Published: Nov 27, 2016, 11:00 AM (IST)
Edited: Nov 27, 2016, 07:34 PM (IST)
Hello, and welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog for the final of the Tri-Nation series final between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka which is to be played at the Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. Zimbabwe made a terrific comeback also provided with some luck after they defeated West Indies at the same ground on Friday. It was Zimbabwe’s Tendai Chisoro, who played an all-round role to guide the hosts in the finals. Sri Lanka on the other end defeated West Indies by a run to seal their place in the finals. Full Cricket Scorecard, Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka, 7th ODI, Bulawayo
This series has panned out nicely so far and has shown every emotion that is attached with the game of cricket. We saw some nail-biting finishes throughout the series and also some great comebacks and finally the rain which played an important role in deciding the second finalists of the tournament.
The highlight of the series has been the way the hosts’ have sprung back to life. They were initially defeated in the Test series by Sri Lanka, but the way they bounced back in the 50 overs game format. They have shown good character and are worthy to be placed in the finals with the way they have performed in the due course of this series. Sri Lanka under the captaincy of Upul Tharanga had little ups and downs. They started off well but were defeated by West Indies and were on the verge of a second defeat against the same side but managed to escape with one run victory.
The hosts did make a blunder in their last match against West Indies as they lost their top order in no time, but a responsible knock from Sikandar Raza and Chisoro’s aggressive batting in the dying stage of the game took their team to a respectable total which they eventually defended provided with some help from rain.
Zimbabwe will have to be at their best to win the finals as a victory here will wash away all the past bad performances. Sri Lanka will be looking to win this second series here after the victory in Tests.
With all this we can definitely expect a cracker of a final between the two here at Bulawayo.
