Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 07 runs in a close finish, lead the 02 match series 1 – 0

Sri Lanka Men’s Tour of Zimbabwe 2025 – 01st One Day International – Harare, Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka put into bat, 298 / 6 – ( 50 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 76, Janith Liyanage 70no, Kamindu Mendis 57, Kusal Mendis 38, Sadeera Samarawickrama 35, Extras 16 – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 100 runs for the 02nd wicket – lost the next 04 wickets for the addition of 52 runs – Janith Liyanage / Kamindu Mendis 137 runs for the 06th wicket – first 10 overs : 29 / 1, 25 overs : 102 / 1, last 10 overs : 113 / 1 – Richard Ngarava 2 / 34, Sikandar Raza 02 catches.

Zimbabwe in reply, 291 / 8 – ( 50 Overs ) Sikandar Raza 92, Ben Curran 70, Skipper Sean Williams 57, Tony Munyonga 43no, Extras 20 – 04 batters dismissed without scoring – Ben Curran / Sean Williams 118 runs for the 03rd wicket – the next 03 wickets fell for the addition of 43 runs – Sikandar Raza / Tony Munyonga 128 runs for the 06th wicket – first 10 overs : 36 / 2, 25 overs : 138 / 3, last 10 overs : 73 / 3 – Dilshan Madushanka 4 / 62 – including a hatrick in the last over – Asitha Fernando 3 / 50 & 02 catches.

Player of the Match : Dilshan Madushanka – Sri Lanka