June 30 (CRICKETNMORE) - Solomon Mire smashed a brilliant century as Zimbabwe scored a historic six wicket win over Sri Lanka in the opening one-day international in Galle on Friday.

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Chasing down the victory target of 317 set by Sri Lanka, the visitors achived it with more than two overs to spare. It was the first time a visiting team has scored more than a 300 run target to get a victory in Sri Lanka.

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Check Zimbabwe Innings scorecard below:

Zimbabae - 322/4 in 47.4 ovrs

H Masakadza   c N Dickwella b L Malinga 5 (14) 

S Mire   c & b A Gunaratne 112 (96) 

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C Ervine   c A Gunaratne b A Dananjaya 18 (23) 

S Williams   b A Gunaratne 65 (69) 

S Raza   *Not Out 67 (56) 

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M Waller   Not Out 40 (29) 

Extras 15 (b-0,lb-5,w-9,nb-1)

Sri Lanka Bowling

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L Malinga 9 0 51 1, N Pradeep 9 1 52 0, A Dananjaya 10 0 61 1, A Aponso 8.4 0 77 0, D Gunathilaka 2 0 13 0, L Madushanka 2 0 18 0, A Gunaratne 7 0 45 2

Sahir

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