Angelo Mathews's helped the hosts prevail in a last-over thriller in the first T20I. Today, Zimbabwe needed 20 runs off the veteran's bowler and they won it with a ball to spare.

Sikandar Raza: These are the group of guys that have made a promise to the country. First one, we got close, today was incredible. We knew that wicket would get better. I wasn't angry. I thought it was a par score. The whole squad was calm. An entertaining game is good for fans and good for viewership. I wanted our team to be 80 after 10 overs with minimum damage. We knew there was one more over from Dasun or Angelo or Asalanka.

Wanindu Hasaranga: I think our top five batters should take more responsibility, Angelo and Charith played brilliantly with the bat. Top four batters should take more responsibility in the powerplay and we can't be conceding so many wickets in the powerplay. I trust Angelo and unfortunately it didn't come off with the ball tonight.

Luke Jongwe | Player of the Match: I don't think I have enough voice to describe what happened tonight, really happy for all my teammates. For the past 3 months I have been practicing these situations wanting to finish games for my country and grateful to God and glad that it came off today. The wicket was a bit on the trickier side and we thought of restricting them to 130 and credit to Mathews and Asalanka, they batted really well and got the score over 170. At the halfway stage, we thought we had a chance and gave it a shot and I'm glad that we could get off the line.

With 20 needed off the final over, Mathews was summoned to bowl

22:29 Local Time, 16:59 GMT, 22:29 IST: Zimbabwe level the series! They are cock-a-hoop.

Mathews to Madande, SIX, Zimbabwe win. Mathews misses his yorker again. Madande is down on one leg to slog it over deep midwicket. Clean

2 runs | 2 balls. Madande moves leg-side, exposes all his sticks in the process, Mathews runs in and doesn't bowl...

Mathews to Jongwe, 1 run, dropped! Slow and full outside off, Jongwe throws the kitchen sink at it and slices it a mile up in the air off the lower part of the bat. Theekshana comes in fromt cover point, settles under the skier and makes a mess of it

Mathews to Jongwe, no run, 127kph, short of length wide of off, Jongwe misses the cut. Close to the tramline,perhaps outside off and Mathews is lucky to get away with it

Zimbabwe are clear favourites now. 3 runs | 4 balls

Mathews to Jongwe, SIX, 127kph, another slot ball from Mathews. Jongwe hoists it high and over long-on

9 runs | 5 balls.

Mathews to Jongwe, FOUR, 127kph, four off the free-hit! Fuller than a length, Jongwe stays in his crease and drills through extra cover. Races away to the fence

Free-hit coming up