Live Cricket Scorecard - SL vs ZIM Match 38, Sri Lanka tour of ICC MT20 WC, 2026

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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka
Kusal Perera
Kusal Mendis (W)
Pavan Rathnayake
Kamindu Mendis
Dasun Shanaka (C)
Dunith Wellalage
Dushan Hemantha
Maheesh Theekshana
Pramod Madushan
Dilshan Madushanka

Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett
Tadiwanashe Marumani (W)
Ryan Burl
Sikandar Raza (C)
Dion Myers
Tony Munyonga
Tashinga Musekiwa
Wellington Masakadza
Brad Evans
Graeme Cremer
Blessing Muzarabani

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe MATCH INFO

Toss:Sri Lanka, who chose to bat
Umpires:Asif Yaqoob (PAK), Richard Kettleborough (ENG) and Ahsan Raza (PAK)
Match Referee:Sir Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Date:Thu, 19th Feb 2026

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SL - INN ZIM - INN

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19.3: Maheesh Theekshana to Brian Bennett, FOUR! ZIMBABWE WIN BY 6 WICKETS! Zimbabwe keep their unbeaten run! This is also the second-highest successful run chase in T20Is for the Chevrons. Flatter delivery, turning in towards off. Brian Bennett makes room and punches it through the gap at extra cover and mid off for a lovely boundary to seal an outstanding win.

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19.2: Maheesh Theekshana to Tony Munyonga, SCORES LEVEL! Tossed up, slower, and wider outside off. Tony Munyonga reaches for it and slices the drive to deep backward point for one.

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19.1: Maheesh Theekshana to Tony Munyonga, SIX! WHACKED! Dropped short, quicker, and angling into off. Tony Munyonga waits back, picks it early, and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a massive hit. That should seal the win for Zimbabwe. Just 2 needed now.

End of over 19
ZIM171/4
ZIM Batting T Munyonga 1(1) B Bennett 59(47)

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18.6: Dushan Hemantha to Tony Munyonga, Tossed up, full, and just outside off. Tony Munyonga dances down and drills it through extra cover for a single. Zimbabwe need 8 off the final over.

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18.6: Dushan Hemantha to Tony Munyonga, WIDE! Tossed up full, turning down the leg. Tony Munyonga looks to sweep, but fails to connect. Wide signaled.

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18.5: Dushan Hemantha to Tashinga Musekiwa, OUT! WHAT A CATCH! Dasun Shanaka, you beauty! Flighted delivery, full, and spins away, around off. Tashinga Musekiwa goes hard and looks to power it across the line, but it comes off the cue end and goes high over the mid off region. Dasun Shanaka, from mid on, and Kamil Mishara (sub), from long off, were both running towards the ball. Shanaka, though, keeps on running with his eyes locked on the ball, and he avoids the collision before hanging onto a spectacular catch. 10 needed off 7 balls.

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18.4: Dushan Hemantha to Brian Bennett, Flighted, full, around off. Brian Bennett shimmies down and drills it to long off for a single.

1
18.3: Dushan Hemantha to Tashinga Musekiwa, Short and outside off, Tashinga Musekiwa slaps it over covers and takes a single.

0
18.2: Dushan Hemantha to Sikandar Raza, OUT! CAUGHT! Dushan Hemantha gets the big fish! Flatter and shorter leg break, turning away, around off. Raza makes room and slaps it hard but straight to Dasun Shanaka at the short extra cover region, who takes a sharp catch, getting low to his right. Raza departs for a well-made 45 off 26 balls. 12 needed off 10 balls.

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18.1: Dushan Hemantha to Brian Bennett, Perhaps the googly, landing full and following the batter down leg, Brian steps back to drive but gets an inside edge. It rolls away to mid-wicket and they cross as the bowler chases it down.

End of over 18
ZIM166/2
ZIM Batting B Bennett 57(45) S Raza 45(25)

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17.6: Dunith Wellalage to Brian Bennett, Looped up, full, and on off. Brian Bennett prods and chips it toward long off for a single. Six singles off the over. 13 needed off 12 balls.

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17.5: Dunith Wellalage to Sikandar Raza, Fuller and quicker, around off. Raza makes room and drills it to deep extra cover for another run.

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17.4: Dunith Wellalage to Brian Bennett, Flatter, quicker arm ball, sliding into the middle and leg line. Brian Bennett works it through the square leg region and settles for a single.

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17.3: Dunith Wellalage to Sikandar Raza, Fraction short, slower through the air, around off. Raza cuts it to deep point for one more. Sensible batting. All the heavy lifting has been done and now it's all about carefully navigating this phase.

