Sri Lanka collapse as Zimbabwe clinch 67-run victory in Pakistan Tri-Series match

The Sri Lankan cricket team’s tour of Pakistan for the T20 Tri-Series hasn’t started well. After being clean-swept in the ODI series, they lost their first T20 match to Zimbabwe. In Rawalpindi, Zimbabwe bowled out Sri Lanka for just 95 and won by 67 runs.

Batting first after losing the toss, Zimbabwe scored 162 for 8. Brian Bennett made 49 runs, while captain Sikandar Raza scored 47. Ryan Burl played a quick 18 off 11 balls. No other batter managed to reach even 15 runs.

Chasing 163, Sri Lanka had a terrible start. Four top-order batters were out for just 29 runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 11, Kusal Perera 4, and wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis 6. Pathum Nissanka couldn’t score any runs.