Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe to win T20 series 2-1

HARARE (Agencies): Sri Lanka’s Kamil Mishara hit an unbeaten 73 as the tourists beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Sunday to win the third Twenty20 international and take the series 2-1. An unbeaten 117-run partnership with Kusal Perera saw Sri Lanka win with 14 balls to spare at the Harare Sports Club as they chased down a formidable target. Perera was 46 not out. Zimbabwe, who beat Sri Lanka by five wickets to level the series on Saturday, were put in to bat and made 191-8 with Tadiwanashe Marumani top-scoring with 51. Sri Lanka also won two One-Day Internationals against Zimbabwe earlier this year.

Brief scores:

Sri Lanka 193 for 2 (Mishara 73 not out, Perera 46 not out, Evans 1-28) beat Zimbabwe 191 for 8 (Marumani 51, Raza 28, Hemantha 3-38) by eight wickets.