Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Zimbabwe beat Sri Lanka, enter Super 8 undefeated

Graeme Cremer to Kamindu Mendis, Loopy delivery, on off. Kamindu Mendis advances and turns it off the inner half toward short mid-wicket. 

Graeme Cremer to Kamindu Mendis, WIDE! Flatter delivery, turning down the leg. Kamindu Mendis plays and misses. Wide signaled. 

With that wicket, the umpires call for Drinks on the field. Zimbabwe have pulled things back nicely here, picking up a couple of wickets in consecutive overs. They will now be able to bowl to two new batters at the crease, and this pitch is not that easy to bat on. The spinners are getting help and they will look to keep the pressure on the batters. For the hosts, they need a partnership here before they can launch in the last few overs. Also, Kamindu Mendis is the next man in.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, OUT! SHARP CATCH! Graeme Cremer gets the big fish! Tossed up on a length, turning away, just outside off. Pathum Nissanka brings out the reverse sweep and looks to clear the backward point region, but ends up hitting it off the top edge, which goes behind the backward point region. Tony Munyonga runs back, keeps his eye on the ball, and takes a sharp grab. A fine knock from Nissanka ends on 62. Sri Lanka are 108/3 after 13.4 overs.

Graeme Cremer to Pavan Rathnayake, Tossed up full, on off. Pavan Rathnayake shimmies down and pushes it down to long off for one.

Graeme Cremer to Pavan Rathnayake, Pavan Rathnayake charges down the pitch, takes it on the full, and hacks it toward the gap at deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Graeme Cremer to Pavan Rathnayake, Stumping appeal! Flighted, full, leg break, spins away after pitching, just outside off. Pavan Rathnayake looks to swipe it across the line, but misses, and Tadiwanashe Marumani is quick to take off the bails. An appeal for stumping is sent upstairs. The TV umpire has a look and confirms that a part of the foot is behind the crease. NOT OUT comes on the big screen.

Ryan Burl to Pathum Nissanka, Dragged short, outside off. Pathum Nissanka pulls it hard toward the gap at the cow corner region and they take two more.

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, Tossed up full, at the stumps. Pavan Rathnayake flicks it through the mid-wicket region for one.

Halt. Tadiwanashe Marumani looks to be in pain after getting hit under his throat, and the physio comes to attend to him. Gets the treatment and is back on his feet.

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, Flatter googly, turning into off. Pavan Rathnayake looks to cut but gets cramped and chops it onto the pitch. It bounces off the pitch and hits Tadiwanashe Marumani around the chest.

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, Flighted, full, on the middle and leg. Pavan Rathnayake sits low and swipes it hard to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs to get off the mark. 

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, Tossed up on a length, on off. Pavan Rathnayake prods and pushes this to short cover.

Pavan Rathnayake walks in at number 4.

Ryan Burl to Kusal Mendis, OUT! STUMPED! This is the first stumping dismissal of Kusal Mendis in this format. The change in bowling does the trick straight away for Zimbabwe. Ryan Burl tosses one up, full and around off, and it grips before spinning away teasingly. Kusal Mendis leans into the drive, only to be beaten by the turn and his back leg drags out of the crease in the process. Behind the stumps, Tadiwanashe Marumani is sharp as ever, gathering cleanly and whipping off the bails in a flash. The in-form batter walks back for a rare low score. If there was ever a time for an off day, this might be it rather than the Super 8s. Sri Lanka are two down.

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Shortish delivery, sliding into the off-stump line. Kusal Mendis hangs back and steers it toward short third for one more. After 12 overs, Sri Lanka are 100/1.

Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter arm ball, just outside off. Pathum Nissanka stays back and dabs it towards short third for a quick single. A bit of hesitation from the non-striker but a misfield from Cremer allows the run.

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Loopy delivery on the middle. Kusal Mendis makes room and chips it on the bounce to long off for one.

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Flatter arm ball, sliding into off. Kusal Mendis blocks it from the crease toward short cover.

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up full, at the stumps. Kusal Mendis prods and turns it towards the deep mid-wicket region, and they take two more.

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Good running! Flatter delivery, turning away, around off. Kusal Mendis punches it into the gap at the deep backward point region and they scamper for the double.

