T20 World Cup 2026: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Match 38 Highlights and Result

In their final group-stage encounter against Zimbabwe at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka chose to bat first. In another timeline, perhaps, the setting of this contest could have been starkly different. On the other hand, both teams will exude confidence after eliminating the Australian danger when hosts Sri Lanka play Zimbabwe in their last Group B tournament. That's already a huge accomplishment for each of their campaigns, and the results of expanding on it will probably start today, before the final eight-stage starts over the weekend.

Sri Lanka, batting first, scored a respectable 178 for 7 on a pitch that provided grip as the innings went on. With a well-paced 62 off 41 deliveries, Pathum Nissanka once again took the lead and gave Sri Lanka a strong foundation at the top. With an aggressive 44 off just 25 balls, Pavan Rathnayake gave him late impetus and helped Sri Lanka finish decisively. Graeme Cremer was Zimbabwe's most impressive batsman, taking two wickets for 27 runs during a controlled performance.

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With both openers displaying patience and occasionally finding the boundary to control the necessary rate, Zimbabwe's chase got off to a good start. When captain Sikandar Raza entered the game and changed tactics, targeting the spinners and quickening the pace with a quick 45 off 26 deliveries before falling at a critical juncture, the innings really took off.

Amidst a flurry of injuries, Sri Lanka's elegant defeat over Australia was an incredible spectacle, brilliantly spearheaded by opener Pathum Nissanka's century. The Zimbabweans, captained by Sikandar Raza, have performed admirably as a team, albeit there will be some areas that require improvement today.

Zimbabwe needed eight runs from the last over as the game came down to the wire. After Tony Munyonga lifted the pressure with a clean six, Brian Bennett elegantly ended the match. Bennett, Zimbabwe's most reliable batsman of the competition, quietly hit the clinching boundary to seal the game and finished undefeated at 63 off 48 balls.

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