Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 3rd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Ngarava to Karunaratne, no run, low full toss, driven straight back to the bowler

Ngarava to Chameera, out Caught by Williams!! Low full toss, Chameera tries to clear the infield but slices it to the left of fielder at mid-off who takes a good low catch. Chameera c Williams b Ngarava 1(3)

Ngarava to Chameera, no run, wide yorker, Chameera swings and misses

Ngarava to Karunaratne, 1 run, fullish delivery on the off stump, Karunaratne mistimes the drive to mid-on

Ngarava to Karunaratne, no run, yorker outside off stump, Karunaratne lets it go

Ngarava to Karunaratne, 2 runs, low full toss, Karunaratne slices the cover drive over the infield. Cut off in the deep

Ngarava to Karunaratne, 1 run, low full toss, thumped along the ground but the man at cover dives and stops the ball at cover

Ngarava to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, wide yorker outside off stump, drilled to deep cover

Ngarava to Karunaratne, 1 run, low full toss, Karunaratne reaches and toe-ends the drive one handed, gets it wide of extra-cover

Ngarava to Ramesh Mendis, 1 run, with fine and backward squar leg, Mendis moved across to scoop it over the infield but Ngarava followed him and Mendis missed. The ball smashes just around the left knee. Did he get some bat on too?

Ngarava to Ramesh Mendis, FOUR, short with no one in the deep. Mendis stands tall and pulls along the ground wide of mid-wicket, easy boundary. Ervine, Raza discuss with the bowler

Ngarava to Karunaratne, 1 run, oh a proper smash to this full delivery, hit that drive so hard but picked out mid-off

Ngarava to Asalanka, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and dabs to third man

Ngarava to Karunaratne, 1 run, nudged to mid-wicket

Ngarava to Shanaka, out Caught by Raza!! This is an important wicket. What a stunning catch though at backward point. Shanaka was trying to use the left-armers angle across him to access the region behind point, but kept hitting to hand. This time he goes for a hard cut shot and doesn't keep it down. The ball was travelling and Raza pouches it around neck height with both feet up and head falling back. Brilliant! Lies on the ground in relief as his teammates mob him. Shanaka c Raza b Ngarava 15(23) [4s-1]

Ngarava to Shanaka, no run, shortish delivery angling across, Shanaka looks to pull and misses

Ngarava to Shanaka, no run, again looks for the nudge past backward point with an angled bat but picks out the man, who dives to the left to stop

Ngarava to Shanaka, FOUR, full delivery, Shanaka drives firmly down the ground. Slot ball and Shanaka hits it straight. Nice start to the over

Ngarava to Shanaka, no run, almost a yorker just outside off stump, Shanaka digs it out to cover

Ngarava to Shanaka, no run, cut away but backward point dives to his left and stops the ball

Ngarava to Asalanka, 1 run, on the leg stump, Asalanka knocks to square leg

Ngarava to Asalanka, no run, oh rushed him there! Good length delivery angling in, Asalanka was late on the defence, almost nicks off

Ngarava to Shanaka, 1 run, on the leg stump, Shanaka knocks it to mid-wicket

Ngarava to Shanaka, no run, square drive with the angle from the left-armer but the point region is packed and it's gone straight to him

Ngarava to Asalanka, no run, covers the line and defends this length delivery

Ngarava to Shanaka, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Shanaka pulls to deep mid-wicket

Ngarava to Shanaka, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Shanaka dabs toward point again

Ngarava to Shanaka, no run, fullish delivery angling across, Shanaka dabs and finds backward point

Ngarava to Asalanka, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Asalanka punches square of the wicket on the off-side

Ngarava to Shanaka, 1 run, full and angling wide of off stump, Shanaka reaches out and drives towards deep cover

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, ohh under edge and it races away past the diving keeper. Short of a length delivery angling across, Mendis looks to cut, bit late on the shot but gets away with it

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, slower delivery on the leg stump, Mendis pulls, the man at mid-wicket gives chase and dives to stop the boundary

Ngarava to Nissanka, 1 run, short delivery on the leg stump, pulled to deep square leg

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, full slower delivery, Nissanka flicks through mid-wicket

Ngarava to Nissanka, 1 run, shortish delivery on the leg stump, Nissanka helps it away through backward square leg

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, oh a direct-hit would have been out. Williams has a shy from mid-off and misses a runout for the second time. He is not happy with himself. Fullish delivery, Mendis drives towards mid-off and sets off on a risky run, escapes

Ngarava to Nissanka, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Nissanka looks for a tap and run single towards point but sent back as it was risky

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, good length delivery outside off stump, Mendis dabs to third man

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Mendis pushes towards mid-off

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nice batting. Hints at using his feet and then stays put to swivel-pull this shortish delivery through square leg. Ngarava under pressure. He's thinking on the walk back to his mark and they have pushed mid-wicket to the boundary

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery angling across, Mendis dabs into the off-side

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, a proper slog. For a moment it appeared as if mid-wicket would catch that but it flew to his left. Ngarava bowling full and closer to the body, thereby cutting the natural angle across the right-hander and allowing that confident swipe

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh three man around the point region, so Ngarava bowls full and outside off stump, Mendis square-drives and picks out the middle man

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Mendis defends off the back foot

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, full and outside off stump, Mendis drives and finds the man at point

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Mendis defends

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish delivery, Mendis defends

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, short and on the leg stump, Mendis gets inside the line and pulls through backward square leg, fine leg is a mere spectator

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, covers the line and keeps it out. So Ngarava begins with a maiden

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, oh what a stunning save by Shumba at short mid-wicket. Mendis rocked back and absolutely creamed this pull shot, was a certain boundary

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, Mendis defends

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery just around off stump, Mendis knocks towards mid-wicket

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Mendis defends towards mid-wicket

Ngarava to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Mendis cuts towards cover-point