Sri Lanka [202/5] beat Zimbabwe [198] by 5 wickets in the fourth match of the Tri-Nation Series

[MenInG]

Sri Lanka Playing XI:Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga, Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dinesh Chandimal (c), Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera, Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal, Lakshan Sandakan, Nuwan Pradeep

Zimbabwe Playing XI:Hamilton Masakadza, Solomon Mire, Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor (wk), Sikandar Raza, Malcolm Waller, Peter Moor, Graeme Cremer (c), Kyle Jarvis, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani

Toss:Zimbabwe won the toss and opt to bat

 

[UN talkz]

ZIM 98/4 (21.3 Ovs)
Batting
Brendan Taylor(wk) 22(29)
Mire 21(40)
Bowling
Perera 3/20
Sandakan 1/18

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Can zim pull 4th straight ODI win vs SL today

 

[UN talkz]

ZIM 145/6 (31 Ovs)
Batting
Brendan Taylor(wk) 47(59)
Waller 24(35)
Bowling
Perera 3/20
Sandakan 2/44

 

[MoJoJoJo]

lankans are gonna win this comfortably.. if kusal perera fires game will be over within 25 overs..

 

[hadi123]

Sri Lanka need 74 more runs from 20.4 overs with 6 wickets in hand.

 

[DRsohail]

one another wicket and this can be close match.

 

[MenInG]

https://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/injured-mathews-tri-series/288678

Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lankan skipper, was on Sunday (January 21) ruled out of the remainder of the tri-nation One-Day International tournament in Bangladesh due to a hamstring injury.

Dinesh Chandimal, the stand-in-captain, confirmed the development after Sri Lanka’s five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Dhaka.

“He (Mathews) flew back home in the morning,” Chandimal told reporters on Sunday.

Sri Lanka ended their miserable run with the win against Zimbabwe, keeping their hopes alive of making the tri-series final.

Mathews, the 30-year-old allrounder, was injured during his team’s opening ODI of the series on January 17 and missed their next two matches against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

Chandimal also said that Mathews’s participation was uncertain for the bilateral series against Bangladesh that will follow the tri-nation tournament.

Sri Lanka are scheduled to play two Tests and two Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh, with the series kicking off in Chittagong with the first five-day game on January 31.

Mathews, who returned as the team’s limited-overs captain ahead of the tri-series, made a valiant 42 before the islanders went down to Zimbabwe by 12 runs in their first match of the tournament last Wednesday.

He has had numerous issues with injuries over the last couple of years, which has left him unable to bowl in the longer format.

 

[hadi123]

This win for Sri Lanka today has opened up the tournament. Seems like Ban will be in the final, I guess it's gonna be between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka now, they've already played each other twice so I think factors such as NRR could come into it.

 

[Hasan123]

Good to see Sri Lanka win.

 

[MMHS]

This win for Sri Lanka today has opened up the tournament. Seems like Ban will be in the final, I guess it's gonna be between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka now, they've already played each other twice so I think factors such as NRR could come into it.

BD in Final already for 2 bonus points. In a 3 way tie (each 2 wins & 2 loss) max SRL & ZIM can get is 9 points each (both wins with bonus points against BD).