Raza’s Half-Century Anchors Zimbabwe in T20I
Zimbabwean Sikandar Raza had a spectacular innings and led his team to a competitive 162/8 against Sri Lanka in the second game of the tri-series of T20I held in Pakistan in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, on Thursday. With the bat in the first place, the Chevrons got off to a poor start when opener Tadiwanashe […] The post Raza’s Half-Century Anchors Zimbabwe in T20I appeared first on Ten Sports TV.
Zimbabwean Sikandar Raza had a spectacular innings and led his team to a competitive 162/8 against Sri Lanka in the second game of the tri-series of T20I held in Pakistan in the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, on Thursday.
With the bat in the first place, the Chevrons got off to a poor start when opener Tadiwanashe Marumani was dismissed on the first ball of the fourth over and Zimbabwe was left with 26. The misfortunes were to go on as seasoned Brendan Taylor was bowled by Eshan Malinga in the powerplay of the batting with 11 runs, to leave Zimbabwe at 40/2.
With this wobbly commencement, captain, Sikandar Raza came in to calm the situation with Bennett. The two knitted a vital 61-run alliance at the 3rd wicket, which gave Zimbabwe the experience to be revitalized. Raza demonstrated his trademark aggressive manner by breaking five boundaries and a half-dozen balls in a 42 ball 49 and was then dismissed by Wanindu Hasaranga in the 13th over.
Ryan Burl struck a lightning 18 in an 11-ball cameo but Hasaranga came to his rescue with a golden duck as he was ousted in the 16th over together with Tony Munyonga, leaving Zimbabwe toan 124/5. Regardless of the disappointments, Raza began to retaliate, and Zimbabwe was approaching a number that could be defended.
On his demise, Tashinga Musekiwa made 11 runs out of seven balls so that Zimbabwe got over 160. Hasaranga was the best bowler in Sri Lanka and he took 3/32, and Malinga took two wickets. Maheesh Theekshana and Dushmantha Chameera contributed to one wicket apiece.
The fact that Zimbabwe has the highest fighting total puts pressure on Sri Lanka in the chase which underscores the match-winning capacity and resilience of Raza to pressure. This is a crucial innings that might go a long way in the continuing tri-series since Zimbabwe will be seeking to gain momentum over the more powerful Sri Lankan team.
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