Delhi: Zimbabwe cricket team has caused another major upset in the T20 World Cup. This time he has crushed Sri Lanka. In the 38th match of the tournament, this team led by Sikandar Raza registered a thrilling victory against Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the last over. Playing first, Sri Lanka had scored 178 runs losing 7 wickets. In reply, Zimbabwe achieved the target with 3 balls remaining. Zimbabwe managed to win three matches in the group stage.
Sri Lanka’s innings account
The home team had a very good start after winning the toss and playing first. Patum Nisanka And the opening pair of Kusal Perera added 54 runs for the first wicket. Muzrabani was successful in breaking this pair. He showed the way to the pavilion by dismissing Perera on a personal score of 22. Kusal Mendis, who came to bat at number three, could not show anything special and walked out after scoring 14 runs.
After this, Pawan Ratnayake wreaked havoc with his bat. He scored 44 runs in just 25 balls, which included 3 fours and 2 sixes. Nissanka scored the most runs for the team (41 balls, 62 runs). With the help of these innings, the Sri Lankan team was successful in scoring 178 runs by losing 7 wickets after playing the entire overs.
Bennett and Sikandar Raza won
Chasing the big target of 179 runs was not an easy task. However, after defeating Australia, the team’s morale seemed completely high. Bennett and Tadivanashe Marumani (34) laid the foundation of victory by adding 69 runs for the first wicket. after this, Ryan Burl Managed to play a useful innings of 23 runs. Bennett and captain Raza took charge in the last overs. Raza played an important inning of 45 runs in 26 balls. At the same time, Bennett returned after scoring 63* runs on 48 balls and leading the team to victory.
The Zimbabwe team, which failed to qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup, has proved by winning this match by 6 wickets that it has the capability to defeat big teams. After 27 years, Zimbabwe team was successful in registering victory against 2 test playing nations in ICC tournament. He last achieved this feat in the 1999 World Cup (defeated India and South Africa).
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