ICC Men's T20 World Cup, B

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe

Sri Lanka 178/7 20 ov
Zimbabwe 182/4 19.3 ov

Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets

Venue
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date
Thu, 19 February 2026
Toss
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
Player of the match
Sikandar Raza

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Sri Lanka 51% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Sri Lanka win

Zimbabwe win

Sri Lanka batZimbabwe chase 179

Turning point +23 to Sri Lanka. 11.4, the chase: Dasun Shanaka to Ryan Burl, wicket, 98/2, needing 81. Sri Lanka went from 31% to 53%.

Moved it most Maheesh Theekshana −41.7 · MADI Hemantha −21.2 · PM Liyanagamage −15.0 · T Marumani −14.9

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Pathum Nissankac T Munyonga b AG Cremer624180151.2+9.6
Kusal Pererac AG Cremer b B Muzarabani221440157.1+7.9
Kusal Mendisst T Marumani b RP Burl14200070.0−14.4
P Rathnayakec AG Cremer b B Evans442532176.0+14.0
Kamindu Mendisc & b AG Cremer7510140.0−0.8
Dasun Shanakac T Musekiwa b B Muzarabani670085.7−3.4
Dunith Wellalagenot out15*830187.5+8.5
MADI Hemanthac RP Burl b B Evans01000.0−1.2
Maheesh Theekshananot out0*000–0.0
Extras lb 3, w 4, nb 18
Total 20 ov, 8.90 an over178/7

Did not bat Dilshan Madushanka, PM Liyanagamage

Fall of wickets 54-1 (Perera, 5), 100-2 (Mendis, 12.1), 108-3 (Nissanka, 13.4), 123-4 (Mendis, 15.2), 142-5 (Shanaka, 17.1), 164-6 (Rathnayake, 18.5), 164-7 (Hemantha, 19)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Sikandar Raza403609.00301−12.1
Blessing Muzarabani403829.50900−5.7
Wellington Masakadza302307.67510−0.6
Brad Evans3035211.67700−12.0
Alexander Cremer402726.75910+5.6
Ryan Burl201618.00420+0.3

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it