INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka thumped Zimbabwe by 8 wickets to take the series by 2-0 on Thursday (11th January) in a rain-curtailed match
wickets to bundle Zimbabwe for a measly 96, which Sri Lanka chased down easily.Earlier, Zimbabwe won the toss and opted to bat first
Coming out to bat, they were all at sea facing Wanindu Hasaranga.Hasaranga was breathing fire as he removed both of the openers in a blink
He then went for taking Craig Ervine and Milton Sumba, Zimbabwe were falling apart and had no clue in front of the Sri Lankan attack
While Avishka Fernando was gone for a 4 ball duck
But Kusal Mendis had no respect for the opposition as he started to smoke things around the park from the very start of his innings
He scored a good-looking 66 off 51 deliveries
Samarawickrama had to do a finishing touch and he did it pretty well with his 14* off 17 balls to take his side home with 8 wickets
With the win Sri Lanka won the ODI series by 2-0 and the T20 series will commence from 14th January.--Agencies
