No. 11 batter Dushmantha Chameera scored the winning runs off the last ball of the match as Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by three wickets in their Twenty20 opener on Sunday.
Angelo Mathews top-scored for Sri Lanka with 46 and shared 55 runs for the seventh wicket with Dasun Shanaka, who was at the other end on 26 not out when Chameera came out to face the last two balls.
The dramatic finish came after Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga won the toss and chose to field at R. Premadasa Stadium.
Zimbabwe made 143-5 in 20 overs. In reply, Sri Lanka slumped to 83-6 as Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza’s brilliant three wickets threatened to take the game away from the hosts.
(AP)
