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ICC Men's T20 World Cup

SL vs ZIM 1st Match ICC Men's T20 World Cup Live Score, Commentary, Scorecard

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, HambantotaTue, 18 Sept7:30 PM LOCALT20ICOMPLETED
SL
182/4
(20.0 ov)
VS
ZIM
100
(17.3 ov)
Zimbabwe elected to bowl
Sri Lanka won by 82 runs
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Match Info

ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Tue, 18 Sept, 2012
ZIM won toss, elected to bowl

Head to Head

Points Table

Top Run Scorers

BatterRBSR
Kumar Sangakkara4426169.23
Jeevan Mendis4330143.33
Tillakaratne Dilshan3928139.29

Top Wicket Takers

BowlerOWER
Ajantha Mendis462
Jeevan Mendis436
Graeme Cremer416.75

Match Details

SeriesICC Men's T20 World Cup 2012
Match1st Match
FormatT20I
DateTue, 18 Sept, 2012
Time7:30 PM LOCAL, 2:00 PM GMT, 7:00 AM PT, 10:00 AM ET
VenueMahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
TossZimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowling
ResultSri Lanka won by 82 runs
Player of the MatchAjantha Mendis

Format Details

Match TypeTwenty20 International
Duration3-4 hours
Overs20
Innings2
DRS2 reviews per innings
PowerplaysYes

Venue Guide

Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
StadiumMahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
CityHambantota
Capacity35,000
FloodlightsYes (Day/Night)

Squads

Sri Lanka
Playing XI
Mahela JayawardeneCBatsman
Kumar SangakkaraWKWicketkeeper
Tillakaratne DilshanAllrounder
Lasith MalingaBowler
Nuwan KulasekaraBowler
Ajantha MendisBowler
Angelo MathewsAllrounder
Thisara PereraBowling Allrounder
Lahiru ThirimanneBatsman
Jeevan MendisAllrounder
Dilshan MunaweeraBatsman
Bench
Dinesh Chandimal
Zimbabwe
Playing XI
Elton ChigumburaAllrounder
Vusi SibandaBatsman
Brendan TaylorCWKWicketkeeper
Prosper UtseyaBowler
Graeme CremerBowler
Hamilton MasakadzaAllrounder
Chris MpofuBowler
Malcolm WallerBatsman
Kyle JarvisBowler
Craig ErvineBatsman
Brian VitoriBowler
SRISri Lanka
Sri Lanka
32
played
ZIMZimbabwe
Zimbabwe
21won
2 drawn / NR
won9
65.6%28.1%
Sri Lanka · last 5LWLWL
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