Zimbabwe blown away by two Mendises

Sep 18, 2012

Both teams assembled for national anthems as the World T20 started without much fanfare•AFP

Zimbabwe dropped a couple of catches in the field•Associated Press

Jeevan Mendis started the acceleration with aggressive shots•AFP

Sangakkara was run out in the last over, the third batsman in the innings to fall that way•Associated Press

Tillakaratne Dilshan provided the initial impetus with debutant Dilshan Munaweera in a half-century stand•AFP

Munaweera scored 17 before he was run-out•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara joined in with some lusty blows•AFP

The Zimbabwe chase went downhill the moment Ajantha Mendis was introduced. He removed the top three in the batting order•AFP

Dilshan was the next wicket to fall when he was caught-behind off Graeme Cremer•Associated Press

Zimbabwe's bowlers didn't have many answers against the 94-run stand between Sangakkara and Mendis•Associated Press

Mendis then picked up three more, dismantling the Zimbabwe batting to finish with 6 for 8•Associated Press