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Raza had looked set to drive his side to victory, helping them recover from 161-5 after 30 overs via a 128-run partnership with Tony Munyonga (43 not out).<\/p>\n
It was the second rebuild of the innings after Asitha Fernando, who took 3-50, had dismissed Brian Bennett and Brendan Taylor before Zimbabwe had scored a run, with Ben Curran (70) and captain Sean Williams (57) putting on 118 for the third wicket.<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka’s innings also featured two century partnerships, with Pathum Nissanka (76) and Kusal Mendis (38) scoring exactly 100 in a third-wicket pairing.<\/p>\n
The visitors then slipped to 161-5 as Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka were dismissed by successive deliveries, but Janith Liyanage (70 not out) and Kamindu Mendis (57) hammered 137 from the last 14 overs. <\/p>\n
Mendis was bowled by Ngarava’s final ball of the innings, but Madushanka’s heroics ensured Sri Lanka’s score of 298-6 was slightly too much for Zimbabwe to chase.<\/p>\n
The visitors go 1-0 up in the two-match series, with a T20 series of three games to follow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n