Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 38th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, out Caught by Graeme Cremer!! The slower ball does the trick, but Rathnayake has played an absolute blinder here - was the back of the hand slower off-cutter, Rathnayake had backed away and he has no pace to play the dab over the off-side - picks out Cremer at short third man, a reverse-cupped catch from the leg-spinner. Pavan Rathnayake c Graeme Cremer b Brad Evans 44(25) [4s-3 6s-2]

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, he's picking the gaps so well - on a good length and just outside off, Rathnayake backs away and then lifts it over extra-cover, bounces away to the ropes

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, cracking shot, back of a length and angling into the right-hander, Rathnayake backs away and then pulls it high over long leg. Made a cracking sound and the ball sails into the stands

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, cheeky and four, the slower ball from Evans, but it's a full-toss and Rathnayake helps it on its way over the keeper's head. One bounce and over the ropes

Brad Evans to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, slower ball on off, drops onto the right-hander - Rathnayake backs away and finds the gap past cover for a couple

Blessing Muzarabani to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, back of a length and just outside off - dabbed down towards third man for a single

Blessing Muzarabani to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, short of a good length and just outside off, goes right through Rathnayake's pull on its way to the keeper

Blessing Muzarabani to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, nicely played, Rathnayake is playing a lovely cameo here - slower short ball from Muzarabani, was the off-cutter which was bowled into the pitch, Rathnayake shuffles across and pulls it through mid-wicket, runs away despite Bennett's big dive at mid-wicket

Sikandar Raza to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, lovely, Rathnayake shimmies down the pitch, plays with the turn and then lifts it over deep mid-wicket - the fielder in the deep lost it completely, ran in and is stranded in no man's land as the ball drops over the ropes, might've had a chance had he stayed in the deep

Sikandar Raza to Pavan Rathnayake, 3 runs, slower and drifting onto the pads, Rathnayake comes down the pitch and clips it backward of square on the on-side - Masakadza dives and makes the save in the eep, saving a run

Sikandar Raza to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up with a lower -arm release, hacked down the throat of long-on for a single

Sikandar Raza to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up well outside off - Rathnayake runs down the pitch, his head goes awry as he hacks across the line, gets an inside edge past the leg-stump

Graeme Cremer to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, slower and just outside off - Rathnayake comes down the pitch, no pace to work and he mistimes it back past the bowler

Graeme Cremer to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up on off, Rathnayake comesd down the track and drives it back at the bowler - a fumble allows the single

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flighted on middle and leg, nudged through mid-wicket for a single

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, slower and shorter of off, cut away square on the off-side for a single

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, wide, Burl tosses one well wide of off as he pre-empted Rathnayake's charge, called as a wide

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, tossed up on off, driven back past the bowler - long-on is wide and he's back for the second

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, the leg-break from Burl, spins away from the right-hander and past Rathnayake's reach on the sweep

Graeme Cremer to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up on off, Rathnayake comes down the pitch and drives it down to long-off

Graeme Cremer to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, Cremer tosses one on off, Pavan comes down the pitch, takes it on the full and then whips it wide of long-on, back for the second

Graeme Cremer to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, a stumping appeal - smart replay is into the act and the 3rd umpire will have a look - was tossed up on off, angled in and then drifted away from off, Pavan Rathnayake was shaping to drag the sweep onto the on-side and missed. A sharp grab and Marumani is quick to break the wickets. Is the foot on the crease? It's a close call, but umpire Ahsan Raza reckons that there's something behind the line and NOT OUT is the call

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, worked down to long-on for a single

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, Marumani has copped a blow on his throat and he's down in pain, was pushed through quicker and just outside off - Rathnayake backed away and went hard on the cut, gets an under-edge that bounces off the pitch and crashes through his helmet

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, tossed up on middle - Pavan gets a big stride forward and then drags the slog-sweep, places it to the right of deep mid-wicket and he's off the mark with a couple

Ryan Burl to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, tossed up on off, Pavan presses forward on the push to cover