Zimbabwe whip "wretched" Sri Lanka in one day fight
Solomon Mire crushed his lady one-day century on Friday to take Zimbabwe to a memorable six-wicket prevail upon Sri Lanka and heap weight on the ambushed Asian country.
Soil hit 112 off 96 balls as Zimbabwe achieved 322-4 to pass Sri Lanka's 316-5 with more than two overs to save. It was the first run through in more than 200 one-day internationals in Sri Lanka that a meeting group has scored more than a 300 run focus to get a triumph.
Sri Lanka has been condemned lately by the nation's games serve for being overweight and unfit. Commander Angelo Mathews additionally laid into his players after the annihilation.
"Having 315 on the board, I thought it was sufficient," he said. "Our playing was poor and our handling was wretched. It was a decent batting exertion by them." Mike, known for his quickfire hitting, was twice dropped as Sri Lanka for all intents and purposes gave the diversion away.
Sikandar Raza hit an unbeaten 67 and Sean Williams 65 as Zimbabwe dazed the home side in the first day worldwide to be held in Galle for a long time.
The day did not begin severely for the home side. Kusal Mendis impacted 86 off 80 balls as Sri Lanka looked keeps running off the Zimbabwe assault on a moderate pitch.
Upul Tharanga hit 79 and Danushka Gunathilaka 60 after Mathews won the hurt and batted.
From that point, Zimbabwe, one of the minnows of world cricket, went off script.
Soil, who additionally played seven overs before turning out as an opening batsman, hit 14 fours and his third-wicket remain of 161 with Williams put the African side well while in transit to triumph.
Raza asserted the triumphant keeps running with a six to intensify the mortification. Raza adulated Zimbabwe's selectors for keeping confidence with the squad.
"A considerable measure of cricket behind us has helped us pull off this awesome win," he said.
"I continued revealing to myself this must be for Solomon. For somebody to play in this sort of warmth in the wake of rocking the bowling alley his heart out, that was shocking. I needed to do it for him." Zimbabwe skipper Graeme Cremer said the win was an enormous certainty sponsor.
"To pursue down a score that way, to post our first win here was astonishing." Cremer called Mire "a genuine advantage for the group with the bat as well as with the ball. He's stunning to watch." Zimbabwe still has four one-day internationals and a Test to confront in Sri Lanka, who have confronted expanding agrees over late exhibitions.
By: News Reporter Of Today Cricket News
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