July 6 (CRICKETNMORE) - Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella slammed quickfire centuries to steer Sri Lanka to a eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the third One-Day International Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota on Thursday.
Chasing a difficult 311-run target, both the Sri Lankan openers gave a solid 229 runs stand. Sri Lanka now lead the five-match series 2-1.
Sri Lanka - 312/2 in 47.2 Overs
N Dickwella c S Williams b M Waller 102 (116)
D Gunathilaka b S Williams 116 (111)
K Mendis Not Out 28 (25)
U Tharanga Not Out 44 (32)
Extras 22 (b-4,lb-2,w-16,nb-0)
Zimbabwe Bowling
C Mumba 6.2 0 36 0, T Chatara 6 0 47 0, S Raza 10 0 55 0, G Cremer 7 0 54 0, S Williams 8 0 63 1, M Waller 8 0 32 1, S Mire 2 0 19 0
Sahir