Opening stand of 229 sinks Zimbabwe

By Charlie Peat
DANUSHKA Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella hit superb centuries to steer Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in the third one-day international of the series – giving them a 2-1 lead.
The tourists, batting first, made 310-8 with Hamilton Masakadza hitting a hundred, but it was not enough as Gunathilaka and Dickwella put on a firstwicket stand of 229 to take the game away from the visitors.
Two quick wickets with ten overs to go threatened to derail Sri Lanka’s chase, but Kusal Mendis and Upul Tharanga steadied the ship and a 75-ru...

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