Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st ODI, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2025

Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, August 29, 2025

Zimbabwe

ZIM

291/8 (50)

Sri Lanka

298/6 (50)

Finished

SL won by 7 runs

Sri Lanka InningSL Inning298/6 (50 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c (sub C Madande) b B Muzarabani	76	92	12	0	82.61
c (sub C Madande) b B Muzarabani
Nishan Madushka	c S Raza b R Ngarava	0	13	0	0	0.00
c S Raza b R Ngarava
Kusal Mendis(WK)	c W Madhevere b S Williams	38	63	3	0	60.32
c W Madhevere b S Williams
Sadeera Samarawickrama	lbw b S Raza	35	40	5	0	87.50
lbw b S Raza
Charith Asalanka(C)	c S Raza b T Gwandu	6	9	0	0	66.67
c S Raza b T Gwandu
Janith Liyanage	Not out	70	47	6	3	148.94
Not out
Kamindu Mendis	b R Ngarava	57	36	4	2	158.33
b R Ngarava
Extra	16 (b 1, w 9, nb 0, lb 6)
Total	298/6 (50)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Richard Ngarava	7.4	2	34	2	4.43
Blessing Muzarabani	10	1	65	1	6.50
Trevor Gwandu	6.2	0	61	1	9.63
Brad Evans	10	0	57	0	5.70
Sikandar Raza	10	0	48	1	4.80
Sean Williams	6	0	26	1	4.33

Fall of wickets: 1-9 (N Madushka - 4.6 ov), 2-109 (K Mendis - 26.2 ov), 3-139 (P Nissanka - 32.4 ov), 4-161 (S Samarawickrama - 35.6 ov), 5-161 (C Asalanka - 36.1 ov), 6-298 (K Mendis - 49.6 ov)

Zimbabwe InningZIM Inning291/8 (50 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Brian Bennett	c S Samarawickrama b A Fernando	0	1	0	0	0.00
c S Samarawickrama b A Fernando
Ben Curran	c D Chameera b A Fernando	70	90	8	0	77.78
c D Chameera b A Fernando
Brendan Taylor(WK)	c K Mendis b A Fernando	0	3	0	0	0.00
c K Mendis b A Fernando
Sean Williams(C)	c A Fernando b K Mendis	57	54	7	2	105.56
c A Fernando b K Mendis
Sikandar Raza	b D Madushanka	92	87	8	0	105.75
b D Madushanka
Wesley Madhevere	c J Liyanage b D Madushanka	8	10	1	0	80.00
c J Liyanage b D Madushanka
Tony Munyonga	Not out	43	52	1	0	82.69
Not out
Brad Evans	c A Fernando b D Madushanka	0	1	0	0	0.00
c A Fernando b D Madushanka
Richard Ngarava	b D Madushanka	0	1	0	0	0.00
b D Madushanka
Blessing Muzarabani	Not out	1	1	0	0	100.00
Not out
Extra	20 (b 0, w 16, nb 0, lb 4)
Total	291/8 (50)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Asitha Fernando	10	50	3	5.00
Dilshan Madushanka	10	62	4	6.20
Dushmantha Chameera	10	48	0	4.80
Maheesh Theekshana	10	47	0	4.70
Charith Asalanka	4	28	0	7.00
Kamindu Mendis	3	33	1	11.00
Janith Liyanage	3	19	0	6.33

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (B Bennett - 0.1 ov), 2-0 (B Taylor - 0.4 ov), 3-118 (S Williams - 22.2 ov), 4-140 (B Curran - 25.5 ov), 5-161 (W Madhevere - 29.6 ov), 6-289 (S Raza - 49.1 ov), 7-289 (B Evans - 49.2 ov), 8-289 (R Ngarava - 49.3 ov)

Man of the Match

Dilshan Madushanka

Man of the Series

Dushmantha Chameera

Date

2025-08-29 13:00 PM

Venue

Harare Sports Club, Harare

Toss

Zimbabwe elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee