Chatara's special 50th

Jun 30, 2017

Niroshan Dickwella's injudicious shot selection gave Tendai Chatara his 50th ODI wicket•AFP

Kusal Mendis, meanwhile, became the joint second-fastest Sri Lankan to complete 1000 ODI runs•AFP

Lasith Malinga broke through early for Sri Lanka, taking out Hamilton Masakadza in the third over•AFP

He soon brought up his maiden ODI century•AFP

Danushka Gunathilaka held back his aggressive style of play to build a platform for Sri Lanka•AFP

Angelo Mathews gave Sri Lanka a timely surge with a 30-ball 43•AFP

Solomon Mire brought out a succession of sweeps and reverse sweeps to lead an aggressive fightback•AFP

Williams took cue from Mire to sweep the ball effectively, bringing Zimbabwe within 100 runs of the chase•AFP

And with Upul Tharanga crafting a 73-ball 79, Sri Lanka amassed 316 for 5•AFP

Mire had all the luck in the world along the way; Malinga reprieved him on 94 •AFP