Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Zimbabwe National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Sri Lanka posted 178 for seven against Zimbabwe in their Group B encounter of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at R. Premadasa Stadium on Thursday, February  19, 2026.

Pathum Nissanka led the innings with a composed 62 off 41 balls, hitting eight fours, while Pavan Rathnayake added a brisk 44 off 25 to keep the scoreboard ticking. Dunith Wellalage finished strongly with an unbeaten 15 off eight balls, including three boundaries, to push Sri Lanka to a competitive total.

After opting to bat, Sri Lanka started aggressively with Nissanka and Kusal Perera putting on 54 runs in just five overs. Zimbabwe fought back through spinners Ryan Burl and Graeme Cremer, with Cremer dismissing Nissanka and Burl stumping Kusal Mendis. In the death overs, Zimbabwe’s seamers, Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans, struck crucial blows but couldn’t prevent a strong finish from Sri Lanka.

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 178/7 in 20 overs (Pathum Nissanka 62, Pavan Rathnayake 44; Graeme Cremer 2/27, Blessing Muzarabani 2/38) vs Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe now need 179 to win.