Zimbabwe vs Srilanka Triangular Series 3rd Match Result - Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets

2010 Tri Series, Srilanka beat Zimbabwe 3rd Tri Series Matches win 9 Wicket, with 64 balls remaining, on Tuesday, 1st Jun, 2010, at Bulawayo. Zim made 118/all out; 24.5 overs while SL made 119/1 in 15.2 overs. man of the Match is Suraj Randiv who made 3 Wicket.

Srilanka attacked from every corner, with spin and seam, to strangle and harass the hosts who just about managed to get past 100. Only Masakadza managed to successfully combine aggressive intent with the required skill that the rain-reduced 26-over game demanded of the batsmen.

Zimbabwe also faltered in their strategy. Why was Greg Lamb, a batsman with a strike rate of about 41, sent in at No.3 in a 26-over game? The pitch wasn't so bad that they needed to stitch one end up. Lamb crawled to a 19-ball 10 which was neither here nor there and only piled pressure on Masakadza.

Match Summary:

Zimbabwe made - 242/all out; 49.5 overs (Masakadza 62, Randiv 3-23)

Srilanka made - 243/3 in 43.3 overs (Dilshan 60*, Tharanga 40)

Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to field.

Man of the Match - Suraj Randiv (India)

Result - Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets (with 64 balls remaining)