T20I Tri-series, Wanindu Hasaranga rattles Zimbabwe with three-fer: Key stats
What's the story
Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga floored Zimbabwe with a three-fer in Match 2 of the T20I Tri-series in Rawalpindi on Thursday. The right-arm spinner picked three wickets for 32 runs from his 4 overs. His exploits helped Sri Lanka restrict Zimbabwe to 162/8 in 20 overs. It was good performance from Hasaranga, who also dismissed an in-form Brian Bennett. Here are further details.
Spell
Three wickets for Sri Lankan spinner Hasaranga
Hasaranga was introduced in the 7th over and gave away 8 runs. His 2nd over went for just 5 runs. In his 3rd over, Bennett punished him for a six before getting dismissed while attempting a sweep. His final over saw Ryan Burl welcome him with a six before Hasaranga bounced back. He castled Burl before trapping Tony Munyonga leg before wicket.
Stats
Hasaranga races to 142 wickets in T20Is
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.