SL vs ZIM, 2nd T20I, Tri-Series, Live Updates: Sri Lanka dominate as Zimbabwe 7 wickets down

Chaos for Zimbabwe. Brad Evans pushes a ball to deep point and tries a risky second run. Hasaranga fires a quick, flat throw from the boundary. Kusal Mendis collects and breaks the stumps. Evans is miles short.

Brad Evans run out (Hasaranga/Mendis) 4(5)

Zimbabwe are falling apart in the last few overs. Sri Lanka doing a great job to keep the score low.

Sikandar Raza 47 (32) was hitting the ball well and looking dangerous. Chameera bowls a full ball outside off. Raza tries to hit it over long-off, but slices it a bit. Shanaka runs fast from the boundary, dives, and takes an amazing catch.

Zimbabwe lose their main batsman with only 3 overs left. Sri Lanka on top now

Wanindu Hasaranga is tearing through Zimbabwe.

15.4: Ryan Burl 18 (11). Hasaranga follows up a six by pushing the googly wide outside off. Burl reaches out, gets a thick inside edge and drags on. He stands stunned, shaking his head.

15.5: Tony Munyonga lbw b Hasaranga 0 (1), Low-skidding googly, Munyonga clears the front leg to pull but is beaten by the lack of bounce. Review takea, ultraedge flat, umpire’s call on impact, OUT!

Sikandar Raza 33 (26) and Ryan Burl 11 (8) are in action. Zimbabwe go quiet in the middle overs. Maheesh Theekshana finishes his spell with a tight final over (just 3 runs) to end 4-0-30-1. After Bennett’s painful exit on 49, Raza and Burl have focused on rotation rather than big hits. 30 balls left, 116 on the board. Sri Lanka’s spinners have pulled things back nicely.

Heartbreak for Brian Bennett. After anchoring Zimbabwe’s innings with a classy 49 (42 balls, 5 fours, 1 six), he tries to sweep a full, flighted leg-side ball from Wanindu Hasaranga, gets a big top-edge and holes out to Kusal Perera at short fine leg.

Zimbabwe lose their set batter at the wrong time. Hasaranga strikes at a crucial moment.

Dasun Shanaka oversteps on a short ball to Bennett (pulled for 1 to deep square), handing Zimbabwe a free-hit. Captain Sikandar Raza, crouches low on a pad-lined full toss and hits a massive six over deep mid-wicket. Is the momentum shifting?

Sikandar Raza 12 (12) and Brian Bennet 37 (33) including 5 boundaries have stabilized Zimbabwe’s innings after losing early wickets of Tadiwanashe Marumani and Brendan Taylor. Sri Lanka currently have an upper hand.

Zimbabwe recover from early wobble to reach 56/2 after 8 overs. Brian Bennett is anchoring the innings with fluent strokeplay, including multiple boundaries. Captain Sikandar Raza, joins the fray cautiously. Sri Lanka’s bowlers mix pace and spin effectively, but loose balls get punished.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Janith Liyanage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara

Zimbabwe: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Brendan Taylor (wk), Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Brad Evans, Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza

After Zimbabwe gave Pakistan a scare before falling short in the opener, Sikandar Raza’s men are looking to make a strong comeback in the second match of this T20 tri-series. Sri Lanka, led by Dasun Shanaka, won the toss and chose to bowl first on a surface expected to offer early help. The action has already started, let’s dive in.