{"id":409505,"date":"2024-01-15T02:49:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T02:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/15\/1st-t20i-sri-lanka-clinch-a-thrilling-last-ball-victory-over-zimbabwe-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T02:49:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T02:49:34","slug":"1st-t20i-sri-lanka-clinch-a-thrilling-last-ball-victory-over-zimbabwe-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/01\/15\/1st-t20i-sri-lanka-clinch-a-thrilling-last-ball-victory-over-zimbabwe-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"1st T20I: Sri Lanka clinch a thrilling last-ball victory over Zimbabwe | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-106848844,imgsize-83622.cms\" \/><\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Sri Lanka<!-- --> emerged victorious in a pulsating last-ball encounter against Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International on Sunday in a gripping showdown at Colombo. <br \/>Needing six runs off the final two deliveries, tail-ender <!-- -->Dushmantha Chameera<!-- --> played a decisive role, smashing a boundary off the penultimate ball and scampering for two runs off the last delivery to secure a three-wicket win.<br \/>The veteran <!-- -->Angelo Mathews<!-- -->, making a comeback to T20 Internationals after nearly three years, played a crucial inning, top-scoring with 46. <br \/>Speaking about the match, Mathews credited Chameera, stating, &#8220;The best knock came from Dushmantha Chameera who scored those six runs in two balls. All our hard work would have been useless had he not connected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka found themselves in a challenging position at 51 for four when Mathews walked in, but he, along with <!-- -->Charith Asalanka<!-- -->, stitched together a crucial partnership, adding 32 runs for the fifth wicket. <br \/>Sikandar Raza<!-- -->&#8216;s double strike in his last over had Sri Lanka at 83 for six, but a resilient 55-run partnership between Mathews and <!-- -->Dasun Shanaka<!-- --> brought them back into contention.<br \/>Shanaka, who was stripped of captaincy post last year&#8217;s 50-over World Cup, finished unbeaten on 26. With 14 runs required off the last over, Mathews took charge, hitting two boundaries off the first two balls. Despite Mathews&#8217; dismissal for 46 from 38 balls, Chameera held his nerve to guide Sri Lanka to victory.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza, who had earlier top-scored for his team with 62 and also picked up three wickets, expressed disappointment at the result but praised his team&#8217;s fighting spirit. <br \/>&#8220;It was a great game to be part of. We hung in there, and we are not going to blame the conditions. We have two more games, and we will bounce back,&#8221; Raza stated.<br \/>The second match of the series is scheduled for Tuesday in Colombo, promising another intense battle between the two sides.<br \/><span class=\"strong\">(With inputs from AFP)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><script>!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };<\/p>\n<p>    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')<\/p>\n<p>      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n          var s = document.createElement('script');\n          s.src=\"https:\/\/survey.survicate.com\/workspaces\/0be6ae9845d14a7c8ff08a7a00bd9b21\/web_surveys.js\";\n          s.async = true;\n          var e = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];\n          e.parentNode.insertBefore(s, e);\n        })(window);\n      }<\/p>\n<p>    }<\/p>\n<p>    window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {};\n    var TimesApps = window.TimesApps;\n    TimesApps.toiPlusEvents = function(config) {\n      var isConfigAvailable = \"toiplus_site_settings\" in f && \"isFBCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings && \"isGoogleCampaignActive\" in f.toiplus_site_settings;\n      var isPrimeUser = window.isPrime;\n      if (isConfigAvailable && !isPrimeUser) {\n        loadGtagEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n        loadFBEvents(f.toiplus_site_settings.isFBCampaignActive);\n        loadSurvicateJs(f.toiplus_site_settings.allowedSurvicateSections);\n      } else {\n        var JarvisUrl=\"https:\/\/jarvis.indiatimes.com\/v1\/feeds\/toi_plus\/site_settings\/643526e21443833f0c454615?db_env=published\";\n        window.getFromClient(JarvisUrl, function(config){\n          if (config) {\n            loadGtagEvents(config?.isGoogleCampaignActive);\n            loadFBEvents(config?.isFBCampaignActive);\n            loadSurvicateJs(config?.allowedSurvicateSections);\n          }\n        })\n      }\n    };\n  })(\n    window,\n    document,\n    'script',\n  );<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/1st-t20i-sri-lanka-clinch-a-thrilling-last-ball-victory-over-zimbabwe\/articleshow\/106848541.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka emerged victorious in a pulsating last-ball encounter against Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International on Sunday in a gripping showdown at Colombo. 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