Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe 3rd T20I: Sri Lanka wrapped up the game quickly as Pathum Nissanka smashed a six to finish off the game in style in the third T20I against Zimbabwe.
Sri Lanka defeated Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the final match of the three-match series, clinching it 2-1.
It took Sri Lanka just 10.5 overs to chase down the 83-run target with Nissanka being the top scorer with unbeaten 39 runs in just 23 balls.
He added 64 runs for the opening wicket with Kusal Mendis before the latter was dismissed by Sean Williams for 33 runs in the eighth over.
Dhananjaya de Silva remained unbeaten on 15 runs in as many balls with the help of two boundaries.
Sri Lanka were clinical in the deciding game as they put up a brilliant performance after opting to bowl first.
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Wanindu Hasaranga was the pick of the bowlers for his team to help bowl Zimbabwe out for just 82 runs in 14.1 overs.
Hasaranga picked up four wickets for just 15 runs in his quota of four overs whereas Angelo Mathews and Maheesh Theekshana picked up two wickets each.
Dilshan Madushanka and De Silva provided promising support as they ended up taking a wicket each as well.
Zimbabwe were off to a horrible start with the bat as they lost Craig Ervine in just the second ball of the match.
Kamunhukamwe and Brian Bennett added 34 runs for the second wicket before the latter's dismissal for 29 runs off just 12 deliveries.
He was the top scorer for his team as no other batter managed to even reach the 20-run mark.
Hasaranga, for his remarkable bowling effort, was adjudged as the Player of the Match.
"We did a really good job. We were talking about fielding and batting. The bowlers and fielders did a really good job. In the second game, we saw dew coming in and then we decided we should chase. As a captain, I am a little concerned about fielding and top-order batting," Hasaraga said at the post-match presentation.
Talking about the series, the hosts had taken a 1-0 lead with a three-wicket win in the first match followed by Zimabwbwe making it 1-1 with a four-wicket victory in the second match.
Sri Lanka also had won the ODI series, beating Zimbabwe by 2-0 after the opening game was abandoned due to rain.