Theekshana and Nissanka power Sri Lanka beats Zimbabwe by 9 wickets.
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The 4th Super Sixes Match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 was played today between Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. In which Sri Lanka beats Zimbabwe by 9 wickets.
Sri Lanka won the toss and invited Zimbabwe to bat first, Zimbabwe batted first and started the inning very poorly, the entire team was dismissed just for 165 runs in the second ball of the 33rd over. Joylord Gumbie and Craig Ervine came to start the inning, the first wicket has dismissed just for 2 runs in fifth ball of the inning, Joylord Gumbie dismissed without scoring in just 5 balls, next batsman Wessly Madhevere came to bat and he dismissed just for 1 run in 5 balls as second wicket in first ball of the 3rd over, the team score was just 8 runs, next batsman Sean Williams came to bat and handled the inning with Craig Ervine, the third wicket has dismissed for 30 runs in first ball of the 7th over, Craig Ervine dismissed for 14 runs with the help of 3 boundaires in 13 balls, followed by Sikandar Raza came to bat handled the inning and played a very brilliant half-century partnership of 68 runs with Sean Williams, the fourth wicket has dismissed for 98 runs in 19.4 over, Sikandar Raza dismissed after scoring 31 runs with the help of 1 six and 3 boundaries in 51 balls, next batsman Ryan Burl came to bat and he good strike rotate with Sean Williams, the fifth wicket has dismissed for 127 runs in 22.5 over, Sean Williams dismissed after playing a very brilliant half-century inning of 56 runs with the help of 1 six and 6 boundaires in 57 balls, next batsman Luke Jongwe came to bat, meanwhile the sixth wicket also dismissed for 130 runs in 24.4 over, Ryan Burl dismissed for 16 runs with the help of 2 sixes in 15 balls, next batsman Wellington Masakadza came to bat, after a moments the seventh wicket has dismissed for 144 runs in first ball of the 29th over, Luke Jongwe dismissed for 10 runs in 12 balls, followed by Brad Evans came to bat and played well for a while with Wellington Masakadza, the eighth wicket has dismissed for 164 runs in 31.2 over, Brad Evans dismissed for 14 runs with the help of 2 boundaires in 16 balls, next batsman Richard Ngarava came to bat and he dismissed without scoring in just 3 balls as 9th wicket in 31.5 over, the team score was 164 runs, followed by Blessing Muzarabani came to bat and he dismissed without scoring in just 2 balls as 10th and final wicket in 32.2 over, the team score was 165 runs, and Wellington Masakadza remians unbeaten for 4 runs in 17 balls. In this way, continuously wickets failed one after another, and end of the result the entire team all-out just for 165 runs in 32.2 overs and set a target of 166 runs in front of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan bowlers performed very brilliant bowling, Maheesh Theekshana took 4 wickets just for 25 runs in 8.2 overs, Dilshan Madushanka 3 wickets just for 15 runs in 5 overs, Matheesha Pathirana 2 wickets just for 18 runs in 3 overs, Dasun Shanaka 1 wicket for 30 runs in 5 overs, Wanindu Hasaranga was wicketless for 38 runs in 7 overs, and Dhananjaya de Silva also wicketless for 37 runs in 4 overs.
Sri Lanka chasing 166 runs in the second inning, achieved the target very easily for the loss of just 1 wicket in first ball of the 34th over and won the match by 9 wickets. Sri Lanka started the inning very strongly, Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne came to start the inning and gave a very strong start with a century partnership of 103 runs for the first wicket, the first wicket has dismissed for 103 runs in 19.5 overs, Dimuth Karunaratne dismissed after scoring 30 runs with the help of 2 boundaires in 56 balls, next batsman Kusal Mendis came to bat handled the inning and took the match to the victory with Pathum Nissanka, Pathum Nissanka played a very brilliant powerful unbeaten century and a victory inning of 101 runs with the help of 14 boundaires in 102 balls, and Kusal Mendis also played an unbeaten inning of 25 runs with the help of 2 boundaires in 42 balls. In this way, Sri Lanka chased the target very easily by losing just 1 wicket in just 33.1 overs and won the match by 9 wickets.
Zimbabwe bowlers Richard Ngarava got 1 wicket for 35 runs in 7 overs, apart from this all bowlers are wicketless, Blessing Muzarabani wicketless for 28 runs in 8 overs, Sikandar Raza wicketless for 27 runs in 7 overs, Wellington Masakadza wicketless for 29 runs in 5.1 overs, Brad Evans wicketless for 28 runs in 4 overs, and Ryan Burl also wicketless for 15 runs in 2 overs.
Sri Lankan bowler Maheesh Theekshana was selected as the best player of the match, he performed very brilliant bowling and took 4 wickets just for 25 runs in 8.2 overs.
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