Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe in World T20 opener

Sep 18, 2012 |

Hambantota (Sri Lanka)

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Hosts Sri Lanka thrashed Zimbabwe by 82 runs in the opening match of the World Twenty20 at Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium in Hambantota on Tuesday.

Ajantha Mendis recorded the best ever international Twenty20 figures of 6-8 as Zimbabwe were shot out for 100 in 17.3 overs, after Kumara Sangakkara (44) and Jeevan Mendis (43 not out) had anchored Sri Lanka's 182-4 in 20 overs.

Scoreboard

Sri Lanka:

D. Munaweera run out 17

T. Dilshan c Taylor b Cremer 39

M. Jayawardene run out 13

K. Sangakkara run out 44

J. Mendis not out 43

T. Perera not out 6

Extras: (b4, lb6, nb3, w7) 20

Total: (for four wickets) 182

Fall of wickets: 1-54 (Munaweera), 2-75 (Dilshan), 3-82 (Jayawardene), 4-176 (Sangakkara)

Bowling: Jarvis 4-0-31-0 (w1, nb1), Vitori 3-0-27-0 (w3, nb1), Utseya 4-0-25-0 (w2), Mpofu 4-0-49-0, Cremer 4-0-27-1 (nb1), Chigumbura 1-0-13-0 (w1)

Overs: 20

Zimbabwe:

H. Masakadza b A. Mendis 20

V. Sibanda b A. Mendis 11

B. Taylor st Sangakkara b A. Mendis 0

E. Chigumbura b A. Mendis 19

C. Ervine st Sangakkara b J. Mendis 10

M. Waller lbw b J. Mendis 0

G. Cremer b J. Mendis 17

P. Utseya c Jayawardene b A. Mendis 1

K. Jarvis lbw b A. Mendis 0

B. Vitori not out 7

C. Mpofu c sub (Chandimal) b Malinga 0

Extras: (lb9, w6) 15

Total: 100

Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Sibanda), 2-37 (Taylor), 3-43 (Masakadza), 4-58 (Ervine), 5-58 (Waller), 6-80 (Chigumbura), 7-87 (Utseya), 8-87 (Jarvis), 9-93 (Cremer)

Bowling: Kulasekara 3-0-16-0 (w1), Malinga 2.3-0-20-1, A. Mendis 4-2-8-6, Mathews 2-0-7-0 (w1), Perera 2-0-16-0, J. Mendis 4-0-24-3 (w4)

Overs: 17.3

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