTAN

ZIM - INN SL - INN

6
16.2: Richard Ngarava to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! just short of his century! Back of a length, on middle and leg, Pathum Nissanka stays in his crease and clatters it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets!

4
16.1: Richard Ngarava to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! What a knock this is from Pathum Nissanka! Back of a length, outside off, Pathum Nissanka picks it well and hammers it over wide of mid off for a boundary.

1WD
16.1: Richard Ngarava to Pathum Nissanka, Wide! Down the leg side, Pathum Nissanka looks to flick it but misses.

End of over 16
SL137/1
SL Batting P Nissanka 88(56) K Mendis 25(25)

1
15.6: Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, Hard length, on middle, Pathum Nissanka knocks it to mid on for a single.

2
15.5: Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, Length, on leg, Pathum Nissanka flicks it to mid-wicket for a brace.

1
15.4: Brad Evans to Kusal Mendis, Back of a length, on off, Kusal Mendis fends it to cover for a single.

1
15.3: Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, Short, outside off, Pathum Nissanka slashes it over cover for a single.

6
15.2: Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, SIX! Inching closer to a victory is Sri Lanka. Good length on middle and leg, Pathum Nissanka slogs this up and over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region for a biggie this time.

4
15.1: Brad Evans to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! On a length around off, Pathum Nissanka steps down and away and lofts this over the fielder at mid off for a boundary. Signs of aggression from Pathum Nissanka.

End of over 15
SL122/1
SL Batting K Mendis 24(24) P Nissanka 74(51)

0
14.6: Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, TWO LEG BYES! Quicker, on the pads, Kusal Mendis goes for the flick but misses. Gets it tickled off the pads for a couple to square leg.

1
14.5: Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on the pads, Pathum Nissanka slogs this to deep mid-wicket for one.

0
14.4: Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, Fired around off, Pathum Nissanka guides this to short third for no run.

2
14.3: Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, Short on off, Pathum Nissanka pulls this to the cow corner for a couple.

1
14.2: Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Fuller on off, Kusal Mendis muscles this to long off for one.

1
14.1: Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, Fired on off, Pathum Nissanka thumps this to sweeper cover for one.

End of over 20
ZIM146/5
ZIM Batting R Burl 37(26) T Musekiwa 6(14)

4
19.6: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, FOUR! A boundary to end the innings! Full-length delivery, pushed across the batter. Ryan Burl moves across and lifts it toward the deep extra cover region, and gets four runs. Zimbabwe finish on 146/5.

2
19.5: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, Slower and shorter on off. Ryan Burl pulls this toward the gap at deep mid-wicket for a couple.

4
19.4: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, FOUR! UP AND OVER! Low full toss, around off. Burl shimmies down and lifts it over the infield, toward wide of long-off for an all important boundary.

0
19.3: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, Ouch! Low full toss, around off. Burl smacked this straight back towards Musekiwa at the other end, who could not get out of the way and took a hit on his thigh.

0
19.2: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, Full-length delivery angling across outside off. Burl shuffles and tries to slog it, but misses.

1
19.1: Eshan Malinga to Tashinga Musekiwa, Fuller delivery angling in at the stumps. Musekiwa hacks this towards long-on and takes a single.

End of over 19
ZIM135/5
ZIM Batting T Musekiwa 5(13) R Burl 27(21)

1
18.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, Low full toss on the middle. Tashinga Musekiwa drives it to the man at extra cover and takes one.

1
18.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Ryan Burl, Wide yorker from Chameera. Burl squeezes it to deep point for one.

1
18.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, Low full toss on off. Tashinga Musekiwa advances and drives it through extra cover for a single.

0
18.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, Full and at the sticks. Tashinga Musekiwa backs away and bunts it back to the bowler. Three dots in a row.

0
18.2: Dushmantha Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, Yorker on off. Tashinga Musekiwa hangs back and jams it back to the bowler.

0
18.1: Dushmantha Chameera to Tashinga Musekiwa, Yorker length delivery, angled in, and goes through the legs of Tashinga Musekiwa, close to the leg stump, and through to the keeper.

End of over 18
ZIM132/5
ZIM Batting R Burl 26(20) T Musekiwa 3(8)

4
17.6: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, FOUR MORE! NICELY DONE! Full-length delivery outside off. Burl moves across and flicks this uppishly toward deep mid-wicket for back to back boundaries.

4
17.5: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, FOUR! MUCH NEEDED! Short ball on top of the stumps. Burl shuffles and pulls this down towards fine leg for four runs.

0
17.4: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, Yorker length delivery, outside off. Burl reaches out to squeeze this through point but does not connect.

0
17.3: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, CLEVER BOWLING! Bowls the slower bumper, banged into the pitch. Burl was expecting it to go over the head, but it does not bounce as much, and goes past the left shoulder.

0
17.2: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, Short of a good length, pushed across the batter. Ryan Burl swings across the line but does not connect.

2
17.1: Eshan Malinga to Ryan Burl, Slower length ball, around off. Ryan Burl drives it on the up through extra cover for a couple.

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