Sikandar Raza to Pathum Nissanka, Flatter delivery, on the middle and leg stump line. Pathum Nissanka lets the ball come to him and nudges it through square leg for a brace. Sikandar Raza continues to be economical, just 21 from his 3 overs.

Sikandar Raza to Kusal Mendis, Flighted, full, on the leg. Swept to fine leg for a single.

Sikandar Raza to Kusal Mendis, A fullish round-arm delivery, sliding down the leg. Kusal Mendis sits low and sweeps it straight to the short fine leg fielder. Kusal Mendis misses out on a freebie.

Sikandar Raza to Pathum Nissanka, Tossed up on a fullish length, around off. Pathum Nissanka drives it down to long off for a single.

Sikandar Raza to Pathum Nissanka, Dropped short, outside off. Pathum Nissanka pulls it hard toward the gap at deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second. 

Sikandar Raza to Kusal Mendis, Flatter and quicker delivery, attacking the stumps. Kusal Mendis tucks into the leg side for a single.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, EDGED AND FOUR! Graeme Cremer flights this up, full and on off, gets it to turn away. Pathum Nissanka prods forward to block but gets an outside edge past the keeper. The fielder at short third dives to his left but fails to stop it from going to the boundary. 86 for 1 are Sri Lanka at the halfway mark.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, FIFTY FOR NISSANKA! He has backed up his unbeaten hundred against the Aussies with a fantastic half-century here. This is short and outside off, Pathum Nissanka cuts it away to deep point for a couple of runs. His 19th fifty in T20Is, and he celebrates it with just a raise of the bat.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, Play and a miss! Slower through the air, full and around off, turns further away. Pathum Nissanka goes down for the sweep but fails to connect.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, Flighted, full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka knocks it back to the bowler.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, Floated, full and on off, Pathum Nissanka goes inside out and lofts it over extra cover for a couple of runs.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR! Put away! Graeme Cremer bowls a half-tracker, on middle, begging to be put away. Pathum Nissanka rocks back and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, Slows it up, bowls this shortish and on off. Pathum Nissanka lets it come to him and plays it very late. Steers it to the left of short third for one.

Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, Nicely tossed up, full and on off, Pathum Nissanka strides out and pushes it to short cover.

Wellington Masakadza to Pathum Nissanka, Wellington Masakadza drags his length back, outside off, there to be put away. Pathum Nissanka drags his pull but hits it from the toe-end of the bat wide of long on for a couple of runs. 

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Shorter in length again, around off, Kusal Mendis makes room and punches it through cover-point for a single.

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Flatter and shorter, outside off. Kusal Mendis backs away to cut but gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to short third.

Wellington Masakadza to Kusal Mendis, Good fielding! Flighted, full and on off, Kusal Mendis drives it wide of short cover, where the fielder dives to his left to stop the single.

Graeme Cremer to Kusal Mendis, Gives this one some more air, full and around off, Kusal Mendis taps it through covers for one more. Just 4 runs off Cremer's first over!

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, Loops it up, full and on middle, Pathum Nissanka tucks it to the right of the bowler. Graeme Cremer gently collides with Kusal Mendis as the ball rolls behind. They cross.

Graeme Cremer to Kusal Mendis, Slower through the air, full and on off, Kusal Mendis mistimes his drive off the bottom half of the bat towards long on for a run.

Graeme Cremer to Kusal Mendis, Flatter delivery, full and sliding down the leg, Kusal Mendis paddles it but cannot beat short fine.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, Floated, full and on off, Pathum Nissanka comes down the track and drills it towards long off for a single.

Graeme Cremer to Pathum Nissanka, Flighted, full and on middle, turns away, Pathum Nissanka looks to push it away but gets an outside edge along the ground to point.

Spin from both ends? Yes, Graeme Cremer has been introduced into the attack now.

Sikandar Raza to Pathum Nissanka, Another short delivery, on middle, Pathum Nissanka forces it down to long on for one more. A couple of tidy overs from the Zimbabwean captain.

Sikandar Raza to Kusal Mendis, Dragged back, on middle, Kusal Mendis moves back and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Sikandar Raza to Pathum Nissanka, A carrom ball, full and on off, Pathum Nissanka drives it to sweeper cover for another run.

Sikandar Raza to Kusal Mendis, Tossed up, full and on middle, Kusal Mendis eases it to long on for a run.