Sri Lanka easily won by nine wickets in 11 overs because to the home captain’s 4-15, which included two wickets in his last two deliveries.
Thursday’s 2-1 series victory against Zimbabwe was secured by Wanindu Hasaranga’s devastating bottom-order innings. The tourist was bowled out in Colombo for 82, which was his lowest-ever T20 score.
Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory in 11 overs thanks to the home captain’s 4-15, which included two wickets in his final two deliveries.
Pathum Nissanka (39 not out) and Kusal Mendis (33) combined 64 runs in 46 balls before left-arm spinner Sean Williams caught the latter off-stump for Zimbabwe’s only breakthrough.
When the scores were equal, Nissanka sealed Sri Lanka’s victory by hitting Sikandar Raza for a six over long-on.
Zimbabwe started well, scoring 56-3 after the first six overs of PowerPlay, but struggled to score boundaries once fielding restrictions were lifted.
Brian Bennett, the third hitter, top-scored with 29 from just 12 balls, including four boundaries in the second over, before being sent back by a Hasaranga catch off Angelo Mathews.
However, a rapid collapse saw the tourists lose their last six wickets for 11 runs, three of which came in the last three balls of the innings.
Sri Lanka’s fielding improved after a shambolic performance in the second match resulted in a four-wicket defeat and Zimbabwe’s first T20 triumph on the island nation.
