MatchesMen's T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe

Group B, match 38 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 19 Feb 2026

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets

Sri Lanka innings178/720 overs
Zimbabwe innings182/419.3 overs · target 179

The worm

Sri LankaZimbabwe
05010015020005101520Sri Lanka: 1 wicket in over 5, 54/1Sri Lanka: 1 wicket in over 13, 105/2Sri Lanka: 1 wicket in over 14, 111/3Sri Lanka: 1 wicket in over 16, 127/4Sri Lanka: 1 wicket in over 18, 148/5Sri Lanka: 2 wickets in over 19, 164/7Zimbabwe: 1 wicket in over 9, 73/1Zimbabwe: 1 wicket in over 12, 101/2Zimbabwe: 2 wickets in over 19, 171/4

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Sri Lankawicket
012245101520Over 1: 9 runsOver 2: 11 runsOver 3: 12 runsOver 4: 14 runsOver 5: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 6: 7 runsOver 7: 5 runsOver 8: 4 runsOver 9: 4 runsOver 10: 12 runsOver 11: 7 runsOver 12: 7 runsOver 13: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 14: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 11 runsOver 16: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 15 runsOver 18: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 16 runs, 2 wicketsOver 20: 14 runs
Zimbabwewicket
012245101520Over 1: 3 runsOver 2: 12 runsOver 3: 5 runsOver 4: 9 runsOver 5: 11 runsOver 6: 15 runsOver 7: 7 runsOver 8: 6 runsOver 9: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 5 runsOver 11: 14 runsOver 12: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 2 runsOver 14: 11 runsOver 15: 20 runsOver 16: 12 runsOver 17: 14 runsOver 18: 6 runsOver 19: 5 runs, 2 wicketsOver 20: 11 runs

Sri Lanka innings 178/7 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
P Nissankac T Munyonga b AG Cremer624180151.2
MDKJ Pererac AG Cremer b B Muzarabani221440157.1
BKG Mendisst T Marumani b RP Burl14200070.0
P Rathnayakec AG Cremer b B Evans442532176.0
PHKD Mendisc & b AG Cremer7510140.0
MD Shanakac T Musekiwa b B Muzarabani670085.7
DN Wellalagenot out15830187.5
MADI Hemanthac RP Burl b B Evans01000.0
M Theekshananot out0000–
Extras8
Total7 wickets, 20 overs178

Did not bat: PM Liyanagamage, D Madushanka

Fall of wickets: 54-1 (MDKJ Perera, 4.6 ov), 100-2 (BKG Mendis, 12.1 ov), 108-3 (P Nissanka, 13.4 ov), 123-4 (PHKD Mendis, 15.2 ov), 142-5 (MD Shanaka, 17.1 ov), 164-6 (P Rathnayake, 18.5 ov), 164-7 (MADI Hemantha, 18.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Sikandar Raza403609.00301
B Muzarabani403829.50800
WP Masakadza302307.67510
B Evans3035211.67500
AG Cremer402726.75910
RP Burl201618.00420
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
15430P Nissanka 29, MDKJ Perera 22
24643P Nissanka 31, BKG Mendis 14
389P Nissanka 2, P Rathnayake 6
41510P Rathnayake 5, PHKD Mendis 7
51911P Rathnayake 12, MD Shanaka 6
62210P Rathnayake 21, DN Wellalage 1
701DN Wellalage 0, MADI Hemantha 0
Unbroken146DN Wellalage 14, M Theekshana 0

Zimbabwe innings 182/4 (19.3 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
BJ Bennettnot out634880131.3
T Marumanic & b DN Wellalage342651130.8
RP Burlc MDKJ Perera b MD Shanaka231221191.7
Sikandar Razac MD Shanaka b MADI Hemantha452624173.1
T Musekiwac MD Shanaka b MADI Hemantha120050.0
T Munyonganot out8301266.7
Extras8
Total4 wickets, 19.3 overs182

Did not bat: B Muzarabani, WP Masakadza, AG Cremer, D Myers, B Evans

Fall of wickets: 69-1 (T Marumani, 8.3 ov), 98-2 (RP Burl, 11.4 ov), 167-3 (Sikandar Raza, 18.2 ov), 169-4 (T Musekiwa, 18.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
D Madushanka302006.67510
PM Liyanagamage2023011.50520
M Theekshana3.3047013.43700
MD Shanaka302618.67310
MADI Hemantha403629.00610
DN Wellalage402716.75700
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
16951BJ Bennett 31, T Marumani 34
22919BJ Bennett 6, RP Burl 23
36940BJ Bennett 21, Sikandar Raza 45
423BJ Bennett 1, T Musekiwa 1
Unbroken134BJ Bennett 4, T Munyonga 8

Match details

Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Player of the match
Sikandar Raza
Ground
R Premadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka
Season
2025/26
Umpires
Asif Yaqoob, RA Kettleborough
Match referee
RB Richardson
Source
Cricsheet match 1512756