Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza led his crew from the entrance as his all-round show helped his facet thrash Sri Lanka by 67 runs in Match 2 of the T20I Tri-Collection on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, on Thursday, 22 November. After being put in to bat first, Zimbabwe posted a aggressive rating of 162/8 of their allotted 20 overs, driving on sensible knocks from Brian Bennett (49 off 42) and Sikandar Raza (47 off 32).
In reply, Sri Lanka have been bundled out for simply 95 of their 20 overs, with captain Dasun Shanaka (34 off 25) being the highest scorer. Other than him, solely Bhanuka Rajapaksa (11 off 18) managed to succeed in double figures. Brad Evans was the choose of the bowlers for Zimbabwe with outstanding figures of three/9 in 4 overs, whereas Richard Ngarva (2/15) additionally scalped two wickets.
SL vs ZIM T20I Tri sequence Match 2 Highlights
Sikandar Raza (1/23) additionally chipped in with one wicket as Zimbabwe registered their third win over Sri Lanka in T20Is and their second in 2025It was additionally Zimbabwe’s largest victory margin in opposition to a full-member facet, with Raza adjudged Participant of the Match for his all-round efficiency, It was the nineteenth such award for the Zimbabwe skipper, leaving him solely behind Malaysia’s Virandeep Singh (22 awards) on the checklist,
After being requested to bat first, Zimbabwe misplaced Tadiwanashe Marumani (10 off 6) and Brendan Taylor (11 off 9) contained in the powerplay. Together with his facet on 40/2 after 5.3 overs, captain Raza joined Brian Bennett on the crease, and the duo compiled a 61-run stand for the third wicket off 43 balls. Bennett missed out on his half-century, dismissed for 49 by Wanindu Hasaranga (3/32), whereas Raza fell to Dushmantha Chameera for 47.
Zimbabwe climb to prime of factors desk
After their partnership ended, Sri Lanka clawed their means again into the sport, limiting Zimbabwe to 162/8. Within the second innings, their chase by no means gained momentum as they have been left reeling at 25/3 in 6.1 overs. Shanaka was the lone warrior within the innings, however after his dismissal within the 14th over, the writing was on the wall for Sri Lanka.
In the meantime, following their emphatic win, Zimbabwe climbed to the highest of the factors desk with two factors from as many matches and a internet run charge of +1.471, whereas Sri Lanka have been left languishing on the backside, but to open their account, as Pakistan sat in second place with two factors to their title as effectively.
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