Live Blog: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 2nd T20I

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Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews, Four!

Sri Lankan skipper, Wanindu Hasaranga walks out to bat.

Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! CAUGHT! In the air and gone! Low full toss at the stumps. Shanaka makes room and miscues it off the end of the blade as the ball goes toward the silly mid-off region. Ryan Burl comes charging in and takes a good low catch to send back the ex-Lankan skipper back in the hut.

Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews, Low full toss tailing in. Mathews works it through square leg for one.

Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! BELTED! Short of a length, angled in. Mathews waits and smacks it hard past the mid-on fielder for four runs. Brings up the fifty in style!

Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka, Low full toss at the stumps. Shanaka drives it hard to deep extra cover for a single.

Richard Ngarava to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! SMASHED! Slower and in the slot. Shanka gives himself some room and drills it through extra cover for a majestic boundary. 

Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews, Back of a length, angled into the batter. Mathews makes room and tucks into the leg side for one. 

Luke Jongwe to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR! Put Away! Slower and fuller outside off. Shanaka waits and flays it through the backward point region for a boundary.

Dasun Shanaka walks in next.

Luke Jongwe to Charith Asalanka, OUT! CAUGHT! Luke Jongwe breaks the partnership and sends back Charith Asalanka! This was a low full toss, bowled just outside off. Asalanka gets under it and slices it aerially to the deep point region. Sean Williams settles under it and takes a sharp catch. Sri Lanka lose their fifth as Asalanka walks back for a brilliant 69.

Luke Jongwe to Charith Asalanka, In the air and dropped! Full toss outside off. Asalanka flays at it and this comes off the edge and flies to Ngarva at the short third region. He jumps and spills down a tough chance. The ball ricochets toward the third man region and the batters take two.

Luke Jongwe to Charith Asalanka, SIX! BANG! Low full toss at the stumps. Asalanka gets low and slams it over the long-on boundary for a maximum. 

Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews, Yorker, just outside off. Mathews squirts it to backward point for one.

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Luke Jongwe to Angelo Mathews, SIX! GOING, GOING, AND GONE! Full and just outside off. Mathews clears his front leg and clobbers it over the deep square-leg fence for a biggie.

Luke Jongwe (1-0-13-1) is back on. 

Richard Ngarava to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! BANG! Short of a length outside off. Asalanka stands tall and hammers it over the bowler, and down the ground for a stunning boundary. The partnership between Mathews and Asalanka has crossed the 100-run mark.

Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews, Pitched up around off. Mathews drills it to the cover fielder for a single.

Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews, Full-length delivery outside off, driven straight to extra cover.

Richard Ngarava to Charith Asalanka, Yorker, right in the blockhole. Asalanka jams it to backward square leg for one.

Richard Ngarava to Charith Asalanka, Short of a length angling in. Asalanka pulls it in the gap at deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Richard Ngarava to Angelo Mathews, Back of a length outside off. Mathews knocks it through covers for one.

Richard Ngarava (2-0-10-0) is back into the attack.

Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews, Full-length delivery outside off. Mathews drags it to long-on for one.

Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! THUMPED! Full and on the stumps. Mathews makes room and bludgeons it straight over the bowler's head for a cracking boundary. 

Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews, SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Full and just outside off. Mathews picks up the slower one and slogs it over the deep mid-wicket for six runs. 

Blessing Muzarabani to Angelo Mathews, FOUR! This time from the woods of Mathews! Short of a length delivery around off. Mathews pulls it nicely towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary. 

Blessing Muzarabani to Charith Asalanka, LEG BYE! Back of a length delivery angling away outside off. Asalanka swings across the line of the ball but gets beaten and wears it on the pads for a leg bye.

Blessing Muzarabani to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Full-length delivery outside off. Asalanka throws his bat at it and heaves it over the extra cover. The ball goes on a bounce and over the ropes. 

Blessing Muzarabani (2-0-4-2) is back into the attack. 

Wellington Masakadza to Charith Asalanka, Fired in at the leg peg. Asalanka turns it to mid-wicket for one. Brings up his FIFTY! 

Wellington Masakadza to Charith Asalanka, FOUR MORE! The runs are flowing! Fraction short on off. Asalanka pulls it through the mid-wicket region for a rollicking boundary. 

Wellington Masakadza to Charith Asalanka, FOUR! BANG! Full and quick outside off. Asalanka drives it through covers for a cracking boundary. 

Wellington Masakadza to Charith Asalanka, SIX! UP AND AWAY! Drags it short on the middle and off. Asalanka rocks back and hammers it over the deep square leg boundary for half a dozen. 

Wellington Masakadza to Angelo Mathews, Shortish on the middle. Mathews pulls it on the bounce to deep square leg for one.

Wellington Masakadza to Angelo Mathews, Flatter on the middle and leg. Mathews tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Wellington Masakadza (2-0-7-1) is back on. 

Sikandar Raza to Charith Asalanka, Full and straight at the stumps. Asalanka milks it through mid-wicket and a fumble allows the batters to take the second.

Sikandar Raza to Angelo Mathews, Tossed up full and around off. Mathews drags it to wide of long on for one.

Sikandar Raza to Charith Asalanka, Full and quick at the stumps. Asalanka turns it to square leg for one.

Sikandar Raza to Angelo Mathews, Length, outside off. Mathews eases it through covers for one.

Sikandar Raza to Angelo Mathews, Flat again and just outside off. Mathews hangs back and blocks it onto the pitch.

Sikandar Raza to Angelo Mathews, Flatter and outside off. Mathews rocks back and guides it through backward point region for a couple.

Sean Williams to Angelo Mathews, Bowls it short and outside off. Mathews cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

Sean Williams to Charith Asalanka, Turning down the leg. Asalanka nudges it through square leg for a single.

Sean Williams to Angelo Mathews, Full and quick at the stumps. Mathews drops into the off-side and calls for a single.

Sean Williams to Angelo Mathews, Flighted full and at the stumps. Mathews heaves it to cow corner for a couple.

Sean Williams to Charith Asalanka, Flatter on the middle and leg. Charith Asalanka goes back and punches it through mid-wicket for one.

Sean Williams to Charith Asalanka, SIX! BANG! Tossed up on off. Charith Asalanka picks it early and sends it over the bowler, down the ground for a biggie.

Sikandar Raza to Angelo Mathews, Flat and turning in around off. Mathews plays and misses at it.

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