That is that from the first T20I. If this game is any indication of what's to come, we are in for a high-octane T20I series with 2 more to go. The next one is on Tuesday. Same place, same time. Do remember to join us for that. Until next time, cheers and goodbye!!
Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lankan skipper: Our bowlers did a great job, our batters should take more responsibility. Our bowlers did the job and kept them to a decent score so it wouldn't have mattered whether we batted first or second. In the middle overs, we played a lot of dot balls and that is something we would like to work on. We have a really balanced side and if we play the middle overs well, we can easily chase this type of target.
Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwean skipper: This has been the story of Zimbabwean cricket for some time now. Unfortunately we have come out second best today, but I'm still very confident that these are the boys that will change the fortunes of Zimbabwean cricket. We felt 145 was a decent score, credit to Sri Lanka for putting us under pressure and scoring 34 in the last 3 overs. My personal enjoyment will only come when we win, there is no enjoyment until we turn the ship around.
Angelo Mathews | Player of the Match: Felt like playing my debut. I wasn't trying to prove anything to anyone. It was just another opportunity for me to try and do the job for my team. It was a slow wicket and was important to stay till the end. Zimbabwe played really well, Sikandar batted really well and bowled really well. We kept losing wickets at crucial intervals, I stuck in there and Dasun played really well in the end. We needed to get 10 RPO, so we had to keep pushing ourselves and run hard as well.
22:25 local, 16:55 GMT, 22:25 IST:
19.6
Muzarabani to Chameera, 2 runs, to deep mid-wicket
2 needed off the final ball
19.5
Muzarabani to Chameera, FOUR, dug in short at the batter at 140ks, Chameera takes his eyes off his ball but still goes through with the pull. He gets a thick top-edge and it flies over the keeper for a one-bounce boundary..
Dushmantha Chameera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4
Muzarabani to Mathews, out Caught by W Masakadza!! Mathews c W Masakadza b Muzarabani 46(38) [4s-5 6s-1]
Muzarabani to Mathews, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Sri Lanka just one hit away now
19.3
Muzarabani to Mathews, no run, slower ball bumper on the stumps, Mathews backs away and looks to flay it over backward point. Beaten for lack of pace...
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
