All-round Zimbabwe stun Sri Lanka in T20I Tri-series: Key stats
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Zimbabwe trounced Sri Lanka in Match 2 of the T20I Tri-series in Rawalpindi on Thursday. Riding on Brian Bennett's 49 and Sikandar Raza's 47, Zimbabwe scored a challenging 162/8. For the Lankans, Wanindu Hasaranga claimed three wickets. In response, Sri Lanka suffered with the bat and perished for 102 runs. Zimbabwe bowlers hunted the Lankans down (95/10) and sealed a crucial win.
Summary
How did the match pan out?
Zimbabwe were 40/2 before Bennett and Raza added 61 runs. SL hit back with a few wickets but Zimbabwe got to 162/8 in the end. In total, Zimbabwe batters managed six sixes and 11 fours. Hasaranga stood tall with 3/32 whereas Eshan Malinga claimed 2/27. In a chase of 163, SL lost wickets at regular intervals. All six Zimbabwe bowlers were amongst the wickets.
Bennett
Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett shines on his 50th T20I outing
Bennett scored a solid 49-run knock from 42 balls, hitting 5 fours and a six. This was his 2nd successive score of 49 in this T20I Tri-series. After 50 T20Is, Bennett owns 1,553 runs at 32.35. In addition to a century, Bennett has smashed 9 fifties. The previous clash against Pakistan saw Bennett become the 5th Zimbabwe batter with 1,500 T20I runs.
Raza
Raza scores 47, surpasses 6,500 T20 runs
Veteran Zimbabwe star Raza scored a vital 47. He hit three fours and two sixes. Raza now owns 2,823 runs from 125 T20Is at 25.66. Versus SL, he has raced to 185 runs from 7 matches at 26.42. Overall in T20s, he went past 6,500 T20 runs. He owns 6,542 runs from 321 matches (298 innings) at 25.85. He has hit 294 T20 sixes.
Hasaranga
Three wickets for Hasaranga
With this spell of 3/32, Hasaranga has raced to 142 T20I scalps from 86 matches at an average of 15.54. As per ESPNcricinfo, the ace spinner now owns 10 wickets from 4 matches against Zimbabwe at 10.70. Overall in T20 cricket, Hasaranga has managed 328 wickets from 234 matches at 17.34. His economy rate is a stellar 6.98.
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9th T20 duck for Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka
Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka scored a five-ball duck. This is now his sixth duck in T20Is for Sri Lanka. Overall in T20s, he has recorded 9 ducks.
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Shanaka scores 34 in the chase
Sri Lanka's Dasun Shanaka was his side's top scorer with a knock of 34. He hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. Shanaka now owns 4,727 runs from 260 T20s (234 innings) at 26.40. 1,657 of his T20 runs have come in T20Is at 20.71.
Evans
Brad Evans floors Sri Lanka with 3/9
Brad Evans was the pick of the Zimbabwe bowlers. He bowled 4 overs and clocked 3/9. His first wicket was that of Bhanuka Rajapaksa in the 8th over. Later on, he dismissed Malinga and Maheesh Theekshana. In 23 T20Is, Evans now owns 34 scalps at 15.79. Overall in T20 cricket, Evans has raced to 69 wickets from 43 matches.
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A look at the other Zimbabwe bowlers
Pacer Richard Ngarava picked 2/15 from 4 overs. In 88 T20Is, he has picked 107 wickets an impressive 20.85. Graeme Cremer shone as well, claiming 1/17 from his 4 overs.
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100 T20I wickets for Raza
Raza managed 1/23 from his 4 overs. With this effort, he completed 100 T20I wickets for Zimbabwe. He averages 22.83 with the ball. Versus Sri Lanka, Raza has bagged 9 scalps from 7 matches.