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17.2: Dunith Wellalage to Brian Bennett, On a length, sliding in and moving towards leg. Brian Bennett makes room and knocks it through the gap at covers for one.

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17.1: Dunith Wellalage to Sikandar Raza, Flatter, arm ball, on off. Sikandar Raza knocks it down to long on for a single.

End of over 20
SL178/7
SL Batting D Wellalage 15(8) M Theekshana 0(0)

4
19.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries to end the innings! Blessing Muzarabani digs it into the pitch, takes pace off too, but angles it down the leg side. Dunith Wellalage gets inside the line of it and helps it on its way over short fine for four more runs. 14 runs from the final over and Sri Lanka finish on 178/7.

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19.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR! Excellent shot! Blessing Muzarabani just misses the wide yorker, outside off. Dunith Wellalage opens the face of his bat and squeezes it out over point for another boundary.

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19.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, Nicely bowled! A clever slower delivery, back of a length and outside off. Dunith Wellalage slashes very early at it and misses.

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19.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, Appeal for a caught behind! Back of a length and angling into the leg side. Dunith Wellalage looks to hook it away but misses. Tadiwanashe Marumani grabs it behind the stumps and appeals for the catch, but it is turned down. Sikandar Raza takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat is involved, and the on-field call of Not Out remains.

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19.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, Fuller and around off, Dunith Wellalage slices it over extra cover for a brace.

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19.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR! Up and over! Short of a length and just around off. Dunith Wellalage accepts the width on offer and cuts it over backward point for a boundary.

End of over 19
SL164/7
SL Batting D Hemantha 0(1) D Wellalage 1(2)

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18.6: Brad Evans to Dushan Hemantha, OUT! CAUGHT! Two in two for Brad Evans. This is another slower one, full and on middle. Dushan Hemantha looks to go big down the ground but fails to get underneath it. It flies high in the air towards long on, where Ryan Burl settles under it and takes an easy catch. Sri Lanka are 164/7 now.

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18.5: Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, OUT! CAUGHT! Brad Evans strikes. He has now picked up at least a wicket in 27 innings in a row in T20s. An off-cutter, hard length and just outside off, Pavan Rathnayake throws his hands at it to reach out. Gets a thick outside edge that goes straight to short third, where Graeme Cremer takes it with a reverse cup. 44 off just 25 for Pavan. Impactful knock.

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18.4: Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR! Excellent batting! Fuller and around off, pace on. Pavan Rathnayake extends his arms to get under it and carves it over extra cover for four more runs. 16 runs already with two balls to go in the over.

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18.3: Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX! Massive hit, and it goes into the stands! Short of a length and angling into the batter. Pavan Rathnayake backs away early, manages to get on top of the bounce and whacks it over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. This lad is a clean striker of a cricket ball.

4
18.2: Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR! Good innovation! Brad Evans tries the back-of-the-hand slower one, but loses grip and serves a loopy full toss. Pavan Rathnayake shuffles across early, waits for it and scoops it over the keeper's head for a boundary.

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18.1: Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, A slower one, full and on off, Pavan Rathnayake drills it wide of long off for a brace.

End of over 18
SL148/5
SL Batting P Rathnayake 28(20) D Wellalage 1(2)

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17.6: Blessing Muzarabani to Pavan Rathnayake, Good length and around off, Pavan Rathnayake guides it to deep third for one. Just 6 runs and a wicket from the over!

0
17.5: Blessing Muzarabani to Pavan Rathnayake, Beaten! Hard-length delivery, on off, holds its line and takes off too. Pavan Rathnayake looks to target the leg side with a flick but gets beaten on the outside edge.

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17.4: Blessing Muzarabani to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR! Gets it away! Blessing Muzarabani lands this back of a length and around off, slower as well. Pavan Rathnayake climbs onto it and pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket. The fielder runs to his right, dives and gets a hand to it but the ball still trickles to the fence for a boundary.

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17.3: Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, On a length and around off, Dunith Wellalage steers it towards point for a single.

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17.2: Blessing Muzarabani to Dunith Wellalage, No hat-trick! Short of a length and on middle, Dunith Wellalage stays back and blocks it out.

0
17.1: Blessing Muzarabani to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! TAKEN! Blessing Muzarabani strikes right away in his second spell. He bangs this into the pitch, around leg, takes pace off. Dasun Shanaka tries to pick it up and whip it away but just fails to get the elevation on the shot. It flies straight down the throat of deep square leg, where Tashinga Musekiwa gets low and pouches it safely. Muzarabani is on a hat-trick now as he had picked up a wicket on the last ball of his previous spell.

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ICC MT20 WC, 2026 R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

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