HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (AP) Offspinner Sikandar Raza took three wickets to help Zimbabwe restrict Sri Lanka to 203 for eight in the series-deciding fifth one-day international on Monday.
With the five-match series level at 2-2, Zimbabwe’s bowling performance after winning the toss gives them a realistic chance of clinching their first one-day series win over Sri Lanka.
Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer elected to field and his seamer Tendai Chatara struck early, having in-form batsman Niroshan Dickwella caught by wicketkeeper Peter Moor with the total on 3 in the second over. Dickwella had scored successive centuries in the last two games.